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The German word Waldgedanken essentially means ‘forest thoughts’.
In 2003, I spent an unexpected amount of time walking around in German forests. The pure form of the thin horizontal broken bare branches that crossed through spaces between the repeating verticals of tree trunks was visually thrilling.

If one looks at trees through a window from a seated position then stands to look again, first one sees only half a tree, then more of the tree or possibly all of it. The tree has been whole all the time, but one’s own position has made the difference.

A few of these pieces are covered in beeswax that serves literally as a preservative. I enjoy using it just for the surface quality, but also appreciate the inherent suggestion of an embalmed experience that it provides.