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Bamboo Sculptures by Anne Crumpacker


Cross Currents Screen, crosscut bamboo, canvas screen, acrylic, 2012

Anne Crumpacker is a Portland, Oregon artist who works with bamboo and has found a unique way to use it in her work. She works with crosscut, or sliced, sections of bamboo and develops three-dimensional pieces that are full of depth and texture. The patterns maded create the most interesting geometric wall and floor pieces. I love the way she uses the material in these large-scale works and I can just image the time it took to cut each piece.


Cross Currents Screen detail


Cross Currents, crosscut bamboo, square bamboo, wood, acrylic, 2011


Cross Currents


Cross Currents detail


Cross Currents detail


Abu Dhabi Writings, crosscut bamboo and Irish waxed linen thread, 2012

Some of the pieces have the bamboo laid out flat and either stitched or banded together showing the inner structure of the bamboo itself. How beautiful would one of these be as a room divider?


Abu Dhabi Writings, detail


Enso, crosscut bamboo and Irish waxed linen thread, 2012


Enso detail


Enso detail


Cross Currents Luminary, crosscut bamboo, lucite, wood, LED bulbs, 2012


Cross Currents Luminary detail

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.