OK, I’ve fallen behind a couple of days and peeps, I had a couple of hairy nights and Expo had the Gala last night, which I’ll write about in a separate post. Suffice it to say, I may not have been writing, but I’m collecting a ton of material...onto Charles, today’s Peep!
Charles came into the art world because of a terrible accident which nearly ended his life. Despite the fact that it ended a very successful career as a high-end carpenter, he says he would “relive the accident a thousand times” because it opened up a new life for him. One look at his work and you can understand why: these beautiful forms couldn’t come out of a two-by-four! Organic, flowing, full of movement, the wood comes alive, this in purple heartwood and maple:
I wish I could do the wood grain justice with my camera for this mahogany piece:
Although he has patiently explained to me the intricate process of transforming a 2-D drawing into a 3-D sculpture, I still can’t wrap my mind around it. It looks ingenious to my2-D artist eyes. This is a piece in the making:
Here's Charles with his sculptures to give you an idea of the size.
See more of Charles’ work at: envisionsbytaube.com
