Abstract sculptor, painter and conceptual artist Mike Shaffer creates works of art from nature, from outdoor environments,
by stacking objects of length—limbs and logs and sticks and stones into towers and monument-like structures.
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Tuesday
Balance Points
About 16 x 10 x 8 inches
Found Rocks
Little Bennett Regional Park
Montgomery County, Maryland
2011 . . .
Monday
Quarter Furlong Fence
2.0 x 3.5 x 280 feet
Found branches
Little Bennett Regional Park
Montgomery County, Maryland
2008 . . .
Friday
Trail Pixie Rail Road
About 40 feet long
Small branch segments
Savage River State Forest
Garrett County, Maryland
2007
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Leaves of Heaven
About 5 feet high
Fresh cut tree foliage
Artist's Studio Grounds
Ijamsville, Maryland
2006
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(Untitled)
About 5 feet high
Rocks and stones
Savage River State Forest
Garrett County, Maryland
2007
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Bent Cage Castle
About 14 x 6 x 6 feet
Living trees and wild grape vines
Little Bennett Regional Park
Montgomery County, Maryland
2006
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Balls of Mysterious Matter
Each about 10 inches in diameter
Weeds, grasses and vines
Little Bennett Regional Park
Montgomery County, Maryland
2006
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Four on Three
6.75 feet high
Fresh cut logs
Artist's Studio Grounds
Ijamsville, Maryland
2006
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Twin Towers
Both about 7 feet high
Rocks and boulders
Monongahela National Forest
Davis, West Virginia
2004
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Leaf Dragon
4 x 3 x 23 feet
Foliage and tree branches
Artist's Studio Grounds
Ijamsville, Maryland
2006
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Stick Stack
About 6 feet high Small tree branches
Artist’s Studio Grounds
Ijamsville, Maryland
2006 . . .
Stick Stack Two
About 6 feet high Decayed tree limbs Savage River State Forest Garrett County, Maryland 2007 . . .
Wood Tower Two
About 6 feet High Decayed tree limbs Savage River State Forest Garrett County, Maryland 2007