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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Eve’s Roots tells my story about Eve, after Lilith the second woman in the earthly paradise. But did she really come from Adam’s rib? If not, where did she come from then? Where are her roots? Eve’s Roots, carved from the white sapwood of American […]
‘9000 BC: Domestication’, in other words: how humanity began living together with animals 9000 years before Christ. Sheep would have been domesticated first, then goats and dogs. That message is hidden in this elm wood sculpture, in which a hand symbolically pushes aside the curtain. […]
3 Sirens as a symbol of enchantment, seduction, deadly danger. I worked on this lime wood sculpture intermittently in 2024. The Sirens first appeared in the Odyssey, in which Homer told about the travels across the Mediterranean Sea by the Greek hero Odysseus. 3 Sirens, […]
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