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This piece is about that place of healing.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaple, soapstone, weathered wood, paint, metal leaf. 38 x 38 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eShipping: UPS, please allow 6–8 weeks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for completion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before, while the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45528763826245,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/01copy.jpg?v=1786389763"},{"product_id":"ancestral-migration","title":"Ancestral Migration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAs carbon cycles from its geologic form, to the atmosphere, and into the bodies of all living organisms, this is the ancestral migration. This constant transformation, which literally makes life possible, is a reminder of our interdependence with the entire living world. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry, walnut, weathered wood mosaic, soapstone, aluminum, paint. 41 x 48 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e UPS,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e please allow up to 3 months for completion. 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You felt shame for your emotional sensitivity, so you built a shell, armor that kept judgment out, but also kept pieces of your true self in. It was a sacrifice you made to feel safe in a world that didn't always make room for softness in boys.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow, as a man, I understand what that shell cost me. Human connection isn't optional,  it's a need. And I know that restricting my authentic self only perpetuates the very story I want to break: that men must subdue their inner world to survive the outer one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece is an invitation to unlearn that story, to reclaim the beauty and magic I was born with, and to create something whole from the broken pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCherry, birch bark, weathered wood mosaic, glass, paint. 42 x 42 x 3 in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade to order, Shipping: UPS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease allow up to 3 months for completion. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before, while the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45529108152389,"sku":null,"price":10000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/BeautifulandBroken.jpg?v=1786400002"},{"product_id":"cherish","title":"Cherish","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeing human, I feel a deep need to create meaning in life. Observing the patterns and relationships unfolding around me helps orient me, in place, in time, among my relatives. I cherish everything that sustains me and recognize the countless interwoven facets of the living world that perpetuate life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry, aluminum, weathered wood mosaic, paint, roots, soapstone. 60 x 60 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Made to order, up to 3 months. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Freight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before, while the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45557139996741,"sku":null,"price":13000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/Cherish.jpg?v=1786730394"},{"product_id":"cloud-venus","title":"Cloud Venus","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA mythic figure emerges from the atmosphere and sea, part goddess, part weather, part memory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCloud Venus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e draws on the ancient tradition of nature as storyteller: a face formed from cloud and current, hair caught mid-wind, telling us something about our own place inside a world far larger and older than ourselves. She isn't separate from nature: she \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e it, briefly given form. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalnut, boxelder, weathered wood, alabaster, birch bark, beads, paint, aluminum, shoji  paper. 29 x 29 x 2 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Made to order — 6–8 weeks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e UPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before — while the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45557913714757,"sku":null,"price":9000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/CloudVenus.jpg?v=1786738927"},{"product_id":"crane-dance","title":"Crane Dance","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe idea for this artwork came to me after watching a pair of sandhill cranes grazing together near a lake early in the morning. With the light of the early sun It was the first time I really noticed the quality of their feathers up close. Not just gray, but layered with rust, ash, and pale gold depending on how the light hit them. That observation guided how I created this piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe two forms move as a pair rather than a single figure, echoing the way cranes themselves move in tandem. This piece is meant as an homage to the local ecology of central Wisconsin, home to some of the most significant sandhill crane populations in the country, and to the migratory birds who pass through here every spring and fall, marking the seasons the way they have for millennia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaple, cherry, and weathered wood, alabaster, birchbark, aluminum, paint, glass. 41 x 144 x 3.5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order — up to 3 months. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e freight \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before — while the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45558427385925,"sku":null,"price":30000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/cranedance1.jpg?v=1786743571"},{"product_id":"currents-above","title":"Currents Above","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnder every forest floor lies a second world of mycelium threading through soil and branching roots in a silent negotiation. Microbial networks trading nutrients and information in a language older than trees. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurrents Above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e looks skyward from that hidden world, tracing how the visible canopy reaches leaves, catching and consuming light. We only ever see half the story. What lays below shapes, moment to moment, every part of our above ground life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaple and walnut wood, birch bark, weathered wood, glass, aluminum, paint. 