Winter Sweetened Parsnip - Netsuke
Working in the garden in early spring as soon as the soil is no longer frozen is a long anticipated joy. Listening to the wind in the bare trees’ branches and to the transitional bird sounds between seasons, the first migratory birds appear. The smell of the earth with notes of the past and hopes for the future may yield a harvest of parsnips left in the ground to sweeten during the winter.
The compact sculptural wood form and the holes imply a historical function as a netsuke, no longer used today as a means of attachment to clothing. It stands alone as a small sculpture with a story that one can drift into through one’s own past spring-time experiences.
The boxwood was salvaged by another wood artist, Anthony Albano. An extremely dense and hard wood, it permits the carving of tiny details and offers the durability required of a netsuke.
Material:
Boxwood
Dimensions:
1.9 x 0.9 x 1.2 inches
4.9 x 2.3 x 3.0 cm
#528
Working in the garden in early spring as soon as the soil is no longer frozen is a long anticipated joy. Listening to the wind in the bare trees’ branches and to the transitional bird sounds between seasons, the first migratory birds appear. The smell of the earth with notes of the past and hopes for the future may yield a harvest of parsnips left in the ground to sweeten during the winter.
The compact sculptural wood form and the holes imply a historical function as a netsuke, no longer used today as a means of attachment to clothing. It stands alone as a small sculpture with a story that one can drift into through one’s own past spring-time experiences.
The boxwood was salvaged by another wood artist, Anthony Albano. An extremely dense and hard wood, it permits the carving of tiny details and offers the durability required of a netsuke.
Material:
Boxwood
Dimensions:
1.9 x 0.9 x 1.2 inches
4.9 x 2.3 x 3.0 cm
#528
Working in the garden in early spring as soon as the soil is no longer frozen is a long anticipated joy. Listening to the wind in the bare trees’ branches and to the transitional bird sounds between seasons, the first migratory birds appear. The smell of the earth with notes of the past and hopes for the future may yield a harvest of parsnips left in the ground to sweeten during the winter.
The compact sculptural wood form and the holes imply a historical function as a netsuke, no longer used today as a means of attachment to clothing. It stands alone as a small sculpture with a story that one can drift into through one’s own past spring-time experiences.
The boxwood was salvaged by another wood artist, Anthony Albano. An extremely dense and hard wood, it permits the carving of tiny details and offers the durability required of a netsuke.
Material:
Boxwood
Dimensions:
1.9 x 0.9 x 1.2 inches
4.9 x 2.3 x 3.0 cm
#528