Stickwork

Sculptor Patrick Dougherty creates installations crafted from sticks and saplings that are meant to blend into their environment ... and then disappear.

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Stickwork

Sculptor Patrick Dougherty creates installations crafted from sticks and saplings that are meant to blend into their environment ... and then disappear.

"My job is to build a credible illusion that the viewer finds pleasurable. Part of that is to impart a sense of freedom and carefree movement to the surface. I try to build a piece that doesn’t look human-made, that suggests a more organic origin. In part, I use drawing techniques and the magic of line to lighten the sculptures and to avoid a belabored appearance."

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🌳 30,000 lbs of willow, 100 volunteers, and #artist #PatrickDougherty create a stunning #tree structure in #Naples #Botanical #Garden in this #timelapse #video called Sea Change.

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Patrick Dougherty’s Stickwork: Woven tree sculpture time-lapse videos

From a plain patch of lawn to an interconnected series of woven tree structures: See how 30,000 pounds of willow saplings, nearly 100 volunteers, and the

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