Marc Lamm - the Art of Wood
This piece is in the lobby of the Behavioral Science Building in St. Paul, MN. It's 6 ft tall and 2 ft wide.
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I work with wood like a painter works with oils and a sculptor with stone.
From a distance, lines, shapes, contours and shadows are easily seen but when you move from side to side, the change in perspective alters the image like the features of someone's face as it turns. If a light source moves, shadows in the piece move with it like the sun moving across a landscape. As you approach the piece, shallow contours appear like swells on a lake and intricate patterns emerge. You can't help but touch the smooth flowing surface to feel the highly finished solid wood. The modified tung oil finish allows that because, like a piece of fine furniture, my art is easy to clean if necessary. The lines and shapes in my art are the natural colors of solid wood joined along curves. No inlays, veneers, dyes or stains are used. Please note: My art can't be fully appreciated in a photo. It must be seen in person. 
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I made this bowl for a man in Tucson. It's 12 inches wide at the top and 9 inches tall.
This is a snare drum I made for a professional drummer in Boston.
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This is from my fan series. It's four feet wide.
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