Wabi-Sabi Series - River Cherry
This vase was carved from cherrywood salvaged from a storm-damaged tree in River Park South … the same origin as Cracked Cherry. As the wood dried, it split deeply in several places. Rather than discard the piece, I chose to highlight the fractures using brass … an intentional nod to kintsugi, the Japanese art of honoring brokenness with beauty.
The contrast between the rich warmth of cherry and the sharp glint of brass is both natural and dramatic. The grain runs like quiet water. The crack cuts through it like lightning. Yet the form holds together, not in spite of the break … but because of how it’s been accentuated.
Cherrywood - 7 Inches
This vase was carved from cherrywood salvaged from a storm-damaged tree in River Park South … the same origin as Cracked Cherry. As the wood dried, it split deeply in several places. Rather than discard the piece, I chose to highlight the fractures using brass … an intentional nod to kintsugi, the Japanese art of honoring brokenness with beauty.
The contrast between the rich warmth of cherry and the sharp glint of brass is both natural and dramatic. The grain runs like quiet water. The crack cuts through it like lightning. Yet the form holds together, not in spite of the break … but because of how it’s been accentuated.
Cherrywood - 7 Inches
This vase was carved from cherrywood salvaged from a storm-damaged tree in River Park South … the same origin as Cracked Cherry. As the wood dried, it split deeply in several places. Rather than discard the piece, I chose to highlight the fractures using brass … an intentional nod to kintsugi, the Japanese art of honoring brokenness with beauty.
The contrast between the rich warmth of cherry and the sharp glint of brass is both natural and dramatic. The grain runs like quiet water. The crack cuts through it like lightning. Yet the form holds together, not in spite of the break … but because of how it’s been accentuated.
Cherrywood - 7 Inches
