Here is my fortuitous chicken coop studio. It is out in the rolling hills above the Yuba River in Grass Valley. Cows are my only neighbors. Plenty of space to store sticks and whatever else to do with my work with natural materials. I took my mother in law and wife...
Had a chance recently do do a natural materials wall sculpture for well known interior designer Jamie Bush for a Tahoe project in Martis Camp. Many sketches and ideas were passed back and forth. And as I live 1 hour from Tahoe I thought this is perfect! Turns out the...
I received an e mail yesterday from a large art advisory firm Kalisher Art. They are considering me to do a big installation of spheres based on an inspiration of a Polish artist who did a floating bubble grouping. This picture is so inspiring! I think all art...
Service as a transcendental act and what is Sacred Art We do a lot of service. I live on a spiritual Sanctuary which is 88 acres and there is a lot to do. I have been developing and expanding our landscaping as well as enlarging a holy site we have here. It is the...
How David got his start as a natural materials/ stick artist David Ward’s original career was as a landscape contractor. While trimming fruit trees he would end up with a truck load of fresh, perfectly straight suckers or shoots to find a use for. He loved to...
“David Wards delicate assemblages of twigs and branches are the perfect complement to the environments of Cheng Design.
He has a passion and sensitivity for making his art appropriate to the project. Our collaborations have rewarded us, as well as our clients, with wall pieces, light fixtures, and garden elements all done with subtle restraint and quiet exuberance.”
