Robert F. Lyon

Works in Wood

Honeycomb Vessel
Poplar, pencils, epoxy
19.5 X 7.5 Inches
Honeycomb Vessel
Detail
Pollen Band
Ash, colored pencils
14 X 6.25 Inches
Pollen Band
Detail
Smoker
Scorched Elm
10 X 19 X 8 Inches
Smoker
Detail
Smoker
Detail
Smoker
Being used as it would have during the early days of beekeeping
Stinger
Ambrosia Maple, Holly
20 X 19.5 X 20 Inches
Swarming Vessel
Ash, pencils
11.75 X 6.75 Inches
Swarming Vessel II
Ash, pencils
11.5 X 6.6 Inches
Swarming Vessel II
Detail
Decoy Memory Vessel
Ash, pencils
7 X 6 5/8 Inches
Decoy Memory Vessel
Detail
Memory Squeeze
Red elm, nuts, bolts
8 X 8 Inches
Memory Squeeze
Detail
Vessel Drawing
Woodless pencils, bleached basswood
7.5 X 6.5 Inches
Vessel Drawing
Detail
Getting To The Point
Ash, pencils
9 X 7 Inches
Getting To The Point
Detail
Writers Block
Ash, pencils
8 X 7 Inches
Writers Block
Detail
From The Hive Series
Comb Foundation
Ash, pencils, epoxy, graphite
9 X 7 Inches
From The Hive Series
Comb Foundation
Detail
From The Hive Series
Memory Cells
Ash, pencils, epoxy, graphite
8.5 X 9 Inches
Caged In My Thoughts
Ash, pencils
9 X 8 Inches
Caged In My Thoughts
Detail
Eraser Dreams
Maple, pencils, erasers
7 X 13 X 4 Inches
Memory Pots
Maple, pencils, erasers
5 X 6 X 5.25 Inches
Three Erasable Dreams
Maple, pencils, erasers
3 X 11 X 14 Inches
Exhibition View
McKissick Museum
Columbia, SC
Receptor
Maple, poplar, dyes
95 x 23.5 x 23.5 Inches
Receptor
Detail
Receiver
Maple, ash, cherry, walnut, dyes
90 x 20 x 20 Inches
Aerial
Maple, cherry, walnut, dyes
93 x 18 x 18 Inches
Black Light
Fir, paint, dyes, scorching, lacquer
19.2 X 5.5 X 5.5 Inches
Earth Buoy #1
Fir, maple dyes, lacquer, steel
38 X 5.5 X 5.5 Inches
Earth Buoy #2
Fir, maple dyes, lacquer, steel
41 X 5 X 5 Inches
Earth Buoy #5
Fir, maple dyes, lacquer, steel
42 X 5.5 X 5.5 Inches
Orange Buoy
Fir, cypress, dyes, lacquer
16 X 5 X 5 Inches
Scorched Tower
Cypress, dyes, lacquer
27 X 5.5 X 5.5 Inches
Buoy Group
Woods and sizes vary
A Measure of Sorrow
Cherry, ash, maple, steel
42.5 x 84 x 9 Inches
A Measure of Sorrow
Detail
Migration
Ash, Nails
14 X 24 X 8 Inches
Migration
Detail
Banded
Maple w/ egg shell banding
13 X 22 X 8 Inches

All dimensions are height x width x depth

Interiors
Poplar, pencils, epoxy
12.75 X 6 X 6 Inches
2018
Interiors Detail
Interiors II
Poplar, pencils, epoxy
12.75 X 6 X 6 Inches
2018
Interiors II Detail
Leadworks
Ash, pencils, epoxy
9.5 X 5.5 Inches
2018
Leadworks
Detail
Cambium Communication
Poplar, pencils, epoxy
15 X 7.75 Inches
2018
Memory Eraser Vessels
Poplar, pencils, erasers, epoxy
19.5 X 7.5 Inches
2018
Memory Eraser Vessels Detail
Pencil Comb/Pencil Pollen
Ash, pencils, epoxy, woodless colored pencils
16 X 6 Inches
2018
Graphein II
Ash, pencils, graphite
13 X 6 Inches
2018
Pencil Comb
Ash, pencils, epoxy
14.5 X 6.5 Inches
2018
Graphein
Ash, pencils, graphite
12 X 8 Inches
2018
Super Bonded
Ash, pencils, erasers,epoxy
10 X 7 Inches
2018
Memory Vessels III
Ash, pencils, erasers, epoxy
11.5 X 7.5 Inches
2018
Cambium Communication II
Ash, pencils, epoxy
15 X 8 Inches
2018
The Third Opsin
Maple, epoxy,
woodless colored pencils
15 X 7.5 Inches
2018
The Third Opsin II
Ash, epoxy,
woodless colored pencils
16.5 X 5.5 Inches
2018
Cambium Communication III
Poplar, epoxy, pencils
15.5 X 8 Inches
2018
Cambium Communication III
Detail
Memory Loss Vessels
Ash, epoxy, erasers
12 X 7.25 Inches
2018
Pencil Comb II
Maple, epoxy, pencils
10.5 X 5.75 Inches
2018
Cambium Communication II
Ash, epoxy, pencils
15 X 8 Inches
2018
Leadworks II
Ash, epoxy, erasers
10.25 X 6.25 Inches
2018
The Trajectory of Thought
Hard Maple, pencils
9 X 7.75 Inches
2024
The Trajectory of Thought
Detail
Ode to Pedagogy
Hard Maple, pencils
7.75 X 7 Inches
2024
Ode to Pedagogy
Detail
Threads
Hard maple, mahogany, brass screws
10 X 8 Inches
2024
Arriving at a Unified Point
Pencils, Ipe
9.5 X 26 X 5.5 Inches
2024
Arriving at a Unified Point

