So maybe 15 years ago I was contacted to do one of my stick art pieces by a couple in Napa way up on the ridge overlooking the valley and all the way to the Bay Area. The husband greeted me,and we discussed their beautiful home and where the piece would be installed....
I have spent so many years putting my artwork out in the eithers, Seo, blog posting, Instagram you name it. And then there are times when a designer refers you for a project across the country and you don’t even know them. Brad Krefman in this case recommended...
Creativity is fleeting and often searched for and not found. Here is a recent way that I came up with to feel into creativity I came across while looking at an Interior Design magazine. I was looking at a project in Japan and the cover of the article had a picture of...
Here is a pictorial view of this project in the Catskills. I submitted the idea of the leaves blowing through the windows on the right as one of 4 or 5 concepts.There were two design companies La Bossierre and Johnson design studio in Atlanta.Once the concept...
https://www.sticks-n-stones.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Tahoe-Quarterly-2.pdf This project was included in a Tahoe quarterly magazine article. Emily Roose formerly Esposito and I have been fortunate to have collaborated on a number of her projects. She and I...
Stanly Ranch wall art This was an opportunity for me to do multiple stick art pieces (34) for a statement project in the wine country at the new Stanly Ranch resort by Auberge. An art rep I have worked with for many years Chandra Cerrito, contacted me to see if...
The New York Eldred Preserve project When things come out of the blue and the work finds you that is the best! I got a random call from a designer from Labossier Design, asking me if I would be interested in a large hotel, restaurant, event center project in the...
I thought I would talk about some of my favorite stick art projects to date. Gracefully some really choice projects have appeared for me to engage with and complete, each one growing on the next one giving legitimacy from the first one to the last. Sol Bar in...
I love line and shape that makes me wonder and feel the mystery of existence. In the art world it is more rare that artwork has shape and geometry. Most time static square or rectangle shapes with colors are used to create interest. As I have done stick art over the...
“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.”
