Ruffian, it Begins!
This is the first time I’ve posted the work I call “Ruffian”. I name work as sub-catagories of Gutter Cherry, because Gutter Cherry encompasses everything I do. So as to not get confused, I name the projects that fall into different mediums and techniques. In this case Ruffian is composed of photographs “decaled” (I just made up that word) on to reclaimed materials. These pictures are on reclaimed old growth Doug Fir that was salvaged from buildings that were coming down in the Portland area. The tight clear vertical grain is visible through the photos and adds an interesting dimension. The photographs are all of local Portland sites too and were taken by myself or Tommy. If you are familiar with the area you can see the Broadway Bridge, Skyline Cemetery (are most of the tree shots), the Gobal Tavern Viking Ship and some others. I enjoy this process so stay tuned for more works like these (on metal).