David's works are carefully protected in thick Plexiglas casings, without which they would quickly be consumed by entropy.  Many of David's works take the form of altars. The piece displayed here reminds the viewer of the threefold nature of existence, with the earthly world  suspended between Heaven above, and  Hell below. 

Many of David's pieces include laminated, inlayed, carved, and polished wooden elements.  The techniques David utilizes are traditionally seen in functional wooden crafts like furniture, boxes, and hand-held utensils.  David takes advantage of the language of fine woodworking to build structural and aesthetic portions of his installations.  The inlayed woodwork in the base, and skillfully laminated tendrils shown in this detail exemplify the fine craftsmanship David puts into his work.

Although abstract, David's works are symbolic in nature, and remind the viewer of altars or religious icons.  Then meaning of each work is unclear, but most contain recognizable elements of folk and ritual art. Repeated elements in David's pieces include cups and bowls, animal images, feathers, wands and staffs, tendrils, branches, and spheres, usually encased in or embellishing a trestle or framework.

This intricate bowl defies definition.  Is it a cup, a ladle, a totemic sculpture?  David's constructions bring to mind folk carving, or ritual objects that might be used in some animistic ceremony.  Brightly colored spheres, and tinted organic pods and bundles make the work seem vivacious and alive.  At the same time their sturdy framework and Plexiglas cases make them seem formal and austere, like prized relics in a Museum of Natural History.