The following is a collection of the growing number of pieces of art made with wood from Maryland's fallen champion Wye Oak Tree. Maryland artists selected wood from "The  Quiet Giant", with their promise to produce a commemorative work of art to honor this tree, which stood for over 400 years in the little village of Wye Mills. Additional artwork will be added to this gallery in the future. Maryland DNR will also sponsor a traveling art exhibition to tour throughout the State of Maryland. To view the artwork in greater detail and find out more about the artist, simply click on the artwork below.

Longevity by Allen Alexopulos

Longevity
Allen Alexopulos


A natural-edge hollow vessel turned from a small Wye Oak limb.

Three Southwest style pots by Clifton Poodry

Southwest-style Pots
Clifton Poodry

These pots were turned from the wood of the Wye Oak.

Wye Oak Bowl with Natural Edge by David M. Fry

Wye Oak Bowl with Natural Edge
David M. Fry


This piece contains an entire cross-section of a Wye Oak branch.
Wye Oak Pot
David M. Fry


This semi-enclosed vessel displays on its sides two starbursts from the tree’s pith (center).

Wye Oak Pot by David M. Fry

Rooftop Bowl by David M. Fry

Wye Oak Rooftop Bowl
David M. Fry


This lightweight piece carved from the Wye Oak features the traditional “flake” figure of quarter-sawn (radial cut) oak.
Pot with Bolt Hole
Clifton Poodry


This rustic pot, carved from the Wye Oak has the bolt hole going through it and the dark stain from the iron.

Pot with Bolt Hole by Clifton Poodry

Wye Knot

"Wye Knot"
Bernard J. Wulff

“Wye Knot” carved into a smooth sanded board of the Wye Oak.

Wye Oak Commemorative Carving by Bernard J. Wulff

Wye Oak Commemorative Carving
Bernard J. Wulff

Engraved images of the Great Wye Oak and the Wye Oak Grist Mill.

Tear by by YK Tang

The Heart of the Wye Oak by YK Tang

Figure with Twisted Stick by Norma McAuley

Tear
YK Tang


This piece of artwork interprets a bird soaring into the cloud. It is built based on the existing shape of the wood piece.

The Heart of the Wye Oak
YK Tang


This piece of Wye Oak is believed to be near the bottom part of the stem. A small area near the center, the wood is extremely hard, is carved as the heart of the Wye Oak.

Figure with Twisted Stick
Norma McAuley

Hanging sculpture.

Have a Seat
Ann Reid


Bench made from the Wye Oak wood with copper inlays.

Have a Seat by Ann Reid

Wye Oak on Wye Oak by Carmella Thompson

Wye Oak on the Wye Oak
Carmella Thompson

Image of the Wye Oak Tree burned into an original piece of the Wye Oak and left in its natural state with hints of color added. The support cable seen is hardware used to stabilize the tree before falling victim in a storm.

Maryland Blue Crab
Edwin Bolander


Maryland Blue Crab carved from the wood of the Wye Oak.

Maryland Blue Crab carved by Edwin Bolander

Kent Narrows on the Wye Oak by Carmella Thompson
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Kent Narrows on the Wye Oak
Carmella Thompson

Image of Kent Narrows wood burned into an original piece of the Wye Oak and left in its natural state with hints of color added. This scene is recognizable by most Marylanders.
Nesting
Jennifer Becker

Encased pieces of the Wye Oak and crocheted gold wire to form a nest. More pieces of the tree were used to form a stand. The birds are made from printed information about the Wye Oak.

Nesting, a sculpture by Jennifer Becker

Squirrel Oak, a woodcut by Caroline Thorington

Squirrel Oak
Caroline Thorington

Squirrel Oak is a woodcut made from the cross section of a branch of the Wye Oak. The squirrel sits on a bole surrounded by the tree.

Togetherness
Richard H. Smith, Jr.


A Colonial style kidney shaped bench finished in hand-rubbed tung oil. The shape of this two-person bench causes those sitting to face somewhat toward one another, reminiscent of the many couples who were married under the boughs of the Wye Oak.

Togetherness, a wooden bench made by Richard H. Smith, Jr

Six Oil Paintings on Wye Oak Wood by  Liz Arango- Howshall

Golden Season, Oil paint depiction of fall color on a piece of the Wye Oak by Liz Arango- Howshall

Oil paint depiction of the homestead of the Wye Oak painted on a piece of the Wye Oak by Liz Arango- Howshall

Golden Season

The Homestead

Land of Pleasant Living by Liz Arango- Howshall


Skipjacks by Liz Arango- Howshall

Land of Pleasant Living

Skipjacks

Hunting the Chesapeake Marshes by Liz Arango- Howshall

Eastern Shore Workboats by Liz Arango- Howshall

Hunting the Chesapeake Marshes Eastern Shore Workboats

Native Flute
Douglas “Dusty” Moore


Native American-style Flute carved from the Wye Oak with lapis inlay and deer-skin ties. Key of F#. Concert tuned. Pentatonic minor.

American-style Flute by Douglas (Dusty) Moore

Seven Carved Birds by Earl M. Brinton

Carved Great Blue Heron by Earl M. Brinton


Carved Grouse by Earl M. Brinton

Great Blue Heron

Grouse

Carved duck by Earl M. Brinton

Carved King Rail by Earl M. Brinton

Duck

King Rail

Carved Snipe by Earl M. Brinton

Carved Golden Eye by Earl M. Brinton

Snipe

Golden Eye

Carved Phalarope by Earl M. Brinton

Phalarope
Curlews
Al Scrivo

Five hand-carved curlews on a log. Everything was carved from the same piece of Wye Oak wood and rubbed with boiled linseed oil.

