Cypress Crab Tide Pool

Three rare slabs of pecky sinker cypress — rainbow, yellow, and green — form the living surface of this commissioned tide pool table. The wood, recovered from Louisiana waters and prized for its uncommon color, holds a complete underwater world beneath clear epoxy.

Three taxidermized and hand-painted Lake Pontchartrain crabs rest among local shells, sand, and polymer clay barnacles made in the studio. The scene is built in full 360-degree depth so the water feels continuous from every angle. Complementary pecky cypress driftwood was added to the client’s own table base, then burned and sealed with wax oil. A copper-wired box crab trap sits as a quiet, playful accent.

It is both furniture and a contained Louisiana shoreline — heavy, luminous, and complete.

Dimensions: The finished piece measures 21¼” wide × 33” long × 30½” high and weighs 76.5 pounds.

Materials: Pecky sinker cypress (rainbow, yellow, green) • Taxidermized Lake Pontchartrain crabs • Local shells and sand • Polymer clay barnacles • Epoxy resin • Copper-wired crab trap • Client’s original table base with added driftwood

Status: Commissioned private collection piece. No longer available

This original work is accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity.

Location: Louisiana USA