The website Wowwood about wood art has received more than 100,000 visitors since February 2025. This weekend of January 17-18, 2026, the milestone was crossed with 100,656 visitors. Lately Wowwood welcomes more than 350 people per day. Wowwood now receives 100,000 visitors per year, with […]
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On rising seas depicts Poseidon emerging from the waves. The Greek god is more powerful and vengeful than ever. Due to the warming seas and oceans, increasingly powerful hurricanes are plaguing humanity. On rising seas shows the Greek sea god Poseidon, looking up, at a
Where’s that wolf? is a wooden panel about the hunt for the Dutch ‘problem wolf’ Bram who was missing for months. Eventually the animal was shot. Where’s that wolf? Take a good look at the right curtain. On my panel too the wolf is not
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On the Beach is about a sun worshipper. She is on the beach with a golden shell as a hat. A lying ‘razor clam’ serves as a pedestal. On the Beach, enjoying the sun. On the Beach is a follow-up to the commission to make
Holy Shell is the name of a wooden sculpture that I made on request. The shape is based on the prayer shell that is a symbol of happiness for Tibetan monks. Holy Shell, made of cross laminated timber from industrial wood construction. Holy Shell is
Burning ballerina refers to the historical phenomenon of ballerina costumes that could easily catch fire. Gas lamps used to serve as dangerous stage lighting. The dramatic consequences: severe burns and even the death of a dancer. Being a ballerina used to be a life-threatening profession.
Wonderstones of burned wood, stacked on top of each other like cairns, the ancient primitive signposts in the mountains. Together they form a face, with a high stacked hairdo. Carved from a remnant of industrial spruce wood, intended for sustainable prefab wood construction. Wonderstones, the
Polonaise with a Mermaid is a preliminary study, carved in beautifully grained elm wood. In the future large version, the three figures will ‘walk around’, as a relief in a thick red cedar trunk. Polonaise with a Mermaid measures 47.5 by 19.5 centimeters. This sculpture
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Future Outlook 2025 is the title of my latest commissioned wooden sculpture. It is based on an earlier relief of a hand pushing aside a theater curtain: ‘Stage Fright’. The beautifully grained elm wood provides the basis for the folds of the curtain. Future Outlook
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The Willow Crown is a crown of gnarled willow wood. It gives my princess something mythical. Deep shrinkage cracks in the bust create a dramatic effect. With her ‘blonde bob’ hairstyle as a helmet she stares into the distance. The Willow Crown, carved from a