32 x 60 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Made to order, 6–8 weeks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e UPS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before, while the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45558448816197,"sku":null,"price":9600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/02_copy.jpg?v=1786746169"},{"product_id":"currents-below","title":"Currents Below","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeneath every forest floor lies the mysterious realm of mycelium threading through the soil, through roots branching. Directing microbial networks trading nutrients and information in a language older than trees. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurrents Below\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e moves into that hidden architecture directly: the tangle of connection running underground, an alternate reality moving alongside our own, mostly unnoticed and entirely essential.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaple and walnut wood, birch bark, glass, aluminum, paint. 32 x 60 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Made to order, 6–8 weeks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e UPS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before, while the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45558611050565,"sku":null,"price":9600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/Laux_04_CurrentsBelow.jpg?v=1786747716"},{"product_id":"dream-flight","title":"Dream Flight","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the threshold of dream and waking consciousness, the mind takes flight, a fleeting world made visible, like rime ice that gathers overnight and evaporates into mist by morning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI created this piece to hold that threshold a little longer, like the moment just before waking, when the dream is still more real than the room.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaple, cherry, birch bark, shoji paper, alabaster, paint, aluminum. 10 x 48 x 2 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Made to order, 6–8 weeks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e UPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before, while the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45558658433093,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/Laux_02_DreamFight.jpg?v=1786748334"},{"product_id":"family-tree","title":"Family Tree","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the living world, we are all related. 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From the viewpoint of life as intertwined together within reciprocal bonds. As a single strand of the web is pulled, it affects all the rest of the network. 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The material was shaped by time and the seasons long before it was ever shaped by hand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work is ultimately about pattern recognition, one of the human mind's most powerful and most deceptive gifts. 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I carved this piece's central figure from one, and left the carved lines running parallel through it: not one path, but many, moving alongside each other toward the same light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat felt true to how change actually happens not a single clean line from where we started to where we're going, but parallel tracks, some visible, some buried, all shaped by what they had to grow around.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaple, walnut, tagua nut, atlantisite, amethyst sage, sodalite, chrysanthemum stone, glass, weathered wood mosaic, paint. 46 x 10 x 2.5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order 6–8 weeks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e UPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. 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When I place my hand on this ancient rock, I am touching an object formed when the first multicellular organisms came into existence. This is a deeply relational experience, a way of sharing common ground with ancient life across deep time. And just as this rock carries the past, it also holds the future, life yet to unfold on this shared stage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeathered wood mosaic, aluminum, paint, laminated birch bark, stone, roots. 48 x 48 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, up to 3 months. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Freight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. 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Laminated glass overlays the surface like water in motion, or ice just beginning to give way to spring. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaple, birch, glass, weathered wood mosaic, lapis lazuli, paint. 46 x 10 x 2.5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order 6–8 weeks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e UPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. 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That ever changing quality, billowing over head, is the feeling of movement and abstraction that I hope to convey in this artwork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalnut, Acrylic and LED. 17 x 21 x 4 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: UPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45564362457157,"sku":null,"price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/CloudFormation2.1600x150.jpg?v=1786826040"},{"product_id":"nautilus","title":"Nautilus","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA nautilus shell grows in a single unbroken spiral and I am endlessly fascinated by how this form is repeated throughout the natural world. Whether it is in the shape of a fern unfurling, to the expression of chaos theory, or our galaxy itself.  It is a way that artists have connected to deeper truths in our lives. When I trace the lines of a spiral in my own artwork, I feel that connection to something very ancient.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalnut wood, paper, aluminum, birchbark, paint. 27 x 7 x 2 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. 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This artwork is a moment captured from the world of imagination, brought to light. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMosaic glass, box elder wood, LED lighting. 