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Furniture |
Ash Under Glass Table |
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Ash Under Glass is one of
several pieces of furniture that is featured in a traveling
exposition called “Rising from the Ashes” (see
http://www.risingfromashes.org). This exposition calls
attention to the devastation of ash trees in the Midwest caused by
the Emerald Ash Borer beetle. The furniture displayed is all made
of ash, most of which was harvested from affected trees.
Ash Under Glass is shaped in the basic form of a tree, with legs
representing the trunk, and upper supports simulating the
branches. Except for the glass top, the piece is constructed
entirely of ash harvested from the Chicago area urban forest. The
supporting pieces were shaped using steam bending techniques. Each
leaf is fashioned and carved from two pieces of end-grain ash
positioned so that the grain pattern of the growth rings simulates
the veins of an actual ash leaf. The pierced openings surrounding
the leaves simulate the experience of light shining through the
leaves while the glass top allows the viewer a bird’s eye view of
the tree beneath. Leg joinery is mortise and tenon, and top
branches are held in place using through doweling.
Dimensions: 24” diameter, 25" tall. Glass is 1/2” thick. |
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