Cedar Chair in Motion

Made of fresh cut Cedar branches, this chair was held together by mortise and tenon joints, some twine, and the tension of the green wood. Took three days to fit all the pieces together and finish the back with springy cedar branches that flexed as a person sat back against them, each topped off with a sharp knife edged point. On the same day it was completed, the chair was destroyed; a remarkably liberating act which reverted the entire chair back to just an idea.

Materials: cedar branches, trees and trunks, twine, nails.
Tools: assorted tenon cutters and forstner bits, cordless drill, wormgear drill, hammer, hand saw, chainsaw, snips, wire cutters, chisel.
Year: 2006