Mark Prier

Artwork


burl, 2012

Materials: Rocky Mountain Douglas fir log with burls, toothpicks.

A weathered grey log sits on a wooden floor, two prominent burls entirely pincushioned with toothpicks as though growing them like quills. A weathered grey log sits on a wooden floor, two prominent burls entirely pincushioned with toothpicks as though growing them like quills. One end of the log faces the camera, displaying dried-out white fungi growing in the wood cracks.
A side view of a weathered grey log sitting on a wooden floor, held up by two large burls on its underside. On top, two prominent burls entirely pincushioned with toothpicks look like they're growing them like quills. A close-up view of a weather grey log showing a prominent burl pincushioned with toothpicks, as though it's growing them like quills.