43 x 43 x 4 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: UPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45588628570181,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/FantomReality1600.jpg?v=1787333313"},{"product_id":"caught-by-the-current","title":"Caught by the Current","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspiration moves like a current. I find that when I am in the flow I have to relinquish a part of myself that needs to know who, what and why. It is freeing to be in that space in which there is no judgment and no particular outcome. An artwork like this one comes from that very playful place. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoxelder wood and glass mosaic. 36 x 36 x 4 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: UPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45588673560645,"sku":null,"price":3600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/Laux_CaughtBytheCurrentSeries2_1600x150_118c7b93-887c-4950-86fc-d1db0b105aeb.jpg?v=1787335398"},{"product_id":"ghost-image","title":"Ghost Image","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA figure emerges from memory that is just beyond focus. I imagine that all of us have these moments when there is a fleeting image, from a dream or maybe someone who is gone, that comes and disappears. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Boxelder wood and glass mosaic. 24 x 12 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. 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This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: UPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45588832911429,"sku":null,"price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/Imagination-Scape1600.jpg?v=1787337767"},{"product_id":"selkie","title":"Selkie","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn old coastal folklore, the selkie sheds her seal skin to walk on land as a human, caught between two worlds. The theme of freedom and wildness in contrast to the domestic, ordered human made environment, is something that resonates with me. I often feel this tension as rootlessness, being disconnected from the organic world. This is the source of the longing that is present in my artworks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaple and walnut wood, birchbark, glass, aluminum. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e37 x 8 x 2 in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: UPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589002354757,"sku":null,"price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/Selkie.jpg?v=1787343127"},{"product_id":"a-long-shadow","title":"A Long Shadow","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece considers the mark we've left on the planet as we move deeper into the Anthropocene. I look to the past to understand where we are now: for most of human history we lived within nature's balance, subject to it rather than beyond it. Today we are its biggest influence, yet still subject to its limits. This work sits with that hard truth while holding onto an optimistic future, one where we learn to treat each other and the natural world with more respect and move toward a more harmonious relationship with all life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVarious weathered woods and glass. 52.5 x 52.5 x 4 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: Freight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589126774853,"sku":null,"price":9000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/ALongShadow2400.jpg?v=1787348722"},{"product_id":"celestial-window","title":"Celestial Window","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis artwork was inspired by a trip to witness the solar eclipse in 2024. From the vantage point of rocky cliffs, crystal blue water, and green forest I was in the shadow of the eclipse, looking through a celestial window.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalnut, Boxelder, cherry, weathered wood, soapstone, aluminum, paint. 45 x 45 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: Freight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589155414085,"sku":null,"price":9000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/02copy.jpg?v=1787350184"},{"product_id":"dream-tapestry","title":"Dream Tapestry","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWoven from the fabric of my own dreams and the recurring elemental themes of my work, Dream Tapestry follows a bird that flies away and returns, bringing back a new understanding of self. Life is always in motion, and so are my compositions. Pieced together from time-weathered woods, this mosaic speaks to the fundamental reality of life and death, and to the many small parts that make a whole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalnut, weathered wood, glass. 48 x 48 x 3.5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: Freight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589192278085,"sku":null,"price":9000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/DreamTapestry2400.jpg?v=1787353263"},{"product_id":"driftless-convergence","title":"Driftless Convergence","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade from weathered pieces of wood and carved cherry, this artwork is rooted in the Driftless Area of Southern Wisconsin, a landscape shaped by ridges, coulees, and spring-fed streams rather than by the glaciers that flattened the land around it. Elemental motifs of water and topography trace the interconnectedness of this ecosystem, a region defined by the patterns carved into it over thousands of years. Driftless Convergence is a story of how we see those patterns in the world around us, and what they mean for our lives and our connection to this particular place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry and weathered wood mosaic with paint. 27 x 42 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping:UPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589196931141,"sku":null,"price":5600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/DriftlessConvergence1600.jpg?v=1787353849"},{"product_id":"entwined-together","title":"Entwined Together","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are all entwined together, whether we feel it or not. Our lives are tied to the natural world, and the natural world is tied to us, for better and for worse. Building this piece during the Covid 19 pandemic made that truth feel especially clear, and it became a meditation on the connections we share with each other and the world around us. I chose mosaic because its many parts, fitted snugly together, echo that same sense of togetherness. In a perfect world, everything would be in harmony. In this one, we can at least try to do better.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalnut, maple, weathered wood, glass. 