I agree that it's rediculous. I think wood is a perfectly legitimate
medium
for sculpture, but for dead-to nuts representational art it does not leave
much opportunity "follow" the medium. IMO, it's as if the sclpture was
executed in spite of the medium rather than coming forth from the meduim.

Which is not to diminish the craftsmanship... it's just not my cup of tea.

-Steve


Referring specifically to the quilts rendered in wood: Art representing art
is a bit too removed for me. My wife makes some awesome quilts, I can't
imagine rendering them in another medium that exceeded the original. I guess
I can get my mind around that as a specific "concept piece" but not as a
career.

This is coming from the guy who used to write software that ran on computers
for the sole purpose of helping to make more computers.... I found that a
bit unsastisfying too.

-Steve