Helix - wood sculpture #136

Red Cedar wood wall hanging, lightweight, with lemon oil & polyurethane finish, but would also suit displayed on a mantelpiece or tabletop or even hung from the ceiling.

The spirals in this piece amaze me, hence the name "Helix". The colors in this piece are truly vivid and outstanding.

I collected the rotting and aged Cedar in the woodlands down the street from my home on Cape Cod.

When I work wood with my rotary tools, the piece often shapes itself, meaning that certain rotted parts break away. I'm never sure what will be revealed. After shaping and sanding the figure, I coat it with lemon oil to bring out the beautiful cedar colors. Then I spray it with polyurethane to preserve and protect the piece. That also saves you the trouble of having to re-oil every few months.

Eastern Red Cedar wood is widely known for its heartwood, which tends to be red or violet in color. Its sapwood is a pale yellow color and can appear throughout the heartwood as streaks and stripes. Known as the “Tree of Life” by Native Americans, the Eastern red cedar was and still is used in ceremonies. Eastern red cedar has been called the “red stick”.

I hope you love my work as much as I love making it.