- Date
- 2004-07
- Kind
- Observation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- artsheritagecommunityenvironment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 2004 Beaver Beacon profiled Bruce Struik, whose Beaver Island work turns driftwood, twisted logs, roots, and burls into sculpture. The profile also describes the cottage he helped build and the extensive rock-and-plant gardens around his home.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper profile and account of the artist’s practice, not a complete catalog of his works or an independent assessment of his career.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2004, "Art found in Nature."Profiles Bruce Struik's visual approach to driftwood and twisted logs, his Beaver Island cottage and gardens, his found-wood work since 1971, and his process of carving, sanding, gluing, and varnishing natural forms. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the artist profile and accompanying photographs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Bruce Struik's found-wood sculpture and gardens profiled, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bruce-struik-found-wood-sculpture-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2004, "Art found in Nature." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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