PORT TOWNSEND — Helga Winter’s favorite wood is green madrone. As an artist, she loves its unpredictable nature, as well as the way it allows “a quiet conversation to take place.”
Winter, for whom trees are an art medium, will open her studio for a show and sale this Friday and Saturday. The event, called “Celebration of the Senses,” will generate proceeds for a local organization that also places great value on trees:
The Jefferson Land Trust will receive 25 percent of Winter’s revenue from the two-day sale at her place, 508 Lawrence St.
“Celebration of the Senses,” open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, is a showcase of Winter’s approach to woodwork.
She uses trees felled by storms, disease or construction, turning their wood into ornate rattles, bowls and other sculptures.
“As the wood dries — after it has been turned — warping occurs, allowing the wood to take back its own shape,” she said.
“After the drying . . . it is my turn to respond to the new shape, the cracks, the imperfections.
“I step aside and let the wood seek its own perfection.”
To learn more about the artist, visit www.HelgaWinter.com, and for information about the Jefferson Land Trust, visit http://SaveLand.org.
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Features Editor Diane Urbani de la Paz can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5062, or at diane.urbani@peninsuladailynews.com.
