Life as Art:Artistic Oddities

Artistic creations often transform into strange oddities and niche art installations. One prime example is North Carolina’s Patrick Dougherty, a sapling sculptor. At seventy-seven, Dougherty merges his carpentry skills and love for nature by constructing monumental art installations using organic materials, primarily sticks of various sizes and types. By organizing and weaving sticks in a uniform direction, he has created over 300 projects worldwide, including castles, mazes, and cannon-like villages. His project, Tree Circus, crafted mainly from willow and alder, features a whimsical, circula...