Specialty Clocks by Roger Wood - Lanning Gallery [Sedona Arizona]

Roger Wood - He personally designs these unique timepieces and fabricated each clock one at a time. Their whimsical nature reflects Wood's belief in the importance of play and child-like wonder in a world that is too often serious and too seemingly chaotic.

Artist Roger Wood madly collects odd, forlorn, mysterious, intriguing things – he is an absolute yard sale and flea market junkie. Yet from this curious collection he selects and assembles timepieces that are utterly unique. His singular passion and vision burst forth from every clock he creates.

"To me they're sculpture disguised as clocks," Wood says, referring to his work. "They involve the same kind of elements you try to get in sculpture like harmony, unity, rhythm, and eye movement." The artist is able to satisfy his own high standards while pulling the perfect combination of weathered artifacts from over 600 overburdened – and ill-labeled – boxes and drawers. Lanning Gallery's director, Isabelle Cozart, points out, "Visitors to the gallery love to study each of Roger's pieces and find things they recognize like the tube from inside an old TV set or the gauge from an ancient football pump. His ‘exploding clock' series epitomizes the sense of absolute fun he brings to each of his creations."

"Exploding Mantle Clock" - Specialty Clocks by Roger Wood

"Exploding Mantle Clock"
Mixed Media
14" x 9" x 4"

There is undeniable charm in a clock that appears to have blown apart even as its second hand continues to sweep. There is equal charm in a clock whose key element is an ancient trumpet or a shoemaker's wooden form. Each painstakingly assembled piece could hold elements close to one hundred years old though their clock components are battery operated and thoroughly modern. Wood finishes each of his one-of-a-kind pieces with a trademark feather attached to the second hand – a fanciful element in constant motion on every one of his clocks. The artist, without a doubt, approaches his art with a firm belief that the world can use more joy and that he can do his part to offer a counterbalance of play and wonder in a world that can often seem too serious and chaotic.

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"Small Exploding Clock" - Unique Clocks by Roger Wood

"Small Exploding Clock"
Mixed Media
13" x 7" x 7"

"Clock on Wheels"
Mixed Media
15" x 11" x 7"

"Small Exploding Clock" - Unique Artistic Clocks by Roger Wood

"Small Exploding Clock"
Mixed Media
13" x 6" x 6"

"Brass Pot Clock"
Mixed Media
18" x 9" x 9"

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