Good with wood
Brett Davis is an artist who uses wood as his medium. He glows when he says, “I love wood! “ He also loves enabling others to engage with wood. The Coledale resident established “Woodstories”, which is based on the idea that every piece of...
Brett Davis is an artist who uses wood as his medium. He glows when he says, “I love wood! “ He also loves enabling others to engage with wood.
The Coledale resident established “Woodstories”, which is based on the idea that every piece of wood is unique and has a story well worth telling.
Bowl turning allows Brett to tell these stories through the production of beautiful and artistic bowls that showcase Australia’s amazing range of timbers.
He particularly goes after the damaged sections of trees that display unique grains and defects as well as other beautiful, quirky features. He says that these quirky timbers are not unlike his many friends – unique but totally worth understanding, knowing and sharing in many and varied projects and fun activities.
Brett thrives on enabling others to engage with wood. After his time as a design and technology teacher, he wanted to share his skills, passions and awareness of the social good that can come from shared creative projects focussed on “bowl turning”.
Treehouse construction is another passion. Here, wood is used to build positive family relationships through building a treehouse together and providing a unique space to draw children away from their screens.
Brett also runs “Timber Alaia” surfboard workshops, which are suitable for parents and children. These use sustainable Paulownia timber to make replicas of the original Hawaiian surfboards – amazing surf-art in their own right.
Brett loves to salvage timber, and save trees from the chipper by taking sections from local arborists, cutting and seasoning them, then passing them onto the public for turning or carving.
Brett is an artist and teacher who strives to provide opportunities for anyone of any skill level to discover the wonders of wood. His art strives to nurture creativity and enhance well-being for families, groups and individuals. He is a truly wonderful asset in our community.
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