A collection of work that is currently available. Please contact me for more information about acquiring any of the available sculptures. johnstrohbehn@gmail.com
Translucent alabaster stone with cypress wood. 27” x 12” x 5”. Available.
Black Locust wood carving, bleached and pigmented. 48.5” x 8.75” x 8”. Available.
Sugi pine wall sculpture. 46” x 27”. Available
Jacaranda wood carving with paint. 34" tall x 11" x 5". Available
Bronze sculpture on basalt base 84” tall x 24” x 16”. Available.
Wood carving with paint patina. 57” x 24” x 10” Available.
Alaskan yellow cedar wood carving on basalt stone base. 31” wide x 18” x 10”
Pink stone on wood base. 19” x 11” x 11”. Available
Kiawe wood wall sculpture. 24.5” x 19” x 2.5” Available
Available. Red cedar wood carving with paint. 19.5” x 10” x 7”
Black Locust wall carving with pigment. 27" x 17" x 2.5". Available
Queensland maple and walnut wood sculpture with pyrography. 26” tall x 9” x 8”. Available
Hau wood pronounced “how” is a hawaiian wood in the hibiscus family that produces cordage from it’s bark. 17” tall x 12” x 6”. Available
5” x 5” Bronze sculpture. Originally carved in red cedar wood. 14” x 7” x7” with base. Available.
Available. Red cedar carving on blackened fir base. 9” x 9” x 9”
Available . Wood carving with yellow cedar on Burmuda cedar. Finished with milk paint patina. 32” tall x 13” x 11”
Mango wood wall carving. 11.25" x 24.5" x.2". Available
Cedar driftwood sculpture on walnut base. Driftwood found in Bellingham WA on Locust Beach. 38” tall x 18” wide x 9” deep. Available
Wall carving from red cedar and mahogany with paint patina. 24.5” x 24.5” x 2.5” Available
Highly figured Queensland maple wood. Burnt and carved. 26” x 21” x 6”.
Oak wood sculpture. 10.5” tall x 30” wide x 3.5” deep. Available
Available. Wood carving with paint patina. 12” x 22” x 7”
Kiawe wood sculpture 18” x 9” x 3”. Available
Monkey pod wood on blackened red cedar. 32” x 10” x 6” Available.
Cast bronze sculpture - two views. 27” x 7” x 4”
Translucent alabaster and onyx stone. 11" x 13" x 5". Available
My “open forms” are a collection of wood sculptures that use lyrical line work and mobius planes to create a feeling of suspended motion. This way of working is the foundation of my practice. It’s mostly an improvisational approach to working with the organic forms provided in the characteristics of the wood. There is an intuitive call and response that plays out in the work until a resolution is achieved.
These images are a portion of my work done in this style.
SOLD. Monkeypod wood sculpture. 7’ tall
SOLD. Kiawe wood on marble stone base. 18” x 10” x 12”.
Available. Yellow cedar root ball carving on basalt. 31” x 19” x 10”
SOLD. Kiawe wood on granite. 21” x 26” x 9”
Available. Cedar driftwood sculpture on walnut. 38” x 18” x 9”
Figured maple wood on green soapstone. 23” x 6” x 9”
SOLD. Jacaranda wood on stone. 51” x 18” x 5”
SOLD. Curly Koa on stone. 20” x 7” x 7”
SOLD. Kamani driftwood on stone. 52” x 20” x 20”
SOLD. Formosan koa on black marble. 22” x 12” x 12”
Available. Hawaiian Hau wood (pronounced “how”). 17” x 12” x 6”
My "solid forms" are sculptures exploring surface texture and volume of the material.
SOLD. Red cedar carving with paint. 22” x 12” x 5”
Jacaranda wood carving with paint. 34" tall x 11" x5". Available
Available. Cyrpess wood carved and bleached on translucent white alabaster. 27” x 12” x 5”
SOLD. Salvaged English walnut carved burnt and bleached. 12” x 11” x 8”
Monkey Pod post carving with paint and rust patina. 71.5" x 9" x 9". Available
Monkey pod post carving with paint and rust patina. 71.5" x 9" x 9". Available
Available. Red cedar carving on blackened fir base. 9” x 9” x 9”
Red Cedar Carving. 19.5" x 10" x 7". Available
Wood carving with paint patina. 12" x 22" x 7". Available
Available. Highly figured Queensland maple wood (citrus family) burnt and carved. 26” x 21” x 6”
SOLD. Mahogany on stone. 33” x 6” x 7”
Available. Queensland Maple and walnut wood burnt and carved. 26” x 9” x 8”
SOLD. Honeycomb calcite, reclaimed construction wood and brass. 12” x 8” x 6”.
SOLD. Yellow cedar carving. 28” x 7” x 5”
SOLD. Red cedar sculpture with paint patina. 18" tall x 8" x 5".
Available. 5” bronze sphere on blackened red cedar base. Original carving done in red cedar wood.
A collection of wall mounted sculptures.
SOLD. Wood wall carving with patina. 64" tall x 23" x 4".
SOLD. Kiawe wood wall hanging sculpture 46” x 15.5” x 2.5”.
Sugi pine wood wall carving 46" x 27". Available
SOLD. Kamani driftwood sculpture from driftwood found on Maui HI. 42” wide x 23” tall.
SOLD. Mixed media wall sculpture- 34” x 34” x 2”. Carved wood, paint and wood print of wood end grain cut.
SOLD. Kiawe wood wall sculpture 36” x 14” x 2”.
