"Envisions" by Taube

Charles Taube's Woodwork is Accidents Silver Lining

 In 1996,without any education or formal training in art,  Charles Taube created three-dimensionally his first hardwood sculpture. He gave it away as a Trophy for "Southwest Woodies"  Annual Desert Gathering  Woodie Car Show and his artistic life began to soar!

On August 28, 1997 at 6:00AM, Charles suffered a serious accident on the job that came very close to severing his left hand! But Charles was determined to create a second sculpture.

Two months later just to prove to himself that he could regain any part of his life back, with only his right hand he cut, laminated, shaped and polished the second, third and fourth of his contemporary free-flowing hardwood sculptures. The style of the "fourth sculpture" that he created is what his sculptures have now become.

In September of 2001 he mentioned to his then-fiancée that he felt like he could possibly market his sculptures. She said to him: "Your sculptures will never ever be anything more than a hobby to you!" "Not only did my ex-fiancée not believe in me, neither did any of my family and friends too! I felt betrayed by everyone close to me. I realize now that they just didn't want to see me fail in life. In 2004,"I realized what a special gift my ex-fiancée, family and friends had given me. They had given me my power of intention to become a very successful artist in the process proving how wrong they were about me . . ."

In 2004 forgiveness began to define Charles. His family and friends not only witnessed how successful he had become as an artist, they've represented him in some of his art shows too.

Being self-taught, Charles's contemporary free-flowing hardwood sculptures are uniquely individual in themselves. Each sculpture composes distinction in several varieties of hardwoods. He carefully selects kiln-dried hardwoods with special grain patterns and color. With each completed sculpture signed and dated, it begins to "sing" in its completion of movement, form and natural color.

    "I envision each sculpture in movement, form and natural color, bring it to life, and my spirit is set free . . ."