His sculptures range from raw wood carvings of human motives, to polished abstract pieces, and incredibly distinctive wood cut prints.
Cherutich, as a child, was a keen observer of human nature; he would observe people under a tree overlooking the flat, continuing landscape next to a road near his house. This was the start of his deep interest in how people do mundane tasks; their movements or gestures, and how these reflect who they are.
People who surround him in his environment often inspire much of the artwork he creates. His childhood transversed both urban and rural traditional environments.
In the rural setting, he experienced the traditional Kalengin Tugen initiation rituals, where he understood more of the mystical nature of life. This informs his subject matter, which grapples with who we are, where we are going, and what we are.
His understanding of how a particular material responds when he works with it interests him to the point that he feels there are no limits to what one can do, whether through manipulating or being faithful to the material.
