Implosion:

Wall art made from Mahogany, oil, wax.

84” x 40”

Weighs around 40 pounds, attaches to wall using a simple French cleat.

Custom sizing, colors, and wood species are available. Contact for more.

Artist statement:

My Implosion series has layered meanings for me…at first, I just liked studying the lines created by the twisted, collapsed metal of imploded storage containers. I thought it would be cool to carve in wood, and I want to apply the technique to wall art, furniture, cabinets, doors, backsplashes, etc.

But during my research of implosion forces and their effect on metal, I ran across an old Mythbusters episodes where they explained how a giant storage container imploded simply due to the rapid cooling of water and air. In one experiment, they trapped and rapidly cooled water and air in a 55-gallon metal drum to see what would happen. They stood and stared at the drum for a long time, and nothing happened — until suddenly, in an instant, the entire drum collapsed in on itself. It fascinated me how the combination of simple, harmless elements could lead to such drastic, disastrous results. .Something that once looked normal, functional, and whole was suddenly rendered unusable due to invisible, internal forces.

The implosion became a symbol, to some degree, of how I often feel about the internal stresses in my own life — on the outside, I look normal, but internally there are forces desperately working to collapse the walls of my psyche. Additionally, it reminded me of the ways in which seemingly healthy relationships between people can suddenly collapse in an instant, due to unknown, invisible forces.

So, to some degree, the Implosion series is a self-portrait and a meditation on the blindspots in our relationships that lead to their collapse. Finding, and carving, the beauty out of the brokenness, however, helps me place hope in restoration and redemption — for myself and for our relationships.