SIX PLANES IRIDESCENT

 

 

Completed: July 2026
Detail/Materials: Found wood, pine, stained glass, acrylic paint, and varnish
50 x 36 x 36 cm

Six Planes Iridescent translates a vision of six luminous planes ascending upward via a tree trunk, into a stylised sculptural form. Hand-cut and sanded iridescent stained glass has been chosen for its transparency and shifting spectrum of colour, evoking what lies beyond the veil of ordinary perception.

The vision of the six planes is centred on the presence of ancestors inhabiting planes that exist alongside, yet remain largely unseen within, our everyday reality. The wing forms draw on the iconography of angels while also reflecting the artist’s own personal mythology, where trees themselves are understood as angelic beings and guardians.

The sculpture is built using a found log, reintroducing the tree as both material and collaborator. The wood becomes an active presence within the work, supporting the ethereal qualities of the glass to hint at the grandness of the universe.

 

close up of a sculpture made of a found wooden stump with layers of bright yellow pine (in the photo you can see four out of six layers). Those layers have iridescent stained glass wings extended outwards in different colours. Each level has different shapes wings.
a sculpture made of a found wooden stump and then 6 layers of bright yellow pine. Those layers have iridescent stained glass wings extended outwards in different colours. Each level has different shapes wings. Their is a hand reference size to show that the work is approx 50cm.
a sculpture made of a found wooden stump and then 6 layers of bright yellow pine. Those layers have iridescent stained glass wings extended outwards in different colours. Each level has different shapes wings.
a sculpture made of a found wooden stump and then 6 layers of bright yellow pine. Those layers have iridescent stained glass wings extended outwards in different colours. Each level has different shapes wings.