Patrick Dougherty is a builder, a wood craftsman the likes of which most of us have never seen. Rather than cutting, planing, leveling and assembling rectilinear wood structures he shapes living trees into amazing natural tree buildings. What started as simple sculptures quickly become inhabitable spaces and entire built environments.
One of the most impressive parts of his tree building constructions is the way he works with surrounding natural shapes, colors and seasonal environments. His structures can take on a completely different character depending upon the time of year and weather that informs them – as shown in the images of an incredible series of tree-formed buildings below.
