Saturday, December 19, 2015

Tony Atkin

Wood working comes in many forms, though one fact it that it has the ability to show form with a natural aesthetic. Tony Atkin has done just this with his wood pieces that are found in the HMA Galleria. From fine crafted wood walking sticks to creative and unique “knot birds”.
Tony has been working with wood for forty years though has also worked in a number of other materials including glass and other natural materials. The one thing that stands out most about the pieces here would be their natural feel. They all “Bring out what is there to start with” with simple embellishments that add to the from the earth effect rather than distract. These natural forms from about when “happenstance” meets creativity.

So from functional walking sticks to one of kind wooden creatures these being a bit of nature into the home.