"On the edge of the woods"
Nori Morimoto is a wood-sculptor based in Vermont. He draws inspiration from his surroundings, from the changing seasons, and from nature.
"[It is in his Vermont studio that] Nori ultimately finds solace and peace. Perhaps a painter might trap the elements in the flat of a canvas, but Nori's wall sculptures tame the elements in three-dimensional form. His carpenter beginnings lead him to make furniture as art and then art as furniture, and the evolution continues. Whether he is cutting, planing, carving, sandblasting, burning, or pressing his native wood, Nori looks to redefine his understanding of nature, the raw force at odds with the terrible beauty of a striving humankind. Nori is on the edge of the woods, looking out to us and bringing us the secret of the forest."
Link: Nori Morimoto
Sand Dune
Zen
Falling Stone
Tower lamp, Forest Fire lamp, and Heaven
