DADDY WOULD BE PROUD

WOODEN OBJECTS

EXTRAORDINARY WOOD CARVINGS CAN BE FOUND WHEN YOU VISIT NATIVE POLISH MARKETS. SOME OF THE MOST INTERESTING ARE CARVED IN THE BESKIDS, A SERIES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES IN SOUTH POLAND.

THE WOOD CARVERS FROM THERE TAKE THEIR WARES TO THE MARKET, WHERE THEY PRESENT THEIR OBJECTS. MY FATHER IS FROM THIS REGION. MY MOTHER HAS ALWAYS SAID THAT HE IS A TRUE 'GORAL', A BOY FROM THE MOUNTAINS. INFLUENCED BY THESE CRAFTS FROM THE COUNTRY OF MY ORIGIN, I INTERPRETED MY OWN WOODWORKING SKILL INTO A SERIES OF SMALL OBJECTS USING PEAR TREE WOOD.

PRESENTED AT VENTURA LAMBRATE