Stick Sculpture


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Close Ties, Dingwall, Scottish Highlands, 2006.
By Patrick Dougherty. www.stickwork.net
Photographer: Fin Macrae.



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Sortie de Cave/Free at Last,
Jardin des Arts, Chateaubourg, France, 2008. By Patrick Dougherty. www.stickwork.net



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The Summer Palace

Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2009.

By Patrick Dougherty. www.stickwork.net




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stick sculpture
Call of the Wild

Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, 2002.
By Patrick Dougherty. www.stickwork.net
Photographer: Duncan Price.


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stick sculpture
Toad Hall

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, CA, 2005.

By Patrick Dougherty. www.stickwork.net



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Sittin' Pretty

South Carolina Botanical Gardens, Clemson, South Carolina, 1996.

By Patrick Dougherty. www.stickwork.net
Photographer: David Lewis.


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Patrick Dougherty. www.stickwork.net



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Roundabout
Tallaght Community Art Center, Dublin, Ireland, 1997.

By Patrick Dougherty. www.stickwork.net



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stick sculpture
Crossing Over

American Craft Museum, New York, New York, 1996.

By Patrick Dougherty. www.stickwork.net
Photographer: Dennis Cowley.


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Patrick Dougherty uses locally grown branches and often recruits locals to help complete his works. www.stickwork.net



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Around the Corner
University of Southern Indiana, New Harmony Gallery, New Harmony, IN, 2003.
By Patrick Dougherty. www.stickwork.net
Photographer: Doyle Dean.


Combining his carpentry skills with his love of nature, Patrick Dougherty began to learn about primitive building techniques and to experiment with tree saplings as construction material beginning about 1980. He quickly moved from small single pieces on pedestals to monumental site-specific installations. To date he has built over two hundred twenty such massive sculptures all over the world. His home base is his handmade log home in Chapel Hill, NC.


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Ground Beneath, Oulu 1996 - 99.  9.5 m. By Jaakko Pernu www.environmentalart.net



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For the Big Family, 2006. By Jaakko Pernu. www.environmentalart.net



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stick sculpture
Beacon, 2002. 4.5 m www.environmentalart.net



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Organ of Hearing, Fiskars 1999 - 03. By Jaakko Pernu  www.environmentalart.net



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Flux by Jaakko Pernu

Jaakko Pernu was born in 1958 in Kälviä, Finland. He currently lives and works in the city of Kokkola. "My working techniques are a direct continuation of the traditional Finnish itch for 'hands-on' methods, in which, in one form or another, materials derived from nature were always used. I feel that my completed works can be a part of the defined art world of galleries or museums; however, they can also be within reach of the so-called man in the street, who might bump into the artworks by chance along unfamiliar paths. In that instance, you could say that the intuitive ball of comprehension has been thrown to the viewer." Some in process images here: www.environmentalart.net



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Unen Silta by Jenni Tieaho. www.environmentalart.net


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Flame by Jenni Tieaho



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Tree Bark Snow Foals by Jenni Tieaho


Jenni Tieaho lives and works in Uusimaa, Finland. "My work tells stories about the Finnish forest, lakes, the mossy mountains and vast open fields, in an often folkloric, mystical and magical way. Pine needles, pinecones, hay, moss, the roots of plants or the tree bark weave into stories in which are hidden the powerful expression of nature. They express various human feelings, longing, closeness, hurt and belonging. Exploration and adventure are the making of art, also a part of me as a person. Art as a way of life is a playful interaction for human beings. It is a language with which I communicate with my own surroundings." www.environmentalart.net



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The Nest by Nils-Udo.
Earth, stones, birch branches, grass, Lüneburg Heath, Germany, 1978. greenmuseum.org



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Listen...2003
Locally reclaimed birch logs, plaster hand casts,
9' x 6" x 16' by Olga Ziemska.
www.olgaziemska.com



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Heartwood rabbit, 2011
Wood, adhesive, enamel, fiberglass by Olga Ziemska.
www.olgaziemska.com



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stick sculpture
By Jonathan Brilliant

The Goldsworthy of the coffee shop uses coffee stir sticks, the seven inch birch ones from Starbucks, which have the appropriate bend and weave-ability. "In his ongoing series of work, Jonathan continues to explore his sense that the coffee shop and related consumer environs are more organic and nurturing than the 'real' natural environment." jonathanbrilliant.com



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stick sculpture
Jonathan Brilliant

No glue or other adhesive is used. The sculptures are created entirely in situ using only tension and compression, so therefore the pieces are not permanent. jonathanbrilliant.com



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Treehugger at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.

Treehugger Project, by Agnieszka Gradzik and Wiktor Szostalo, is an ongoing work of environmental art made from twigs, branches, vines, and other natural materials in the shape of human figures hugging trees. The works represent the artists' ongoing mission to help people rediscover their relationship with nature. www.pratt.edu




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Stillness by Olga Ziemska
www.olgaziemska.com



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Silent by Jenni Tieahon of Finland.



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Otters Moors Centre, Yorkshire by Emma Stothard
www.northyorkmoors.org.uk




twig chandelier

Twig Chandeliers
By Deanna Wish Designs
New Castle, PA
Lots of styles to choose from: deannawish.com



 

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Sally
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Reply #11 on : Sat June 15, 2013, 10:05:50
Unbelievable art form....can't imagine how much time it must take to make any one of these creations!!!!! I love them all
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Reply #10 on : Fri April 19, 2013, 07:35:08
great work
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Art
Reply #9 on : Wed January 02, 2013, 16:38:40
Simply breathtaking
Janice Stuart
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Sticks and Twigs
Reply #8 on : Wed October 24, 2012, 21:03:50
Awesome. Motivational tool for my high school art students during the planning for a nature sculpture involving sticks and twigs.
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Reply #7 on : Tue February 28, 2012, 13:44:00
That is just so awesome - makes me want to go out to my 'back 40' and start collecting branches! What I have most is wild rose bushes - wouldn't that be gorgeous! Sounds like a fun spring project to me. Thank you for the inspiration.
Michael Schwade
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stick art
Reply #6 on : Fri February 03, 2012, 08:48:28
Well, I'm inspired! What a good thing to do with yard clean up waste.
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Re: Stick Sculpture
Reply #5 on : Wed February 01, 2012, 09:15:09
WOW! incredible! Very inspiring!
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Stick Sculpture
Reply #4 on : Mon January 16, 2012, 16:30:09
There is something about that medium that is simply captivating. Thanks for the beautiful post. Inspiring.
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Re: Stick Sculpture
Reply #3 on : Sun January 15, 2012, 18:10:16
The stick art was amazing and intrigued me to want to make something new myself. I have made ships and things from driftwood and absolutely loved this art. Thank you for the journey through them. Awoke my im.
agination
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Reply #2 on : Fri January 13, 2012, 15:46:05
Absolutely amazing. Love the horses
Elizabeth Murray
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fabulos!
Reply #1 on : Fri January 13, 2012, 13:03:41
Your stick scluptures are pure magic! What a delight for the spirit! I am inspired to create! Thank you!
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