Detail
Inner Currents
Ash, cherry,
electrical insulators
18.25 X 7.75 X 2.75 Inches
2024
Inner Currents
Detail
Current Form
Poplar, electrical insulators
17 X 11 X 3.75 Inches
2024
Current Form
Detail
Vessel of Paradox I
Ash, sanding disks
9 X 4.5 Inches
2024
Vessel of Paradox II
Poplar, sanding disks
12 X 5 Inches
2024
Vessel of Paradox III
Poplar, sanding disks,
pencils
7.75 X 5 Inches
2024
Vessel of Paradox
Detail
Vessel of Paradox IV
Poplar, sanding disks
10 X 5 Inches
2024
Convergence Of Thought
Recycled maple bench,
walnut, pencils, cork
23.5 X 7.25 Inches
2023
Convergence
Detail
Pencil Detail
Coming Together
Recycled maple bench, walnut, pencils, cork
24 X 7.25 Inches
2023
Coming Together
Detail
Cork Drawing Vessel
Cork, Ash, pencils
10.38 X 7 Inches
2023
Cork Drawing Vessel
Detail
Drawing Pot
Woodless Pencils, ash
8.63 X 4 Inches
2023
Convergence
Turned Pencils w/ maple base
3 X 9.25 X 3 Inches
2023

Convergence
Detail
Pencil Push-Pin Pot
Turned cork, pencil push-pins
5.75 X 5.5 Inches
2022
Pencil Dancer
Poplar, pencils, Tampico fiber feet
10 X 7.5 Inches
2023
Natural Edged Vessel w/Brush Feet
Maple, turned cork, Tampico fiber feet
10.75 X 7.5 Inches
2022
Bottle Brush Vessel
Poplar, turned cork, Tampico
fiber
17 X 13.5 Inches
2023
A Tribute To Hands
Part of the Mill District
Art Trail
Turned laminated cypress
108 X 16 Inches
2021
The Language of Trees
Maple, turned pencils
11.75 X 6.75 Inches
2021
Evolution Fantasy
Detail
The Theater of Absolute
Silence
Maple, pencils
8.85 X 7.25 Inches
2021
The Theater of Absolute
Silence
Detail
The Scriptorium
Burned
Maple, pencils
1.75 X 7.5 Inches
2021
The Scriptorium Burned
Detail
The Writers Lament
Maple, pencils
16 X 5 Inches
2021
The Writers Lament
Detail
Silence Reigned
Maple, pencils
14.25 X 7.2 Inches
2021
Silence Reigned
Detail
The Language of Trees
Poplar, vintage pencils, resin, paint
9 X 7.25 Inches
2019
Into The Air They Write
Maple, turned pencils, erasers, resin, paint
11 X 7 Inches
2019
God Save Our Queens
Poplar, honeybees, beeswax, honey, resin, paint
14 X 7.25 Inches
2019
God Save Our Queens
Detail
Taking Dictation
Poplar, pencils, resin, paint
12.5 X 7.5 Inches
2019
Taking Dictation
Detail
The (Un)Written Word
Maple, vintage pencils, resin, paint
11 X 7.25 Inches
2019
The (Un)Written Word
Detail
Notes of an Observer
Maple, stamped pencils, erasers, resin, paint
14 X 7 Inches
2019
Notes of an Observer
Detail
Made From Recycled Trees
Maple, paper pencils & shavings, resin, paint
11 X 6.5 Inches
2019
Made From Recycled Trees
Detail
Forest Intelligence
Maple, vintage pencils, resin, paint
13 X 7 Inches
2019
Forest Intelligence
Detail
HB-2 Shrink Box
Persimmon, ash, paint, pencils
15.35 X 8.35 Inches
2018
HB-2 Shrink Box
Detail
Observation Vessel
Mahogany, epoxy,
woodless colored pencils
15 X 7 X 7 Inches
2018
Observation Vessel
Detail
Segmented Thinking
Maple, epoxy, pencils
13.5 X 6.75 Inches
2018
Segmented Thinking
Detail
Wad
Cambium Communication Series
Maple, exoxy, pencils
13.5 X 6.75 Inches
2018
Wad
Cambium Communication Series
Detail
Plumbago
Cambium Communication Series
Maple, epoxy, pencils
16.5 X 9 Inches
2018
Plumbago
Cambium Communication Series
Detail