sculpture

Chris Hedrick's work in sculpture ranges from realistically carved wood pieces to found object constructions... and everything in between.

For the wood pieces, everyday objects like tools, clothing, toys and guns are carved from a single block of wood at a natural scale to trick the viewer's mind. Textures and gestures conjure words like soft, limp, melting or stretched - words not associated with wood.

Hedrick doesn't confine his sculpture to carving. His other 3-D pieces are created from combining found objects - sticks, doll parts, boxes - into human-like figures.

Hanging On

Linden - 19” x 7” x 3”

Party Dress

Alaskan Yellow Cedar - 20” x 16” x 3”

FFA

Alaskan Yellow Cedar - 21” x 12” x 2”

Weight of the World

Linden, nails, bailing wire - 11” x 19” x 3”

Church Camp

Linden, nails - 14” x 17” x 3”

XXXL

Linden, nails - 14” x 20” x 3”

Peacemaker

Alaskan Yellow Cedar, carved at actual size.

Wrap that Rascal

LInden - 7” x 13” x 3”

One Pair

Alaskan Yellow Cedar - 8” x 14” x 2”

Cheaper by the Dozen

Carved from one piece of spalted, wormy Linden (6.5" x 6.5" x 5") There is color shift in this wood.

Nailed It!

Linden with nail (20" x 6" x 2")

23 Gloves

Linden, 33" x 36" - the actual size of a pile of 23 work gloves. A very ambitious piece.

Nic's Hoodie

Linden - 46” x 16” x 4” [sold]

Baggage

Reclaimed redwood (12" x 16" x 10")

XXL

Alaskan Yellow Cedar, 21" x 14"

A Day's Labor

Linden, 16 x 8 x 3 [SOLD]

Stretched & Tied

Block of Linden with nails

Stretched

Carved from a single block of Linden with nails

Twisted

Carved from a single block of Linden with nails

Flaccid

Alaskan Yellow Cedar and jute rope

Double Protection

Linden and Walnut [sold]

Stretched to the Limit

Linden & nails, 21 x 13 x 3 [sold]

Chuck

Alaskan Yellow Cedar, 12 x 6 x 4 [sold]

Off of Work

Alaskan Yellow Cedar, 24 x 20 x 4 [SOLD]

Hoodie

Alaskan Yellow Cedar, 38 x 11 x 4 [SOLD]

Suite of Socks

Linden, 12 x 24 x 3 [SOLD]

Toil

Alaskan Yellow Cedar & nail, 32 x 14 x 4 (the title is a nod to the book "Toil" by Jody Procter)

Easter Dress

Alaskan Yellow Cedar, 30 x 16 x 4 [SOLD]

Soft & Fluffy

Linden, 20 x 9 x 3

Impaled

Linden, 16 x 8 x 3 [SOLD]

White Collar Noose

Alaskan Yellow Cedar, 18 x 8 x 3 [sold]

Taking a Dip

Alaskan Yellow Cedar, 24 x 17 x 4

Mother's Little Helper

Linden, 6 x 8 x 2 [sold]

Sack O'Hammers

Alaskan Yellow Cedar, 20 x 12 x 4

Wall O'Parfleche

Parfleche are Native American rawhide carrying cases that are decorated with incising and paint. Hedrick's pieces are essentially wooden portraits of actual pieces. Even the ties are carved out of wood.