Oak, walnut, jute twine.
”A result of an extended back and forth conversation, this piece speaks deeply to my process. After turning green and allowed to dry one original bowtie stabilised a splitting and over the next year was followed by stitching and the addition of another bowtie to answer the reactions of wood to the environmental conditions until an eventual stasis was reached.”
Dimensions: 45.5 x 43.5 x 10 cm.
About the artist:
Jubal Prevatte’s work celebrates the stories held in wood. His finishes highlight grain, notches and quirks (it’s past), his splints & stitches add textural contrast to imperfections (its present), and his encouragement of continual movement in the wood generates organic forms (its future). He says of his work, ‘each hewn log I mount on my lathe has its own truth and my practice is rooted in sharing it.’ Jubal grew up amongst trees. They provided heat, were structures to be climbed, and built his home in the rural America in which he spent his childhood. He found his vocation working with wood as a carpenter, furniture maker, builder and, eventually, a turner. His turning practice is an extension of his early love of the material, coupled by well-honed craftsmanship. Prevatte’s process is a responsive conversation with each individual piece of wood.