Original Sculpture
Environmental Art
Natural Media Assemblage
by William Barnhill
Natural Media Assemblage
by William Barnhill
"The Long Ride on the
Edge of Forever"
64”x24”x14”
64”x24”x14”
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In the words of the artist...
For me art is a thing that rides the ground between reality, the dream state and the vast unknown. Still, I have always tried to reflect in my art the things that influence me in my daily life. Adding to the mix an off kilter touch that crosses boundaries between humanity, earth and the spiritual worlds.
Growing up along the rivers, inlets and estuaries of the Chesapeake Bay I was always interested in the things that would find their way to me. Whether it was a water soaked, graying, old boat bottom or a glass net float that might have spent decades on the ocean, it was and continues to be intriguing and inspirational. These objects carry with them a secret story waiting to be told.
Nowadays I wander the driftwood magnet confines of the small bays and inlets of the Central Coast. I am still much amused as I was as a youth by the things I find, the hidden stories that they reflect and the inspiration that is transferred to my hand.
Materials: Driftwood, ceramic plates, glass pieces, rocks, barnacles, kelp roots, tempera paint, copper tubes, copper plate, and concrete.
For me art is a thing that rides the ground between reality, the dream state and the vast unknown. Still, I have always tried to reflect in my art the things that influence me in my daily life. Adding to the mix an off kilter touch that crosses boundaries between humanity, earth and the spiritual worlds.
Growing up along the rivers, inlets and estuaries of the Chesapeake Bay I was always interested in the things that would find their way to me. Whether it was a water soaked, graying, old boat bottom or a glass net float that might have spent decades on the ocean, it was and continues to be intriguing and inspirational. These objects carry with them a secret story waiting to be told.
Nowadays I wander the driftwood magnet confines of the small bays and inlets of the Central Coast. I am still much amused as I was as a youth by the things I find, the hidden stories that they reflect and the inspiration that is transferred to my hand.
Materials: Driftwood, ceramic plates, glass pieces, rocks, barnacles, kelp roots, tempera paint, copper tubes, copper plate, and concrete.
The Laughing Phoenix
of Rigel 7
44”x17”x14”
44”x17”x14”