Curlews by Al Scrivo

Wye Oak Jar I by Anne Krestensen

WyeOak Jar II by Anne Krestensen

Wye Oak Jar I & Wye Oak Jar II
Ann Krestensen


These smoked fired jars were thrown on the potters wheel, coated with terra sigliatta slip and low fired in an electric kiln. The jars were then smoke fired with oak leaves. The handles are pieces of the Wye Oak tree that were attached by drilling two holes in the wood to match the holes in the top of the lid.

Fallen Beauty by Anne Krestensen

Fallen Beauty
Ann Krestensen

Sculpture includes a piece of the Wye Oak, two clay redheaded woodpeckers, two clay turtles, two clay blacksnakes and clay leaves.

Jumping Dolphin
John Hageman

Stylized jumping dolphin carved from the Wye Oak with a natural finish.

Jumping Dolphin by John Hageman

Indian Wood Spirit by John Hageman

Indian Woodspirit
John Hageman

Hanging sculpture of an Indian head carved from the Wye Oak.

Oak Beauty
John Hageman


Sculpture of a running horse carved from the Wye Oak.

Oak Beauty by John Hageman

Oakie Bear by John Hageman

Oakie Bear
John Hageman


Stylized standing bear carved from the Wye Oak with a natural finish.

Terrapin
John Hageman


A stylized Diamondback Terrapin carved from wood of the Wye Oak with a natural finish.

Terrapin by John Hageman

Wye Oak: The Life of a Tree by Lawrence M. Romorini

Wye Oak: The Life of a Tree
Lawrence M. Romorini

This 3-dimensional retrospective art, entitled “The Life Of A Tree”, celebrates the extraordinary and beloved Wye Oak. The art features an actual branch from the Wye Oak, mounted on a scroll with an artistic rendition of the tree and its radius. Starting with the acorn on the upper left, miniaturized photographs, memorabilia and 3-dimensional symbols serve as some reminders of the long history that transpired for the nation and Maryland during the 450+ years that the Wye Oak lived on the Eastern Shore.

Rounding the Thomas Point Light by Edward W. Edder

Rounding the
Thomas Point Light
Edward W. Edder


Intarsia, depicting a working skipjack sailing by the Thomas Point Shoals Lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay. This piece contains 341 pieces of the Wye Oak, each taken from a single board.

Wye Oak Vessel
Phil Brown


Lathe turned from branch to 3/16" thick. Some spalting in sapwood, with sapwood hardened with epoxy paint. Water-based lacquer finish.


Wye Oak Vessel by Phil Brown

 Wye Oak Family Tree by Lynne Jones

Wye Oak Family Tree
Lynne Jones


Rubbing surface grain of wood onto paper created this framed drawing on Mulberry Paper. Spirit (Dryad) faces were cut out and hinged onto background drawing.

The Wye Oak
Jerry DeWitt


A original watercolor painting and rustic natural finished picture frame with carvings along the base section of the old brick schoolhouse and shrubs and stump of the remaining Wye Oak.

The Wye Oak by Jerry DeWitt

“Havana” Rollerball Pen by Laurie Kleespies

“Havana” Rollerball Pen
Laurie Kleespies


Wye Oak Pens are handturned on a wood lathe and inlayed with turquoise stone. Platinum accents.

Wye Opener
Gary Stenger


Letter Opener carved from remnants of the Wye Oak. Finished with wood burning detail.

Wye Opener by Gary Stenger

Wye Oak Preserved in Glass by Viki Keating

Wye Oak
Preserved in Glass
Viki Keating


Fused and etched glass box with  various parts of the Wye Oak fused glass.

Wye Oak Stool
Viki Keating


Stool made of Wye Oak wood with polymer oak leaf inlays.
 

Wye Oak Stool by Viki Keating

Oak Elder by Heidi Wetzel

Elder Oak
Heidi Wetzel


An exposed gnarled piece of Wye Oak wood, showcased within a wrap, woven with sisal and reed.

AD 2008
Joe Dickey


Sphere turned from wood  of the Wye Oak.

AD 2008 by Joe Dickey

Silent Witness by Maureen Barnes

Silent Witness
Maureen Burns


Impressions from the bark went into the forming process of the clay, and ash from burnt branches was mixed into the glazes of the sculpture.

Fond Memories
Ronald Clements

A wood carving of stylized leaves and acorns cut from the Wye Oak tree.

Fond Memories by Ronald Clements

450 Years by David Brosch

450 Years
David Brosch


After sanding a piece of wood cut from one of the Wye Oak tree limbs, ink was used to form this impression on paper.

Twisted Oak
Stan Rosen

Sculpture

Twisted Oak by Stan Rosen

Oak Down by Gary Stenger

Oak Down
Gary Stenger


Two Mallard ducks carved to full size from a piece of the Wye Oak.

Freedom
Patty Hageman

American Bald Eagle wood burned into a piece of the Wye Oak.

Freedom by Patty Hageman

Serving Oak
Gregory Boor

Eleven pieces of lathe-turned Wye Oak finished with natural Danish oil stain.

Serving Oak - 2 candlestick holders by Gregory Boor Serving Oak - Large Bowl by Gregory Boor
Serving Oak - ??????? by Gregory Boor Serving Oak - Large Plate, small plate & medium saucer by Gregory Boor
Serving Oak - Goblet by Gregory Boor Serving Oak - Cup by Gregory Boor
Serving Oak - Medium Bowl by Gregory Boor Serving Oak - Acorn by Gregory Boor
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