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display hall full of beautiful work, and know a piece as his by the simple principles he follows when combined with his distinctive style.
When it comes to the manner in which Daniel cre- ates his art, he keeps his tools to essentials. Wire is applied only where it’s needed, and is considered a temporary measure. Within that, he uses aluminum wire as a preference, though he, like everyone else, used copper for decades. He amusingly remembers how excited everyone became when aluminum wire was first made available, and finds humorous now the tendency by some to hold an almost religious insis- tence on the use of copper over aluminum. Any aid, no matter how humble, is used to assist him in the creation of his works. It is a means to an end and for Daniel, only the end matters.
Beyond these original four principles, believing with humor that four is generally a good number to have when it comes to something as essential as prin- ciples, he has nonetheless added depth in the pursuit of expressing what inspires him most in nature. As time progressed, it became apparent to him that if one treated each branch as its own crown, the over- all image would be pleasing, no matter how you ap- proached the tree. He has often mused that he would
enjoy having a slowly rotating turntable which would allow people to appreciate each degree of the tree’s im- age, rather than just appreciating one side. It certainly goes with his great love of round or many-sided pots, which let viewers shift their view, granting them the ability to choose their own favored ‘front.’
Top; Korean Black Pine, Pinus thumbergii
Bottom; Rocky Mountain Juniper, Juniperus scopularum
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