A broken wooden chair with no seat, showing the legs and arms, placed on a cream-colored fabric backdrop.

MATERIALS ARCHIVE: WOOD

My final collection before moving fully to study and create with aluminum waste was carved, cut and shaped from this single broken chair. The goal, as with all my collections, was to use the entirety of the material with little to nothing left behind.

Techniques: wood carving, machine working and sanding, scrolling, soldering.

Other materials: Argentium silver, natural stains, wood glue, epoxy.

2021
Boise, Idaho, US

An older woman with gray hair sitting on a wooden chair, wearing white clothing and a handmade wooden pendant made from an old chair, with a white backdrop and fabric on the ground.
Two hand carved wooden earrings made from repurposed chair on a light surface, casting shadows.

Marolynn, my grandmother, in Boise, Idaho

Various jewelry pieces including earrings, bracelets, and rings made of wood, displayed on a white fabric surface with sunlight casting shadows.
Close-up of a woman smiling with red eye makeup, wearing a unique earring and a septum piercing. She has textured skin and braided hair.

Tiana in Los Angeles, California

A woman being adorned in a wood chain necklace by the person behind her, eyes closed, in a bright, softly lit room.

Rosa and Lucy in Apúlia, Portugal by PAIS Agency

MORE WOOD

Four wooden earrings carved into different abstract shapes arranged on a white fabric background.

Driftwood, 2019

A woman with eyes closed, wearing a colorful patterned headwrap and a knitted sleeveless top, standing against a plain background wearing earrings made from old violin bows.

Broken violin bow, 2019
Model and photographer: Sapphire Jamelia

A necklace with a piece of driftwood on a chain is displayed on a white background.

Driftwood and copper, 2016

All photography by Lu Antram unless otherwise noted

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