Patrick Dougherty: Windswept

Combining his carpentry skills with his love of nature, Patrick began to learn more about primitive techniques of building and to experiment with tree saplings as construction material.

His work quickly evolved from single pieces on conventional pedestals to monumental scale environmental works, which require saplings by the truckloads. Over the last thirty years, he has built over 250 of these works.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.