The bizarre shape of the roots invite me to form out its characters. I deliberately get around the figurative or only try to hint what the wood already provides anyway. My infinite fascination for the sea and the biodiversity of its phantastic habitants have strong impact on my work. Especially trying to create soft , fluent and interacting shapes with the extremely hard wood of Juniper enthuses me. The wild texture of the wood supports my effort to give the abstract organic shape a vivid impression. The intense aromatic odour emanating from Prickly Juniper wood fills every room with mediterranian flair. Today it’s not only Juniper I work with but also other burl wood and trees native to Europe and I always keep my eyes open when strolling through nature to find some extraordinary pieces.

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