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Derek Weidman | Red Tailed Hawk Lifespiral, 2024

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Derek Weidman | Red Tailed Hawk Lifespiral, 2024
Derek Weidman, Harleysville, Pennsylvania
Red Tailed Hawk Lifespiral, 2024
Holly, cherry, walnut, paduk, ebony, yellowheart
10 x 10 x 3 inches

My Lifespiral series all start out the same way, they are a turned disk textured in a controlled way with a chainsaw while the lathe spins in reverse. This process imparts this incredibly novel and powerful spiralling texture. Loving wildlife the way that I do, when I first experimented with this texture, I saw a swooping or unfurling bird with, with references to fanning feathers. I soon after developed a form with a bird head and wing that retains the spiral motion and feathery cuts to it's best effect.

This piece, once textured just reminded me of the mottled browns and whites of a red-tailed hawk, so with some carving and a carful selection of added timbers, the piece came alive.

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