Excellent large wooden sculptures by Keith Holamon from Holamon Studios. These sculptures are made from the root balls and other pieces of large scrap wood.
The balls are approximately 2ft in diameter or 6 ft 3inches around (good old Pi). While the slabs vary in size. See the videos after the jump for more examples and how the balls are made on one serious lathe.
I love these striking pieces form Hirotoshi Ito. He gives stone a fluid, warm feel. These pieces are both beautiful and imbued with humor. For more pieces visit his flickr stream.
I love wood. I'm fascinated by it's properties, colors, grains and what people can do with wood. Below are some beautiful pieces from some amazing craftsman
Using wood scanning systems, the manufacturer optimizes the use of each board by cutting along the unique lines that a tree gives providing a truly unique product. Sadly, it doesn't appear to yet be available in America.
Splinter bike is an all wood bike crafted by hand by Michael Thompson and will be ridden by James Tully in an attempt to break the land speed record. This amazing piece of engineering has been hand crafted and uses no metal fasteners.
These stunning chairs were made using inverted willow trees.
"The legs have been obtained by twisting and splinting its branches and letting it dry into the final shape. The seat and back were naturally kept in line with the bole’s silhouette. This project had been put in practice jointly with the artist Bauke."
