Joel Blazek
Always a mystery, wood allows us an insight to the magic of nature. Color, texture, grain and growth rings all add to the dynamics of this medium. Unlike additive mediums such as painting, drawing and sculpting, this work is a subtractive medium. Unable to see into the wood, it requires me to peel away layers to arrive at a final design element. It is the nexus of these elements that allows the viewer to move throughout the work to appreciate the total work.
Using different type of woods and surface treatments allows the viewer to view the whole work and at the same time to be able to find interesting individual elements within the individual pieces. The micro view of the piece is to focus the viewers’ attention to the unique designs that naturally occur in nature. The macro view is hopefully the viewer will look for those unique designs that are all around us in our natural environment.