Octopus

Emerging in elegant motion from a single, sculpted plane, Octopus is a masterful bas relief by Terry Ogle, carved from richly grained Pacific madrona wood. Inspired by the ocean’s most enigmatic creature, this wall-mounted work invites viewers into a serene underwater moment, where fluidity and form merge.

Ogle’s signature craftsmanship—rooted in the tradition of bas relief—gives the octopus a quiet dimensionality, as its tentacles unfurl in graceful spirals across the wood’s surface. The madrone’s natural coloration and expressive grain patterns lend warmth and organic complexity, evoking the living texture of coastal waters.

Both sculpture and painting in spirit, Octopus draws from the maritime rhythm of the Pacific Northwest. It speaks to the hidden life below the surface—mysterious, intelligent, and beautifully interconnected.