SOLD. Koa wood wall carving. 43” tall x 12” wide x 2” deep.
SOLD. Mango wood wall sculpture. 49” tall x 13” x 6”.
Pele’s reprise detail
SOLD. Kiawe wall sculpture. 49” tall x 13” wide x 5” deep. Private commission on Maui Hawaii.
SOLD. Kiawe wood wall sculpture. 60” tall x 14” wide x 8”deep.
SOLD. Olive wood, monkeypod and cedar wall sculpture. 22” x 19” x 2”.
These bronze works are made by taking molds off of my original wood sculptures. I carve the wood originals with the intention of transferring the wood form to a metal medium with the help of area foundries.
Please contact me to inquire about availability.
detail
Passage is a sculpture meant to be installed in outdoor settings. It is inspired by open ocean wayfinding and early voyaging cultures who used keen observation to create systems of navigation that relied upon a deep connection to the natural world. That intimacy to nature, mystery and beauty of adventure was a feeling I wanted to capture in the work. A basalt plinth is carved and polished for the base. 84” tall x 24” wide x 16” deep. Available
Passage 1 detail photo courtesy of Ross Matteson
This is the first installation of Passage in a private commission setting. The original work was carved from one solid piece of Alaskan yellow cedar. photo courtesy of Ross Matteson
5” x 5” bronze with custom base. Pictured with Onyx stone base.
Available. 27” wide x 7” tall x 4” deep.
Many of the same techniques I use in wood carving apply to the practice of stone carving.
Available. Pink alabaster on burnt Douglas fir. 18” x 10” x10”
SOLD. Raspberry alabaster, rose quartz on kiawe driftwood base. 16” x 15” x 10”
SOLD. Second view
Translucent alabaster and onyx stone. 11" x 13" x 5". Available
SOLD. Honeycomb calcite, reclaimed construction wood and brass. 12” x 8” x 6”.
SOLD. Honeycomb calcite on kamani, kiawe and monkeypod wood base. 25” x 6” x 9”
SOLD. Honeycomb calcite and walnut wood. 12” x 6” x 6”
My mixed media works are works that have developed as I try to push the boundaries of my craft and materials. They often take on a more conceptual and experimental approach.
SOLD. Mixed media wall sculpture. 34” x 34” x 2”. Wood carving, paint, end grain wood print.
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Available. Yellow cedar on Bermuda cedar carving. Finished with milk paint patina. 32” x 13” x 11”
This gallery is a collection of some of my past sculptural works.
SOLD. Kiawe wood on granite. 21” x 26” x 9”
SOLD. Kamani Driftwood sculpture. 52” x 20” x 20”
SOLD. Koa and monkeypod sculpture. 48” x 16” x 16”
SOLD. Figured Formosan koa on black marble base. 22” x 12” x 12”
SOLD. Formosan koa on green cascade granite. 30” x 18” x 14”
SOLD. Maple burl and koa on granite. 40” x 18” x 12”
SOLD. Maple wood with burning and copper enamel. 49” x 13” x 6”
SOLD. Honeycomb calcite, reclaimed construction wood, brass, paint, burning.
SOLD. Driftwood on granite. 27” x 18” x 7”
SOLD. Figure study in milo wood on purple wonderstone. 17” x 6” x 8”
SOLD. Three different koa woods (Formosan Koa, Koai’a, Koa) combined into one sculpture.
I love to participate in collaborations with other artists. The sharing, learning and cooperation that develops around the work is magical and ultimately the most satisfying way to create when it goes well.
These images are works I participated in making at the annual Hawaii Artist Collaboration and Frogwood Collaboration.
Red cedar wood carving, hammered copper and brass. 19" x 11" x 3". A collaboration with Greg Wilbur. https://www.gregwilbur.com/
Wood carving & hammered copper. 26" x 9" x 12". A collaboration with Greg Wilbur https://www.gregwilbur.com/
Work completed at the 2023 Hawaii Artist Collaboration https://www.tailake.net/collab with Tai Lake and Jonah Lake.
Hawaii Collaboration 2022 https://www.tailake.net/collab . Metal work by Lisa Geertsen.
Work completed at the 2022 Hawaii Artist Collaboration https://www.tailake.net/collab with Amy Flanders, Evan Jenkins, Jonah Lake, Ian Rogers, Mats Fogelvik, Tai Lake, Aaron Hammer, Amy Flanders, Kristin Lake.
Completed at Frogwood art collaboration 2023 https://frogwoodcollab.com with Arielle Brackett and Kimberly Winkle.
Work completed at the 2022 Hawaii Artist Collaboration https://www.tailake.net/collab with Andrea Pro, John Van Der Kolk, Jonah Lake, Rose Adair and Ethan Froney.
Work completed at the 2019 Hawaii Artist Collaboration https://www.tailake.net/collab with Ethan Froney, Ron Gerton and Amy Flanders.
Hawaii Artist Collaboration 2019 https://www.tailake.net/collab made with Tai Lake, Ethan Froney, Aaron Hammer, Rose Adare.
Hawaii Artist Collaboration 2019 https://www.tailake.net/collab made with Peter Underwood and Greg Wilbur.
Completed at Frogwood art collaboration 2023 https://frogwoodcollab.com with Tai Lake, Kellen Bateham, Greg Wilbur, Danielle Barbour.
Completed at Frogwood art collaboration 2023 https://frogwoodcollab.com with Rose Covert and Greg Wilbur.
Completed at Frogwood art collaboration 2023 https://frogwoodcollab.com with Christian Burchard.
