Raw, Milled, Held Close

I am Interested in this transition: tree > lumber > human artifact. This piece was an experiment with composing milled and dead wood across a surface of living wood. I used paint to merge the two.

Raw, Milled, Held Close, 2016. Freedom Baird. Living ash tree, scrap lumber, acrylic paint. Longwood Lake, Oak ridge, NJ — Raw, Milled, Held Close, 2016. Living ash tree, scrap lumber, acrylic paint. Longwood Lake, Oak ridge, NJ.

Middle close-up of Raw, Milled, Held Close, 2016. Freedom Baird. Living ash tree, scrap lumber, acrylic paint. Longwood Lake, Oak ridge, NJ

Bottom close-up of Raw, Milled, Held Close, 2016. Freedom Baird. Living ash tree, scrap lumber, acrylic paint. Longwood Lake, Oak ridge, NJ

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