Wye Oak Art Gallery


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

Southwest-style Pots Clifton Poodry These pots were turned from the wood of the Wye Oak.
		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 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.

"Wye Knot" Bernard J. Wulff “Wye Knot” carved into a smooth sanded board of the Wye Oak.

Wye Oak Commemorative Carving Bernard J. Wulff Engraved images of the Great Wye Oak and the Wye Oak Grist Mill.

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

Golden Season		The Homestead

Land of Pleasant Living		Skipjacks

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.
Seven Carved Birds by Earl M. Brinton

Great Blue Heron		Grouse

Duck		King Rail

Snipe		Golden Eye
		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.

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 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.
		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.
		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.

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 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 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.
		“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 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.
		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.
		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.
		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
		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.
Serving Oak Gregory Boor Eleven pieces of lathe-turned Wye Oak finished with natural Danish oil stain.