38 x 54 x 3.5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: UPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589211414597,"sku":null,"price":9000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/EntwinedTogether2400.jpg?v=1787354311"},{"product_id":"looking-into-the-deep","title":"Looking into the Deep","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLooking into the Deep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e suggests the way light might refract as it passes through water or mist, creating an image that shifts between clarity and uncertainty. The layered forms and changing patterns invite the eye to search for something recognizable, even as the image remains open to interpretation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConstructed as a contemporary interpretation of mosaic, the work is made from weathered pieces of wood, each carrying traces of its own exposure to wind, sun, frost, and time. These marks become part of the larger composition, creating patterns that are both physical and perceived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePattern recognition is one of the ways we make sense of the world around us. Our minds instinctively search for relationships, images, and meaning within what we see. This ability can lead to creative insight and discovery, but it can also cause us to find patterns where none exist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLooking into the Deep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores the tension between what is actually present and what our minds allow us to see. The deeper we look, the more uncertain the boundary between observation and interpretation becomes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry, Oak, Boxelder and Elm woods. 25.5 x 49.5 x 3.5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. 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He honors those who came before, even though their stories remain unknown. In doing so, he becomes a good ancestor for those yet to come. Listening to the wisdom carried through the ages, he remembers to transform what is broken into something whole, to meet the world's fear and pain with courage, to use his power to disrupt and heal the negative patterns born from our traumas. He knows how to respect women and children, how to serve and protect those in need. He understands that no one is above another, especially the countless other life forms who share this world with us. This man seeks belonging. He fills the void of what has been lost with healing. He remembers to move through life with gratitude.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaple, cherry, weathered wood mosaic, alabaster, birchbark, aluminum, paint, glass. 41 x 32 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. 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The irregular pieces form a textured, topographic surface that suggests a landscape viewed from above, with ridges, valleys, pathways, and shifting terrain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am drawn to the individual character of these fragments. Each piece of bark carries its own history, shaped by growth, weather, time, and the conditions of the place where it lived. When brought together, these individual fragments become part of something larger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work draws a connection between the physical landscape and the landscape of the mind. Just as a map organizes a place through paths, boundaries, and relationships, our minds continually assemble fragments of experience into patterns and connections. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMind Map\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e becomes an exploration of how individual moments, memories, and impressions come together to form a larger understanding of the world around us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45615021162565,"sku":null,"price":7000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/Laux_Mindmap_01_12x300_770182d4-e528-4d2c-ace1-d3e34c146e10.jpg?v=1787769727"},{"product_id":"rooted-ground","title":"Rooted Ground","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRooted Ground\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a small mosaic depicting a white pine growing from the edge of a cliff, where tree and landscape meet. 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Its roots hold to the landscape while its branches reach outward, reflecting the ability to find a place to grow even within challenging conditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRooted Ground\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a simple observation of growth, resilience, and the relationship between a living thing and the landscape that sustains it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45615035940933,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/031600.jpg?v=1787770240"},{"product_id":"offering-peace","title":"Offering Peace","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOffering Peace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an act of healing and repair. The face, breath, open hand, and bird create an atmospheric moment that speaks to release, renewal, and the possibility of peace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach of us experiences discord in our lives. Sometimes it arrives as a small rupture between people, and sometimes it becomes something far more difficult and overwhelming. In these moments, I believe empathy can become a way forward, allowing us to see beyond our own experience and recognize each other’s humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOffering Peace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is my invocation to find greater empathy, to repair what we can, and to approach one another with more kindness. The open hand and the released bird suggest that peace is not something we simply receive. 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I am drawn to these materials for the textures and marks they carry, each fragment holding evidence of weather, time, and the physical world from which it came.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am fascinated by our human tendency to search for patterns and create meaning from what we see. We look at the natural world and find connections, images, stories, and relationships within it. For me, art becomes a vehicle for this way of seeing, allowing fragments of the physical world to become something more through our imagination and interpretation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReading the Tea Leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an exploration of our connection to nature and our desire to make meaning from the world around us. It invites us to look closely, to find our own patterns, and to consider what we bring to the act of seeing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry and weathered wood with stone and paint. 35 x 35 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. 