Framework Waldon
1991

treated pine, preservative stain

From Whence Cometh My Help
2005
81" x 24" x 24"

locust wood , preservative stain

How Then Shall We Live?
2004
13' x 8' x10'

locust wood, preservative stain

Pilgrim
2004

locust wood , preservative stain

Pilgrim Home
2003
9' x 6' x 6'

hemlock wood, preservative stain

Returning is the Traveler's Joy

Sanctuary
2002
13' x 5' x 8'

locust & hemlock wood

The Lonesome Whipoorwill
2002

locust & hemlock wood, preservative stain

Work for the Night is Coming
(title of song by Anne Coghill, 1874)
10' x 8' x 4'

locust wood, preservative stain

 
 

 

I’ve been making outdoor sculptures since 1989. My first ones were usually made of treated wood. When I became concerned about the health and environmental risks of treated lumber I quit making them. Then when moving to rural Floyd County I learned about woods with good natural, outdoor weathering qualities that farmers have been using for generations. Locust is traditionally used for fence posts that “will last 100 years” it is one of the hardest and most weather resistant wood in the world and hemlock wood is used for barn siding. Both are harvested locally and available at area sawmills and some of the locust wood I use comes from our own property. On many of them I use a Sherwin Williams preservative stain for color and to protect them. Maintaining them is similar to the maintenance on an outdoor deck.

Most of the sculptures here are recent and available for sale with prices ranging form $1000.00 - $7000.00.