Marc Alan Freedman

Hand carved cherry wood platter

Hand carved cherry wood bowl

Hand carved walnut wood sculpture with cherry wood base

32"H x 16"W x 6"D

Hand carved walnut wood floor sculpture

Hand carved cherry wood with walnut base

Hand carved linden wood bowl

Hand carved cherry sculpture with walnut base

Hand carved butternut wood floor sculpture

Hand carved and bent walnut floor sculpture with cherry base

Hand carved african mahogany wood sculpture

25"H x 7 1/2"W x 6"D

Hand carved walnut wood bowl

20"L x 14"W x 4"D

Dyed segmented elm on tinted concrete base

African mahogany sculpture on walnut base

Hand carved tabletop wood sculpture

Hand carved tabletop wood sculpture

Marc Alan Freedman

My creations are rarely thought out from start to finish. Sometimes, I have one vision and the wood has another. There are no defined templates or models that are used, only rough sketches and perseverance.

I've had no formal training in woodworking. When in college in Vermont, my main areas of concentration were photography and sculpture, neither was pursued professionally. Instead I ran the gambit of jobs, from dock worker to salesman. It wasn't until my late 40's that I decided to follow a path that was always viewed from afar.

Since moving to upstate New York, I am fortunate to have the drive propelled by a serene sense of my surroundings. Having been a city boy most of my life the solitude is a welcomed change. There never seems to be a lack of inspiration, except of course, when my dogs chase the school bus.

If I had to use one word to sum up my work it would be contour.