Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Marlin Miller, wood sculptor



collaborating with nature, on Bayou St. John
Marlin Miller carves beautiful sculptures out of dead trees in place. 
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  1. Susanna PowersMay 15, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    I posted the top photo on Google+ this morning, and it was received warmly:
    https://plus.google.com/108873757943673151319/posts/hjQx4nLQcei
    So I hope to pass along their response to the artist, sometime he is indoors looking at a computer, and happens across this on google. sp

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  2. Susanna PowersMay 15, 2013 at 11:48 AM

    forgot all about the coding...
    here

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  3. AmberMay 15, 2013 at 8:21 PM

    That was a really cool thing in Galveston. We didn't end up seeing any of these, but if we go back we'll take a more comprehensive driving tour: http://www.galveston.com/treesculpturetour/

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    1. Susanna PowersMay 16, 2013 at 10:06 AM

      hi Amber! I didn't realize he had gone west too, only knew about his work on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I think it's a brilliant idea, and in terms of public artwork might be relatively long-lasting. he's still working on the trunk, I saw yesterday he had added a piano keyboard. it will be interesting to see the finished product. thanks! sp

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  4. LeoviMay 18, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    Yes, very nice wooden sculpture, I like!

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    1. Susanna PowersMay 18, 2013 at 3:40 PM

      hi Leovi, you would like the way the whole thing looks like from a distance, too. it looks like a drawing even though we are in real life. and today there is a festival on the bayou, so lots of people are getting a close look at this. thanks & I'm happy to hear from you, sp

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  5. T. May 19, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    I'm always intrigued by artwork that so closely imitates nature, as this does. I think the statement it makes is that the serves to fill in for literal nature, often. There's a totem-pole-like sculpture on a busy arterial corner in my neighborhood, that depicts the wildlife that used to live in this landscape, before the human invasion. Always makes me sad. (And it's not a particularly interesting piece, but it does elicit a response from me!)

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  6. Susanna PowersMay 20, 2013 at 8:42 AM

    hi T! this particular tree was struck by lightning recently in Hurricane Isaac, and rather than taking it down completely, the sculptor volunteered to create this artwork, which is quite wonderful and unusual. also, they planted more trees around the bayou for the future. thanks, sp

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