azamiryou
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Nothing is perfect, nothing is permanent -- and that is beautiful.
Wabi-sabi is a Japanese word made from the characters for "quiet refinement" and "rust". It is an aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience, evoking a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing.
This is my take on it.
The bamboo wood is evocative of Asia. The "bamboo" shape turned into it helps bring out the grain pattern (which is rather bland in a straight turning from straight-cut bamboo). Bamboo has been used for construction for ages, and thus has a rustic feeling to me.
I did not sand the blank after turning, leaving the tool marks visible. With use, both the woodturner's finish on the wood and the 24k plating on the fittings should wear quickly.
It is my hope that as the marks of use build on the marks of construction, a new beauty will emerge - the beauty of imperfection and impermanence.
Wabi-sabi is a Japanese word made from the characters for "quiet refinement" and "rust". It is an aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience, evoking a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing.
This is my take on it.
The bamboo wood is evocative of Asia. The "bamboo" shape turned into it helps bring out the grain pattern (which is rather bland in a straight turning from straight-cut bamboo). Bamboo has been used for construction for ages, and thus has a rustic feeling to me.
I did not sand the blank after turning, leaving the tool marks visible. With use, both the woodturner's finish on the wood and the 24k plating on the fittings should wear quickly.
It is my hope that as the marks of use build on the marks of construction, a new beauty will emerge - the beauty of imperfection and impermanence.
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