Wood is a carbon-neutral resource, which makes it an eco-friendly source of renewable energy. Wood has been used for hundreds of thousands of years as both fuel and construction material. Depending on the type of tree, wood can be light and heavy, stiff and flexible, soft and hard. Today our society uses wood mostly for furniture and building construction. Wood can be pressed, carved, steamed, and shaped in any way you desire. Your imagination is the limit.
There is no doubt that we love art, in any shape and form. Today we explore a part of the art world that doesn’t get too much attention – Wood Art! Everyone has made something from wood at one point in their lives (I would assume, even if its just something small from a school project). Deep within us lives a crafty person who likes to make little wooden things, if you have one jumping out of you, here are some great things to use for inspiration in your wood working journey!
Artworks have many areas and some of them are interesting and inspiring. Incredible talent is needed to carve wood into solid statues and beautiful creatures. You can see the wooden artwork of artists that are significant. Many characteristics such as color, texture, weight all play a role in this type of artwork. Thus, the artist must certainly understand their tools, paints in this artwork.
Here we have compiled something extra ordinary for your inspiration. Look below for the 35 Examples of Creative inspiring Wood Craft artwork.
On January 8, 2005, a huge cyclone as strong as a Category 1 hurricane hit Sweden and Denmark. Its name was Gudrun and it blew at sustained speeds of 78.3mph (126km/h) with wind gusts of 102.5mph (165km/h). It killed 22 people and struck down 75 million cubic meters of trees.
How much is 75 million cubic meters of trees? I have no idea but, to give you an idea, you are looking at only one million cubic meter in this image. This is Byholma, the storage area created by the Swedish government to process all this mess. Back in 2005 it became the world's largest timber storage and it's still working today. Imagine 75 of these put together. It's a staggering.
