Rounded like a river stone, this large olivewood vessel carries the memory of its own cracking. As it dried, stress lines radiated outward, a natural map of tension and release. Rather than erase those fissures, I chose to illuminate them. Each faultline has been filled with molten brass, a golden thread running through the dark olivewood grain.
The result is a vessel that celebrates both strength and fragility. The flowing rings of olivewood speak of time and growth, while the brass fractures transform imperfection into radiance. This is a piece that commands attention — a sculptural object equally at home in a contemporary gallery or the heart of a private collection.
Golden Faultlines is a meditation on resilience and beauty, a vessel that reminds us that the story of a tree does not end when it falls, and that scars can be transformed into luminous features.
Russian Olive, Brass Inlay - 10 Inches
Rounded like a river stone, this large olivewood vessel carries the memory of its own cracking. As it dried, stress lines radiated outward, a natural map of tension and release. Rather than erase those fissures, I chose to illuminate them. Each faultline has been filled with molten brass, a golden thread running through the dark olivewood grain.
The result is a vessel that celebrates both strength and fragility. The flowing rings of olivewood speak of time and growth, while the brass fractures transform imperfection into radiance. This is a piece that commands attention — a sculptural object equally at home in a contemporary gallery or the heart of a private collection.
Golden Faultlines is a meditation on resilience and beauty, a vessel that reminds us that the story of a tree does not end when it falls, and that scars can be transformed into luminous features.
Russian Olive, Brass Inlay - 10 Inches
