Cherry Wall-mounted Sculptures

Fine quality half hull model of Steam Yacht "Lurline". Laminated paper label with dimensions, name and maker. Two mounting holes on back of mounting plaque.

From the Braniff Place World Headquarters in Dallas, Texas comes this massive, one of a kind low-relief 9’ world map. It has a functional Derby Clock on the left side and a thermomet...

Things I've found, things that have found me 6. The lightning struck branches of this Poplar came to Moran via an old friend and former professor. The unique pale white and light mossy green color already inherent in Poplar contrasted with the char of a lightning strike has intrigued him for years. This first piece created with the wood is driven by the contrast of natural lines and human made lines; the shapes we make, the shapes nature makes and the tension between them. The graphic pale Poplar with its natural lighting charred center is framed in mitered Cherry with a hand-rubbed tung oil finish and set off against a matte black hand-painted surround. Every element of Moran's sculptures and frames are made by him in his workshop in New York's Hudson Valley. To date, there are seven unique works in this series, of which this is number six. Please be in touch for images of the entire series. Five of the seven sculptures are pictured in the last slideshow image. Things I've Found, Things That Have Found Me has manifested as an ever growing collection of works, nicknamed Lignum Novis which roughly translates to unique or odd wood. Each piece, though presented in the same Cherry framed format, is a combination of exploration, adaptation, simple surprise and adoration of the characteristics of wood. Through framing, curious moments of arboreal happenstance are set apart. Whether it is painstakingly carving a rounded band out of a single block of Cherry, finding pleasing shape and design in lightning struck Poplar or simply being awed by the traces of new limb growth left encased in the grain of an old Chestnut Oak, each piece has both been found and found me. Weaving, inverting, book-matching, layering and framing become an act of contemplation in Michael James Moran...

Sample a fully functional armoire front only that can infuse a regular wardrobe, entry or closet with all the classicism of the Rococo style. A rich double door composition in wood, ...

Nineteenth Century New England Wooden Kitchen Implements as Folk Art Wall Sculpture