Grant Morris, Hand Sculptured Wood Art

Hand Sculptured Art by Grant Morris. Manitou Springs, Colorado

As I hike, I look for and collect interesting pieces of wood; often not yet visualizing what they will become. Most my material used in my art is collected between 8,500 and 11,800’ (the top of the tree line). It is not uncommon to hike 5 miles and 1500’ in elevation to return with one special piece of material. Semi-precious minerals can be found nearby, where I collect amazonite, smoky quartz and crystal. You will often find these materials imbedded in my art along with materials more common to pueblo artist such as turquoise and red coral.