Brad Sells - Artist working in a revolutionary new wood medium | Styles

Styles

	Canyon Style A canyon is defined by a fan shape with narrow tall wall. I started doing canyon pieces about ten years ago. The inspiration for the series came from traveling out west and seeing seeing the Grand Canyon. The growth rings of the walls of the pieces remind me of sedimentary rock layers.
Vessel Style Many times taking the form of a vase but often also an orb. These can be quite simple at first glance but at closer look reveal subtle and intimate folds and curves within.
	Tunnel Style Tunnel vessels are defined by a double sided form in which I carve from one side and then the other leaving a solid piece in between. Inspired by yen and yang concept the pieces are about duality and balance .
Orbitals Orbitals appear often in much of my work and give great motion each time. In the largest sense it represents orbiting celestial bodies that spin around the critical mass of life centers. It also represents the smallest form of life and the electrons that make up the atom.
	Limited Edition Red Ivory - African Tree Safari African Red (or "pink") Ivory is the royal wood of the Zulu tribe in africa and is considered so sacred that only a memeber of the royal family were permitted to harvest it. To break this law was punishable by death. Fortunately, I had the tribe's blessing.

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What the Experts are Saying...

“As you know he works with a chainsaw, which is really, really amazing when you think of the piece he creates. Because the pieces are delicate and they’re flowing and they kind of follow the lines of the wood itself, etc. And the chainsaw allows him to get in the groove but it is more than difficult to do.”

Randy Antik

Former VP of Marketing, Dansk Furniture

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