Timelapse of STICKWORK at Naples Botanical Garden

In November 2021, North Carolina-based sculptor and environmental artist Patrick Dougherty, his son, Sam, and nearly 100 local volunteers have transformed approximately 30,000 pounds of willow saplings into an immersive structure on the Kapnick Caribbean Garden lawn at Naples Botanical Garden.

Sea Change, 2021
Patrick Dougherty (b. 1945)
Material: Pussy willow (Salix discolor) from Québec, Canada; Coastal plain willow (Salix caroliniana) harvested at Naples Botanical Garden
16’ H x 70’ L x 16’ W

Four individual, but interconnected circles swoop and fold on with “waves” of woven saplings passing over one another. Dougherty’s site-specific design creates a feeling of grandeur and openness, allowing you to see in, out, and through it into the surrounding landscape.

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