Matt Tommey
  • Home
  • Artist
    • Current Inventory
    • In the Studio
    • Your Personal Design
    • FAQs
    • Fireplace Mantel Sculptures
    • Wall Hangings
    • Tabletop & Pedestal
    • Woven Copper Fire Pit
    • Encaustic Art
    • Ikebana Baskets
  • Basket Weaving Classes
    • Starting a Basketry Garden
    • Basket Weaving Techniques
    • How to Make Baskets
    • How to Weave a Basket
    • Kudzu Vine
  • Contact
    • Privacy, Terms & Conditions
  • Blog
    • Press
  • Archives

Woven Sculpture for a Home in The Cliffs at Walnut Cove - Asheville, North Carolina.

1/16/2017

1 Comment

 
woven sculpture, organic sculpture, sculptural art baskets, matt tommey
Woven Sculpture for Stairwell
Woven Sculpture, organic sculpture, sculptural art baskets, matt tommey
Closeup - Woven Sculpture from Nature
Creating woven sculpture for beautiful homes here in Western North Carolina is one of the great joys of my life. Especially when the home I’m creating for is incredibly beautiful and my clients are equally as nice. That was the case with this new piece I just finished for a home in The Cliffs at Walnut Cove here in Asheville, North Carolina.
 
Like many of my clients, these folks first saw my work at the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands held every July here in Asheville and I had the opportunity to introduce my woven sculpture to them. We talked briefly about their project and then a few weeks later, I reached out to them in order to setup a home visit.
 
I love visiting the homes of my clients because it gives me the unique opportunity to see what they love, to feel the space and to get an idea of how pieces I create might fit into the space.
 
Now, I’ve done a lot of woven sculptures for many homes over the years, but this request was a first: to create a piece for a the wall in a stairwell right off the entry. Since I love a challenge, I immediately excited and ready to get to work.
 
Upon returning to my studio, I started searching for some branches I thought would work in the space and BOOM, there it was… the perfect piece. I mean, this branch looks like it was literally grown for the space.  I immediately began preparing it and then mounted it on the wall to sketch an idea.
 
Since the clients had already told me the kinds of baskets they wanted in this woven sculpture, I had a good idea of where to start. Then I just let nature take it’s course.  While the drawing for this piece is very close to the finished product, you never really know how it’s going to turn out until it’s done.  After adding many different baskets in a variety of styles, I accented the piece with smaller mountain laurel branches, copper leaves and white clay pods. 
 
The moment of truth is always during installation and thankfully, the piece fit exactly as I planned.  With the lighting and ambience of the space, it exceeded all our expectations and has become a beautiful addition to an already fabulous space.
 
For more information on how I could create a special woven sculpture for your home, click here.
1 Comment
josephine link
7/2/2017 02:26:15 am

You have passion in what you do. i love each and every piece of your work. The thing i enjoy most is the idea of visiting your clients and share with them .

Reply



Leave a Reply.


    Author

    Matt Tommey is a sculptural basketry artist and basketry teacher working in East Texas. His work is commissioned and collected around the country.

    Archives

    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    November 2021
    September 2020
    May 2018
    April 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    June 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    August 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Terms & Conditions  |  Privacy
Copyright 2023 Matt Tommey | Tommey Capital LLC . All rights reserved.
Mailing Address: PO Box 1382 Lindale, Texas 75771
Studio Address:Private By Appointment Only
(404) 538-5173
.

Sitemap

  • Home
  • Artist
    • Current Inventory
    • In the Studio
    • Your Personal Design
    • FAQs
    • Fireplace Mantel Sculptures
    • Wall Hangings
    • Tabletop & Pedestal
    • Woven Copper Fire Pit
    • Encaustic Art
    • Ikebana Baskets
  • Basket Weaving Classes
    • Starting a Basketry Garden
    • Basket Weaving Techniques
    • How to Make Baskets
    • How to Weave a Basket
    • Kudzu Vine
  • Contact
    • Privacy, Terms & Conditions
  • Blog
    • Press
  • Archives