Artist Assembles Sculptures of Mythical Characters from Found Wood

Bennett Ewing, better known as Eyevan Tumbleweed, is a nature lover and artist who is an expert in wood sculpture, creating a succession of visages comprised of bits of wood that he collects from hills, mountains, swamps, forests, rivers, and beaches.

The wall hanging sculptures of faces in his group are pieced together meticulously and marginally extemporaneously, employing the natural colors, patterns, and instructions of various wood fragments to create countenances not wholly human nor entirely Elvin or fay.

Bonded with glue and reinforced with epoxy, the sylvan entities and their expressions of emotion and thought to portray a glimpse of an otherworldly kingdom which is not altogether unfamiliar. His technique ranges from smooth and spiraling to irregular and rough, blending fantasy with fact and impressionism with ornate design — an effect that might be something along the lines of abstract realism.

Unlike artists of other mediums, Eyevan can’t just buy more stuff in the art supply store. Instead, he always has an excuse to investigate the character, in search of the timber pieces to bigger unidentified puzzles.

H/T creativeboom

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Scott Slagerman Studio Creates Elegant Glass Vases Inside Pieces Of Wood

To explore the symbiotic relationship between two vastly different materials, LA-based artist Scott Slagerman in collaboration with Jim Fishman made this tasteful Wood & Glass collection. Every glass vase is formed by blowing it into a shape cut from wood while it lays flat on a table, making sure that the different objects fit perfectly just like puzzle pieces. To get a labor-intensive process which needs an exact dance of rate and motion, the added difficulty of working with a flammable enclosure appears remarkable. From Slagerman’s artist statement:

Scott Slagerman has always been captivated by the glass — how it is transformed from a delicate, yet good unyielding state to molten fluidity and back again; and how this mutable substance, via a process that is both dangerous and delicate, can create objects equally esoteric and essential. He’s fascinated with the role that glass plays architecture, as well as from the everyday items which we find around us.

You may see more from the Glass & Wood series on Slagerman’s website.

An Artist Brings His Kids Ideas into Cute Wooden Character

Taiwanese artist Yen Jui-Lin handcrafts adorable wooden characters that are so filled with personality; they seem like they could spring into life at any second. Each of Jui-Lin’s lively “little characters” is co-designed together with his two children. Together they share thoughts, and then Jui-Lin brings them into concrete reality by carving the unique cast of characters from wood.

Jui-Lin utilizes a selection of different woods, stains, and varnishes to realize such variety in his creations. Ranging from animalistic animals to Siamese twins joined at the head, these items are all one-of-a-kind, with every seeming to get their mischievous personality. Their characters are often hauled with subtle engravings, forming small mouths and expressions. Some additionally serve like vases, with flowers or marijuana as sprouting tufts of hair, while others are just unique toys for kids and lighthearted adults.

Follow Yen Jui-Lin on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on his work.

An Artist Created Giant Eight-Tentacle Sea Creature from Fallen Redwood Tree

Washington-based woodcarver Jeffrey Michael Samudosky has been producing elaborate figural works from a number of Pacific Northwest trees because he began his firm JMS Wood Sculpture at 1998. Among the latest endeavors is a replica of an Enteroctopus dofleini, or Giant Pacific Octopus, carved from a fallen Redwood given to him by Redwood Burl. Even the cephalopod‘s tentacles curve and twist their way across areas which Samudosky left ordinary, including the entire rear of the back which provides the illusion that the octopus is located in addition to the tree, rather than a part of it.

Samudosky has previously carved deep sea diving helmets, rams, and bears double his size. You may explore more of the self-taught woodworker‘s pieces on his website and Facebook.

h/t Laughing Squid