Spalted Maple Medallion Sculpture
I carved a 42" diameter maple log into a bone shaped boat, or a boat shaped bone a few years ago. The cut offs from my chain saw were all beautiful in their own right. I was familiar with the concept of ancient bi disc forms of Asia, and was really drawn to how some were mounted on metal stands to display value. I incorporated this idea of the stand into these sculptures. Ironically, the metal post used in this sculpture is from reclaimed political sign holders. This wooden sculpture is made from a spalted maple cut off from the Dry Bones | Bone Boat sculpture that I have sculpted and refined into the final form. There is a piece of copper tube that is inlayed in the back of this piece and the metal stand inserts into the copper. This allows the sculpture to be able to be removed for the viewer to hold. The base is made from very dense and beautiful imported cocobolo wood. This piece is available for immediate purchase, or I can custom make a sculpture for you. This could be out of wood, metal, stone, acrylic, resin, fur, or any number of other materials. Thank you for looking at my work! Darin M. White
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As an artist, I found my love of objects at an early age. I was always drawing diagrams on napkins and discussing how things were made, like my father and grandfather. They owned and operated a display manufacturing business, so I was around design and material process from the beginning. My entrepreneurial career began around the age of seven, when I asked my dad to help me cut out some wood shapes on a small jigsaw, added color and sold them on the driveway. i was hooked.
After a year playing college football and throwing javelin in Indiana, I honed my art skills especially metal fabrication and casting finishing with a BFA in sculpture at the University of Kansas. During art school my brother Brian and I designed and made alternative clothing for the skate crowd. My wife and I began selling visual merchandising products to retailers, eventually garnering major clients all over the world. We also started HAVA studios to collaborate on creative projects which led to unique and very high end work. Many times I was providing the design and project management and not having the time to work on the making. I have had to carve out time to make art and also collaborated with my wife on award winning public art.
A few years ago, after chain saw carving a large 8' sculpture out of a huge spalted maple log. The wood cut away was so beautiful, so I carved my wife small piece and hung it on a silver chain. She received many comments and requests about the "wearable sculpture" pendant and I started making them for family and friends, and eventually galleries. Because splating is a natural process; like a finger print, there are no two alike. I expanded the hand carvings to earrings and rings, and then started making other objects including small freestanding sculptures and charcuterie/cheese serving boards, while filling custom requests for furniture and lighting as well as interior design.
My work is driven by my love of shape and form. I tend to be minimal in design. I work with whatever material is the best for the project but have an affinity for wood and metal. I also work in stone, acrylic, glass, resin, foam, and many other unique materials. I take commissions while also producing my original designs. My fine artwork is available upon request.
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