Why I Don’t Fill Cracks in Wood Carvings - Wood Sculpture Artist Michelle Thevenot

A perspective for not filling the cracks in log wood sculptures…

After carving log wood sculptures for some years now, I've realized a few things about the inevitable cracks that develop in the material. Rather than treating them as a flaw to stress over, filling them, fixing them, and covering them up... I've learned to embrace the cracks as a natural part of the material, and through this acceptance, I've also learned to embrace my own life fractures as part of the story I have to tell. Between our shared fractured experience, the wood and I co-create an authentically raw and honest artwork.

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- Michelle Thevenot
Artist from Saskatchewan, Canada
www.michellethevenot.com

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