Winner of Arbortech's global online woodworking competition
Michael Bud • Sep 06, 2014
It is a great honor to announce that one of my carvings in the round, "Cup of Life" was chosen by Arbortech as a second place winner in their annual global woodworking competition. Arbortech's magnificent woodworking tools are invaluable resource to me as a wood sculpture, and being recognized by them for one of my pieces is truly an honor. I know the competition was tough and there were a lot of entries. So "Thank You" to Arbortech and all my supporters for your help in achieving this award.
In case you missed my entire sculpture collection on display at this summer's Westport Fine Arts Festival, Love Everlasting will be on exhibit October 17-18 at the King Low Heywood Thomas Alumni Art show during Homecoming weekend.
Thank you all for your support and encouragement as I pursue my passion in the arts.
In many of my recent pieces, all or part of the sculpture is seared with a torch. I got some of my inspiration from the Japanese exterior siding technique called Shou Sugi Ban (or Yakisugi) that preserves wood. The type of wood used traditionally is Sugi (Japanese Cyprus). The process involves charring the wood, cooling it, cleaning it, and finishing it with a natural oil. Ever since I was a child, I was absolutely fascinated and enchanted by fire. It serves as an amazing compliment to many woods. Depending on the type of wood, oil, and technique used, different shades of reds, browns, blacks and silvers can be achieved.
Here are a few posts from my instagram showing the progress of the current piece in my studio.
Forward Motion , one of my smaller sculptures is on display at NYC Jewelers on Main Street in Westport . Stop by and take a look. While you're there, tell Morris the owner I said hello!
