Inward Current, a Carved Walnut Wall Sculpture

Ribbons of wood curl one inside the other, each rising a little higher than the one before it, until they close around an open center. Nothing about the outline is straight. The silhouette drifts like a cloud that stopped moving, and the depth of each fold changes as light crosses the wall through the day.

The piece begins as solid wood blocks joined into a single mass, then carved back by hand until every ribbon runs unbroken from one end to the next. The surface is worked down and sealed so the true grain stays on show, dark inside the deep folds and honeyed along the raised edges. Each one is made to order, so the figure in the wood is yours alone.

It travels to you in separate sections, which protects the carved edges and keeps the shipping cost sane for a piece of this scale. Putting it together is simple with the fittings and instructions included, and our team will walk you through it if anything feels unclear. Give it a wall people pass close by, like an entry or a hallway landing.