Bruce Edmundson | Featured Artist

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Bruce Edmundson, “Once, We Were Young,” no date

Vancouver Island Big Leaf Maple Burl, 25 x 16 inches on an 8 inch diameter soapstone base (courtesy of the Gallery)

Bruce began wood carving in the early 1990’s while working in the forest industry doing timber development and silviculture work. Interest in high quality wood was a natural development of working in the B.C. forests and he developed a special interest in burls. These abnormal growths found on most trees demonstrate - to the extreme - the characteristics that people cherish in wood. Burl wood is extremely dense and hard, in some cases very brittle, challenging Bruce to come up with his own methods of working with this wood to expose it’s beauty. “Once, We Were Young” is a reflection on the trials, wisdom, and joys of aging, wherein there is great beauty to be found amongst the scars.