One of One · No. 67b3
Russian Olive - North End - 12"
CA$1250
The same Saskatchewan Avenue Russian olive as its siblings, and the same method as the other unplanned pieces: I did not arrive at the workbench with a plan. I let the wood tell me what it wanted to become. Apparently, this. Phomopsis figure and ant-written history, shaped by a conversation I mostly just listened to. Some pieces are designed. The best ones are permitted.
The Saskatchewan Avenue Russian olive, one tree that became an entire body of work: spotted dying, taken down before it could hurt anyone, traded back to its owners as vases, and carved piece by piece until only three logs remain. The pin marks the avenue; the address stays theirs.
Filmed on Saskatchewan Avenue in July 2024: the tree this piece was carved from, coming down before it could take the house with it. Very few pieces of wood anywhere can show you this moment.
One of one. When it is gone, it is gone. Ships worldwide, fully insured, from the Winnipeg workshop. Every piece carries its tree’s record: where it stood, its rings, and the carving on film. Leave your details and Sean replies personally, usually the same day.