Autumn Flame
Oiled spruce, gilded poplar and burnt oak
2021
height: 137cm / width: 62cm / depth: 33cm
“Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never seen them dancing on a windy day”
Shira Tamir
For most of the year, I work outdoors in the middle of ancient woodland, and as summer turns to winter my view in all directions is of overlapping branches silhouetted against the sky, and I am surrounded by falling leaves. This piece is a direct response to my environment, and the joy I derive from it
£3,250