Wall Hanging

“Symbiosis Triptych”

We designed this triptych as a two dimensional piece of art work which embodied the same materials and mosaic techniques we used in the decoration of the sideboard/credenza entitled “Pieces” There are nearly 150 pieces of highly figured and naturally colored wood applied as if like paint on a canvas using the orientation of the grain as brush strokes and the color of the wood as the paint on the artist’s pallet. The patterns of the applied woods represent the “Abstract Expressionism", "Abstract Illusionism", and "Cubism" movements of the late 19th and 20th centuries. The wood used in the construction of the piece is all “old stock” domestic and exotic woods thereby not promoting the cutting of live and or endangered species. This coupled with the use of low VOC adhesives, moderately low VOC coatings, and our electricity is supplied via photo-voltaic cell solar panels follows LEED gold and silver certification guidelines as well as green practices, and best practices.

Construction:

“Old Stock” hard Maple frame with ½ mahogany plywood panel with bridle joint construction on the frame, fish glue was the adhesive and a proprietary grout system.

Materials:

African Mahogany; American Black walnut; American cherry; Aromatic red cedar; Asian elm; Black and white ebony; Bloodwood; Bocote; Boxwood; Brazilian cherry; Bubinga; Cocobolo; English walnut; Goncalo alves; Holly; Kingwood; Koa; Macassar Ebony; Maple- Soft, Hard, Bird’s Eye, Tiger; Olive wood; Osage Orange; Pear wood; Philippien Mahogany; Pink ivory; Purpleheart; Red Mallee burl; Rosewood; Santo Domingo Mahogany; Satinwood- Ceylon and Brazilian; Sycamore; Tamboti; Teak; Tulip Wood; Wenge; Western white cedar; Zebrawood; and Ziricote, totaling 39 varieties of wood and 5 varying figured grain patterns.