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For me, making stone tools feels like a direct link to our ancestors and a reminder of how humans have always changed and shaped our environment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe river-like forms came from a dream in which I found myself standing in the flow of time, connected to those who came before me. I am curious about how our ancestors understood their place within the natural world, not simply through what they made, but through their relationship with the living systems that surrounded and sustained them. Their sense of themselves as part of those systems feels very different from the relationship with nature that shapes much of contemporary Western culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bee is a reminder of our profound interdependence with the living world. We rely on bees and countless other species, yet our actions can negatively affect the environments we share with them. I believe our ability to shape the world is not inherently destructive. It also gives us the responsibility and opportunity to express a more thoughtful relationship with the living systems we are part of.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemember the Bees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a reflection on that responsibility, and a reminder that we can choose to do better.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry and weathered wood mosaic with glass and paint. 49 x 49 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. 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Light reveals some things while leaving others hidden, creating a sense of mystery and inviting us to look more closely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am interested in the ways light changes our perception of the physical world. It can transform familiar materials, reveal unexpected textures, and make a surface feel almost like a landscape. The shadows become part of the work as well, shifting with the light and changing what we see.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a sense of discovery in this relationship between light, material, and shadow. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShades\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e invites curiosity about what might be just beyond what we can see.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWood bark over plywood substrate, recycled glass and LED lighting. 60 x 24 x 11 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocation: Aaron Laux Design currently available\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: Freight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45615160229957,"sku":null,"price":11200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/Laux_Shades_12x12x300.jpg?v=1787775972"},{"product_id":"shifting-currents","title":"Shifting Currents","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShifting Currents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an exploration of the force of water as it moves through the natural world. The waters of the Earth form a vast interconnected system, essential to every form of life and constantly changing through currents, weather, and wind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur relationship with water is complicated. We depend upon it completely, yet human activity has profoundly changed the waters and systems that sustain us. I am interested in the possibility that our ability to shape the world can also be used to create a more thoughtful relationship with the living systems we depend upon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShifting Currents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is ultimately a hopeful vision. It is a reminder to consider our relationship with water, not simply as a resource, but as a living presence, essential to the interconnected systems that sustain us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaple and weathered woods, photo and aluminum. 60 x 60 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. 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In a world that often asks us to follow familiar paths and fit ourselves into expected forms, it can be difficult to hear that small inner voice asking to be noticed, nurtured, and honored.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoul Space\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is about the movement of emotion within that vulnerable interior space, and the courage it can take to listen to what is asking to be heard. Sometimes that voice leads us somewhere unexpected, somewhere that does not fit the shape we thought our lives were supposed to take.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike a great wind moving through a landscape, the inner world can eventually shift everything around it when it can no longer be suppressed. For me, this work is about trusting that movement and allowing ourselves to discover where it leads.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaple, cherry, birch bark, glass, copper leaf. 20 x 42 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. 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Before clocks and calendars, the movement of the sun gave us a way to understand the passage of hours and seasons. A sundial is both a simple instrument and a reminder that our lives remain connected to rhythms much older than ourselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe backlit photographs bring another dimension to this relationship between light and time. Together, the sculptural and photographic elements create a space where the passage of time feels both measured and mysterious.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMark Weller photographic images, acrylic, aluminum, ash wood and LED lighting. 36 x 36 x 4 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: UPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45615464710213,"sku":null,"price":6400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/Sundial16002.jpg?v=1787787085"},{"product_id":"the-view-from-above","title":"The View From Above","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe View From Above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a meditation on the interconnected systems of life and the many forces, both visible and unseen, that move through the world around us. From a distance, individual forms become part of larger patterns, and the boundaries between one thing and another begin to dissolve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am drawn to the idea that our lives are woven into these larger systems, whether we recognize them or not. The stone tools embedded within the mosaic are a reminder of our own place within this pattern and of our long history as humans shaping and being shaped by the world around us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is also a spiritual dimension to the work, a sense that energy moves through matter and that there are forces at work beyond what we can readily see or understand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe View From Above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e invites a moment of stepping back, looking beyond the individual parts, and considering the larger whole of which we are a part.