tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78502359341245099652024-03-12T21:14:03.351-07:00wood theoryJohn Yateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599857524864883562noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850235934124509965.post-49460870764888347652011-02-01T19:08:00.001-08:002011-02-01T19:08:48.715-08:00I'm backI'm back and available for commissions.John Yateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599857524864883562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850235934124509965.post-68071687911831821582010-12-08T20:06:00.000-08:002010-12-09T14:56:56.794-08:00TAKING A BREAKI will be off-line for a few weeks. Spending time with my family over the festive period.<br />
I may even have time to do some wood work.<br />
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Merry Christmas and HNY to allJohn Yateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599857524864883562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850235934124509965.post-66897575455132674772010-12-06T22:06:00.000-08:002010-12-06T22:06:09.364-08:00BEAUTIFUL OLD WOODWhilst looking for a potential christmas pressie for my daughter I came across this 19 Century French life-size articulated Fruit wood and brass Artist lay figure. So beautiful. The wood seems still to be alive.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MO97JhQXc0M/TP3Oe0pfXbI/AAAAAAAAAB4/oe9q7QIeXWU/s1600/figure.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MO97JhQXc0M/TP3Oe0pfXbI/AAAAAAAAAB4/oe9q7QIeXWU/s320/figure.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For more information check out the website</div><a href="http://www.onlinegalleries.com/antiques/d/french-life-size-articulated-fruit-wood-and-brass-artists-lay-figure/52006">http://www.onlinegalleries.com/antiques/d/french-life-size-articulated-fruit-wood-and-brass-artists-lay-figure/52006</a>John Yateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599857524864883562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850235934124509965.post-61533414617525317662010-12-01T15:48:00.000-08:002010-12-01T15:48:00.350-08:00PAPER CUTI know that Peter Callesen is not really sculpting out of wood, but paper is made from wood. His work is amazing.<br />
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<a href="http://www.petercallesen.com/">http://www.petercallesen.com/</a>John Yateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599857524864883562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850235934124509965.post-30484082969466718932010-11-25T17:09:00.000-08:002010-11-25T17:09:19.593-08:00CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI & ALBERTO GIACOMETTIWhen Sam and I were in paris what seems like an enternity ago, we went to see Constantin Brancusi's exhibition at the Pompidou. He is a guy who knew how to sculpt in wood.<br />
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Whilst we were there we also saw a Alberto Giacometti retrospective. Amazing to see so many peices in the one place. Whilst not as well known for his works in wood they are still wonderful.<br />
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and Rosalie Gascoigne<br />
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<a href="http://damienmintongallery.com.au/artists/tony-twigg">http://damienmintongallery.com.au/artists/tony-twigg</a><br />
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Where: <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Sydney</city>, <country-region w:st="on">Australia</country-region></place><br />
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I have been an illustrator forever and I work in many different mediums. In the 80′s I was the stencil king. I still do stencil work, usually with a spray can on wood, but my main love is sculputure in preloved wood<br />
This was a piece for SpaceAid 2008<br />
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