Ffawydd / Beech
52.5×80×46cm
Mae’r darn hwn yn wyrth a aned o’r goeden ffawydd a’n cysylltodd ni drwy gynnig ei hun i’w thorri, gwahoddiad i Flwyddyn Cymru a Japan 2025, a’r cyfle i gymryd rhan yn Coed Coexist. Wedi derbyn cymaint o ysbrydoliaeth a charedigrwydd yn ystod mis o breswyliaeth, roeddwn am fynegi fy niolch i bobl Cymru mewn rhyw ffurf; felly fe’i modelais ar delyn Gymreig a chadair ffyn. Fe’i crefftais gan ddefnyddio offer Japaneaidd megis planwyr llaw a ddefnyddiwyd i greu’r gwead ar y sedd. Gan mai hon yw fy nghadair gyntaf erioed, nid yw wedi’i bwriadu fel darn o ddodrefn ar werth, ond yn hytrach fel gwaith i goffhau y prosiect hwn.
This piece is a miracle born from the beech tree that connected us by offering itself to be felled, an invitation to Year of Wales and Japan 2025, and the opportunity to participate in Coed Coexist. Having received so much inspiration and kindness during a month of residency, I wanted to express my gratitude to the Welsh people in some shape; hence I modelled it on the Welsh harp and the stick chair. I crafted it using Japanese tools such as hand planes used to make the texture on the seat. As this is my very first chair, it is not intended as a piece of furniture for sale, but rather as a commemorative work for this project.