Brian Dawson, A family of gourds (ART, OBJECTS 2022)

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Brian Dawson

The gourds are made of recycled oregon verandah posts. The grain, so typical of oregon, is particularly pronounced in this probably 80 years old wood and lends depth and contrast to the elegant, sensual, organic shapes. The juxtaposing of the three elements with pronounced shadows adds a complexity which accentuates depth Finish is a shellac base with wax/oil highly polished The tallest is 450mm and the shortest is 310mm

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