About: Artist Brad Sells

BS Psychology, Tennessee Technological University, 1994

In 1994, I opened my studio and began a diligent effort to refine the process of vessel carving. I relied heavily upon personally modified tools, colleagues' advice, and keen determination. The result was the pioneering of a unique process. Using a chainsaw, I begin with a green chunk of wood and carve out a flowing organic form. The vessel is then expertly refined through a laborious process using grinders to create a consistent wall thickness. It is then sanded and completed with a hand rubbed poly-oil finish.

'My studies in natural and social sciences have modified my understanding of the importance of diversity, the grand scale of geological time as well as consistency, form, and patience. The theme of my work revolves around life, the processes of nature, and the passage of time. In my work, I attempt to show the surviving spirit of one of Earth's greatest living organisms as well as the flow of life ... a constant current of change."

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