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About
the CHERYL LEWIS
Artist &
the
Work Everything I create flows from my kinship with nature and
appreciation for the life it gives. As a woodturner, I honor fallen
trees that have hosted a rich community of organisms and
animals, even as they enable our breathing.
Using a lathe, I shape remnants into new forms. Then, utilizing
an ancient art process, I paint them with molten, pigmented
beeswax reinforced with tree sap.
Bees are also an integral part of our ecosystem and essential to
our existence. My goal is for my art to celebrate nature and its
many gifts.
My current work takes what has long been practiced on flat
panels and pushes it into the realm of 3-D to reflect the fullness
of nature.
I’m also exploring recovering imperfect forms created and
rejected by woodturning colleagues. These forms are not lost
to the discard pile but are upcycled to further honor our natural
resources.
BEES AND TREES
Beeswax, tree sap,
pigment, oil paint
pigment stick, pas-
tels on wood
8”x7”x3”
$750
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