Love Nature

Driftwood, marbles

This sculpture has been a long time in the planning and making. I have always wanted to make a sculpture for blind people to explore the beauty of driftwood and the textures of all the natural materials. I set out to write in Braille on a piece which is tactile in many ways. In order to have a visually interesting piece as well as a tactile one, I chose green glass marbles fpr the braille writing LOVE NATURE on a piece of wood I found on the west coast of Scotland. It turned out to be a hardwood and was sturdy enough to withstand the explorations of a blind person. It took a lot of hard work to smooth the wood and to drill the recesses for the marble writing. A tripod stand of beautifully curved driftwood supports the piece in order to display its writing for the viewer.

Summer 2023

Approximate dimensions (cm) H19 W38 D15