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Bill Ooms
Art in Wood -- Ribbon Sculptures
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Ribbon sculptures are made from a number of segmented "bowls" which are turned on a lathe, then cut apart and re-assembled to form a smooth flowing ribbon. Some of the ribbons are "mobius strips" which means that they only have one side. No two sculptures are made alike. Each piece is truly one-of-a-kind. I may make a similar shape in another wood, and I often will use similar wood for more than one shape. However, I do not make more than one sculpture of a given shape and combination of wood. For more information on the construction of these sculptures, see the resources page. |
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"Jazz!"
27" Wide
Wood: Quilted Maple, Ebony, Black Veneer
This is a mobius ribbon, with the keys going continuously from one side of the ribbon to
the other side. There are a total of 16 octaves of keys.
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"Ezekiel's Vision"
17" High
Wood: Imbuya
Base: Hulien Jade Marble
The prophet Ezekiel saw a vision of a "wheel within a wheel". This probably isn't what he saw,
but this does resemble a loop floating within another loop.
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"Roller Coaster"
21" High, 18" Wide
Wood: Quilted Maple, Bloodwood Veneer
Base: Black Belgium Marble
Wouldn't it be fun to ride a roller coaster that was a loop like this?
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"Grapevine"
20" High
Wood: Purpleheart, Black and Maple Veneer strips
Base: Black Belgium Marble
No, it's not made from grape wood. But the natural color of the Purpleheart wood twists
and curves like a wild grapevine.
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"Circle of Fifths"
25" High, 12" Wide
Wood: Quilted Maple, Ebony, Black Veneer
Base: Black Belgium Marble
There are 12 octaves of keys going around both "sides" of this mobius ribbon, representing each of the
12 key signatures in music.
In music theory, the progression from one key to the next is known as the "Circle of Fifths".
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"Why Knot?"
20" High
Wood: Monterillo
Base: Black Belgium Marble
Three loops, one continuous ribbon in a knot.
I often look to mathematics for inspiration for new shapes.
In math there is a field of study for knots, and this simple shape is known as a "trefoil knot".
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"Apple Peel"
20" High
Wood: Imbuya Burl
Base: Black Belgium Marble
The title comes not from the wood, but because the shape reminded me of my mom peeling apples.
This is a mobius ribbon.
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"DNA"
30" High, 15" Wide
Wood: Maple, Imbuya, Boire, Maple Burl
Base: Black Marble with Boire edging
The shape of this ribbon resembles a double helix.
The four different woods are arranged in four different patterns representing the four base pairs in DNA.
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"Infinity"
28" High, 15" Wide
Wood: Holly, Boire, Imbuya, Maple Burl
Base: Black Marble with Boire edging
This simple shape is similar to the math symbol for infinity.
It is a mobius ribbon. The four woods are arranged in four different patterns in a somewhat random order.
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"Black & Tan"
24" High
Wood: Zircote and Maple Veneer
Base: Scrub Oak Burl
The thin "pinstripes" come from thin pieces of maple veneer between the segments of the darker Zircote.
The title comes from the popular Irish drink.
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"Chocolate/Vanilla Swirl"
16" High
Wood: Maple and Imbuya
Base: Brown Marble with Imbuya edging
Two separate mobius ribbons are interlocked together without touching.
The inspiration for the interlocked mobius ribbons came from a mathematical web site.
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"Waves"
14" High, 20" Wide
Wood: Zircote and Maple Veneer
The thin "pinstripes" come from thin pieces of maple veneer between the segments of the darker Zircote.
The shape of this mobius ribbon reminds me of waves of water rolling onto the beach, and then the water slips
back into the ocean.
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