This is part of a trunk section of walnut tree that
was blown down by Mt. Saint Helens and mirror polished aluminum
parts. It sits upside down from the way it was growing. It has two
flat sides and one side is a quarter circle that changes to a square
shape as it meets the floor. The walnut piece is finely sanded,
oiled nine times, waxed and polished. One of the flat sides show
the huge sweeping crotch cut grain pattern that is broken by a tightly
closed large dark black crack running almost from the floor to the
top of the piece. Some of this side has the striped reflective patterns
typical of a crotch cut. The other flat side has been sanded removing
80 percent of the chain saw marks. These deepest cuts are polished
so the darkest of the heartwood shows through. The curved side still
has the original shape of the tree and near the bottom on the right
lower corner where changes to a square shape. At that location where
there was once a limb 8 or 9 inches in diameter torn from the tree.
The tear has all been carefully caressed to show the grain in the
splinters. Pointing down and coming out from the center of the tear
in the same direction as the limb grew is a one and one half inch
diameter aluminum dowel. It follows a line for 10 inches about 60
degrees to the ground then turns straight down. At the bottom of
the bar and flat on the floor is centered a 4 inch disc. The disc
is cut from a 4 inch round aluminum stock, three fourths inch of
4 inch diameter turned to 10 degree taper until it meets the diameter
of the one and one half inch aluminum dowel. Without this foot this
piece would fall over.
For a more detailed description of this sculpture
please contact hank@chronicart.net.
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