Michael Reeve - Artist’s Statement.

Growing up on the northwest coast of Tasmania, my self-taught journey and desire to create was channelled at an early age.

Following a lengthy career as a commercial artist, I began to explore my new found passion; hand carving and sculpting the melon and honey scented Huon pine; one of Australia’s oldest and rarest woods, along with other specialty timbers endemic to Tasmania. 

It is said that the best artist to be found in such a field, are those that can release the soul of the wood. For several years my work has explored native Tasmanian wildlife, fauna and natural environmental forms. 

Each piece of work undergoes a meticulous relationship with it’s maker; one of respect, awe and an abundance of concentrated energy until it is completed with excellence. 

Constantly enraptured in creation, my journey continues…