Featured maker: Bryan Nash Gill
Artist, husband, father, friend (1961 - 2013)
January: PATTERN PLAY
Hello makers,
Today I’m shining a spotlight on American visual artist Bryan Nash Gill. Bryan began his art career working with glass, ceramics and landscape drawing before turning his attention to sculpture and working with wood.
His sculptural work ranged from things like 42 Christmas trees hanging upside down above the forest floor, a bronze cast of conjoined saplings, and a 42 foot (13 metre) long, flattened, spruce “skin” stretched on a gallery wall. But in 2004, Bryan started creating relief prints of cross-sections of trees he found on dead or damaged on his Connecticut property.
The results were a series of stunning images that portray the life and history of each tree. Bryan found a way to look inside and discover the beauty and power of nature.
"I found that things were as or more beautiful and complex inside than what was visible from the outside...
You’ll never know what you’re missing if you don’t find some way to get inside and look." - Bryan Nash Gill
Enjoy.
To see more of Bryan’s stunning relief prints, check out his book “Woodcut” and his website - www.bryannashgill.com
That’s all from me today, I hope you are enjoying seeing patterns wherever you are and finding pockets of time to create your own.
Happy making,
Esta
Bryan's work using sections of trees is amazing. I love how he has used nature for his inspiration.