Joseph Wheelwright is a master carver of stones, trees, bones and other natural materials. He attended Yale University (thats always impressive) with the intentions of becoming a doctor, but switched to art before graduating in 1970. He earned his MA from the Rhode Island School of Design, with a focus on sculpture. After reading an interview, on what his his intrest on tress was, and he simply responded by saying, Finacially, times were hard and art supplies were too expensive, so he turned to nature. I agree with him on that, be a broke college student, being an art major can be rough. Finding ideas and inspiration that will not break you pocket is essential.
"It's amazing how often human features show up in a tree," Wheelwright says. "There's no question that we're related."
Wheelwright transform these trees into larger-than-life sculptures by heavy lifting equipment and careful excavation. He takes the roots and turns them into the arms and head. I thought that was really neat, that he turnes the tree unside down to get the head and arms.
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