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video of the workshop

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preliminary sketch for the sculpture

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assembly drawing for refining the form of the sculpture

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harvesting ash trees killed by emerald ash borers

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loading a section of ash trunk on the lathe

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turning the outer form on the lathe

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tracks of the emerald ash borer beneath the bark

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refining the outer form on the lathe

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creating the external surface texture

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removing the completed form with a shop crane

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cutting the form in half with a chain saw

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the two halves after hollowing

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reassembly after hollowing

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glue and biscuits to rejoin the hollowed halves

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finished element

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wrapped in heavy paper to slow the drying

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two elements joined

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scraping the first coat on marble dust to a semi-transparent veil

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finished work

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final assembly of a work with three components

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general view of the shop

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a group of works demonstrating an iterative process

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a work nearing completion

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Process

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