The Soul of a Tree
Right mukore
Sculptor
Right, the Artist
Spiritual respect in sculpting art in wood means treating the wood and nature as living partners, honoring the spirit and history of the place, listening to the needs and messages of the wood and creating art with humility and care. This approach transforms the act of making art into a spiritual practice rooted in respect, awareness and connection.
“Between me and the wood there is a path where we meet and do things together. It’s not about me chopping the wood to make something. It’s about me, the wood and the energy. You follow the energy.”
“It is always communication between me and the wood, so we look at each other and we discuss a lot, I discuss a lot with wood. So, I can’t say to myself I am in charge. I am not in charge of the wood, and the wood is not in charge of me. It’s about working together. When I see a piece of wood which talks to me, I want to see what is in it. “
“Wherever I cut the wood, on Table Mountain or elsewhere, you have to remember each and every place in this world has a spirit, wherever you go. Who was there? who were the ancestors of the area? So, when I go and take the wood on the mountain, I respect nature, I respect spirit. When you see a log, you feel it. You don’t have to take it if it suits the place, if it looks beautiful where it is and you see people are using it for seating. It’s not about collecting the wood and go. The wood will tell you. For each and every piece of wood there is a reason why it is there. So, you look at the piece, and you don’t want to take that, sometimes it is so beautiful. It is already a piece of art, you leave it. People walking around they see this and they feel so good. It’s very, very important. I have been leaving pieces of wood on the mountain wherever I go. Where it is, there is a purpose here. It is another kind of art as well. If I take this wood how is this space going to look? Collecting the wood is art. I collect with care. I respect the mountain, I respect the ancestors, I respect the other people using the mountain.”
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“This art of mine; it’s from my body, it’s from my brain, it’s from my energy. When I make my art, I put all my mind there. I feel peace. I feel me. I feel myself. It’s not about pride. With all my humbleness I feel myself in my pieces. There is only one reason why I don’t want to die. The reason I don’t want to leave this world is that I still want to do my art. When I am doing my art, I am here, this is me. I feel myself in my art.“
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The Nature of Wood
All functional art has come from living Trees.
Each tree experiences a unique combination of environmental factors (temperature, rainfall, sunlight, etc.) throughout its life leading to variations in its growth rings – even trees that are growing close to each other will have unique growth rings and a unique story to tell. Looking at tree rings can reveal information such as temperature and rainfall patterns as well as environmental stressors such as drought, fires or insect infestations.
When you choose to buy a stool or table you are buying a unique piece of wood with its own unique history as seen in the growth rings, colour variations, grain patterns, knots, shakes, scars or insect holes. Put simply, this is the nature of wood. All of these characteristics add to the overall beauty of the furniture. The images on this website are therefore guidelines as no two stools or tables will be exactly the same.
Please note that over time there may be some naturally occurring cracking or movement and this is a normal response to the environment in which the furniture is placed.
