LAND HO!

— washed up row boats make for fun pickin

The latest rescued wood that has found a place in my ever-growing collection is making itself at home in the workshop. These parts of a washed up row boat smashed into pieces on the rocks along the north end of the Asbury Park beach will soon be repurposed and given a new life. After spotting the brightly painted orange ‘treasure’, i knew i needed the assistance of a fellow rescuer to load up the roof of my car and follow me home… thanks JP.

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TOSSED & FOUND

— sometimes more is more

As I continue to experiment with different types of wood, metal, and other found objects, I’m wanting to build my final piece bigger so I can mix the patterns these materials make when grouped together.  While designing this one, I struggled a bit, filling the entire space with blocks of wood and collections of rusted  metal, but it felt too heavy  and cluttered.  I found balance in opening up the center to better appreciate the hook and this orangey-red mystery thing I found on the train tracks.  In my quest to include different discarded items, I decided to repurpose pages from a tossed paper-back version of the book “Slaves of NY”.  I tore out a few of the aged pages and found a line I liked…”clouds of smoke rise into the white moonlit sky.”  I printed the text in red over the pages and cut them to fit onto the wooden blocks.  I guess if I ever read the book, I’ll have to skip over the chapter with the missing pages.