Zen Furnitures & Ornaments by Kim Lenehan

Kim Lenehan lives within Australia's open eucalypt forest which inspires his zen furniture.

Zen Furnitures is for lovers of wooden furniture and ornaments made in weathered, gnarled and washed shapes. Some of the timber is from savannah country with hot dry summers and soaking wet seasons. Some was flushed out of the rivers and onto beaches, becoming driftwood after Cyclone Larry.

The timber is all either hardwood seasoned from the sun or as been immersed in water for a long periods, making it exceedingly hard. The bleaching from the sun and weathering from the rain accentuates the grains and hardens the timber for that wonderful ancient and natural Zen look.

I live on the western slopes of the Great Divide in Far North Queensland. My work was in the building industry and I have been producing art work for 20 years or more. Mostly wood and paintings. My place is 30 minutes out town and has no mains power. The creeks can rise in the wet season and it's usually cut off for, at least, several days each year. There is lots of native wildlife around, some of it has got used to me and is quite tame. My love of doing artwork soon found a good medium in the shaped and weathered timbers that are in the area. The country is old and ancient looking and the hot and wet weather makes for some very zen shapes and effects.

For alll lovers of zen art, I hope you enjoy my site. Kim

Dry Season ............. Wet Season