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlass, wood and stone mosaic, photo by Mark Weller, printed on wood. 54 x 54 x 2.5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. 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The simple act of fracturing stone to make a tool is one of the most fundamental expressions of human ingenuity. From that beginning, an extraordinary history of making, adapting, and changing our environment has unfolded.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am drawn to this connection not simply as a history of what humans have made, but as a reminder that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehuman technologies have always been used to shape the living world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The question for me is how we carry that capacity forward, and what kind of relationship we choose to have with the rest of the living world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry, boxelder, flint and obsidian. 26 x 56 x 4 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: UPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45634010906693,"sku":null,"price":7000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/TracesinStone1600.jpg?v=1787854795"},{"product_id":"warp-and-weft","title":"Warp and Weft","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWarp and Weft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is about the way separate threads come together to create something larger than any one of them. I think of the natural world in much the same way: individual lives, materials, and forces continually intersect, influence one another, and contribute to the whole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am drawn to the idea that we are woven into this larger pattern as well. Our lives are not separate from the natural world, but part of its continuing warp and weft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry and ash wood with glass inlay. 17 x 36 x 5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: UPS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45634041446469,"sku":null,"price":4400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/WarpandWeft1500short.jpg?v=1787855697"},{"product_id":"water-source","title":"Water Source","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater is the fundamental connection between all living things. A source can begin with a trickle and grow until it becomes an entire watershed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater moves through everything, connecting places and carrying life with it. We depend on it so completely that it can be easy to overlook its presence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor me, water is not simply a resource, but a living presence that connects us to the larger world of which we are part.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAsh and weathered wood mosaic with birch bark, glass and paint. 48 x 66 x 3 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: Freight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45634085355589,"sku":null,"price":12000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/Laux_Aaron_Water_Source.jpg?v=1787856030"},{"product_id":"wave-scape","title":"Wave Scape","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI want the viewer to feel the sensuous, tactile quality of the piece even when viewed from a distance. The undulating surface invites the eye to move across it, following one contour into another, like a rolling landscape. I hope the suggestion of a place in nature conjures up images of your own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoxelder wood. 24 x 53 x 3.5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. 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I imagine the figure as a kind of goddess of nature, held within a web of life and encompassed by a serpent of time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am interested in the ebb and flow between ourselves and the world around us, and in the balance, reciprocity, and exchange that allow life to flourish. To me, being wild is not simply about escaping what is familiar. It is about remaining curious about the deeper parts of ourselves and recognizing that we are encompassed by a world far larger than we can fully understand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is something liberating in that perspective. To feel part of nature is also to imagine ourselves as part of something limitless.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaple, cherry, walnut, birch bark, glass, paint. 52 x 52 x 2.5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. This piece is an original, hand-carved work based on a design I've created before. While the composition is consistent, each piece is individually made and may vary slightly in color, grain, and detail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShipping: Freight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaron Laux Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45638892027973,"sku":null,"price":13000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/8195\/6933\/files\/Laux_06_Wildinnature.jpg?v=1787858558"},{"product_id":"bonsai","title":"Bonsai","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBonsai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e began with my experience of seeing an exhibition of ancient bonsai trees. I was fascinated by the relationship between the hand of the gardener and the living nature of the tree. There is a delicate balance between shaping a living thing and allowing it to remain fully itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work grew from that sense of dialogue between human intention and the natural world. Bonsai invites us to look closely at the character of a tree, not simply as something to be controlled or arranged, but as a living presence with its own qualities and direction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor me, there is something quietly profound in that relationship. It suggests that our connection to nature is not always about leaving it untouched, but about learning how to participate with care, attention, and respect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoxelder wood. 30 x 20 x 3.5 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade to order, please allow 6–8 weeks. 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