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Dr. Spalting

Dr. Seri C. Robinson

Principal Investigator/Associate Professor

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I’m an associate professor of wood anatomy at Oregon State University and work within the field of art science as a bio artist. I’m invested in maintaining a balance in my work, striving to not be ‘just’ an artist or ‘just’ a scientist, but to blur the line between the two disciplines. Neither science nor art can exist without the other, and the intersection of the two disciplines–the substantial Venn diagram overlap, is critical for excellence in either field.

Intersections, in particular, fascinate me, and spalted woodturning is the perfect medium to explore both internal and external intersections. The intersection of science and art. The intersection of old and new methodology–from historic spalted intarsia and marquetry work in the 1400s in Europe to modern spalting methods today that use extraction methods and pipettes. The intersections of form and self–the duality of being an intersex person–the understanding of biological sex in its most primitive form and the communication of those concepts in turned and reversed curves. And underlying it all, the intersection of how humans perceive fungi–both reviled/feared and celebrated as a food source. Spalted wood offers endless opportunities to explore and expose intersections both historic, modern, personal, and external.

Upcoming Events

  1. All day demo, Seattle Woodturners Guild

    July 10
  2. Burls and Curls at Marc Adams School of Woodworking

    July 17 - July 18
  3. The Science of Woodturning at Marc Adams School of Woodworking

    July 19 - July 24

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Recent Articles

  • How to use the fungal pigments August 9, 2017
  • Documentary on Spalted Wood August 4, 2017

Northern Spalting is a outgrowth of the Applied Mycology Lab, Department Of Wood Science and Engineering, Oregon State University.

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