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So Goes a Whittle
So Goes a Whittle
Casuarina, reclaimed Mahogony, acrylic and milk paints.
2013

The piece consists of six trays, all of which have laser engraved and painted text and image, and the sixth of which contains a whittled piece of wood. The text and imagery trace the process of engaging with whittling without a pre-determined end-point. The experience of whittling as an encounter of dynamically responding to the wood is akin to seeing pictures in the clouds as they continuously morph. Ultimately, what a whittle becomes is as open ended as a blue sky, which is where it rests in the final tray. The tray format allows the viewer to “turn each page” and experience the process as it unfolded.