“As the earthly year of 2024 begins, it's worth reflecting on the state of our 'civilization' and how we arrived at such a destructive place. For artist Terry Holzgreen the answers to what ails our collective wound lay in the subject he has spent nearly 40 years in deep conversation with - WOOD.” Read More.
- MARYNA HRUSHETSKA 2024
Independent Curator
Former Director of the Craft and Folk Art Museum (current Craft Contemporary)
Branching Out (2023)
Salvaged urban wood, antique dresser
32’ high x 32’ wide x 2” deep
I realize it is not what can I do with the wood, but what can I do for the wood?
INTERVIEW moderated by Linda Vallejo
WORKS
WORKS
“I encountered the driftwood drenched shores along the Southern Oregon coast setting my imagination wild with its possibilities. I began collecting and milling discarded urban trees, charred Manzanita roots, and other wood debris from local beaches after big winter storms washed hillsides and buildings into the sea.”
