Paul Sears

Statement
To give the wood a new lease on life is my intention. I begin by removing mass, but soon encounter resistance to my plan. I struggle for control, but the material has its own agenda. Eventually, if all goes well, we arrive at a compromise, and my original idea evolves.  As the wood and I reach this understanding, I discover another path to a goal which is also changing.  As more mass is removed, forms begin to appear which I could not have discovered on my own—happy surprises that guide me forward.  Then, if all goes well, and if I follow its lead, the piece finally begins to resemble a living thing—not fixed, but still becoming... If all goes well.

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