Nelum Lotus Panel
$390
Made to order: 5 weeks
A lotus at the moment of full opening, its petals carved in overlapping layers so light falls differently across each one through the day.
A lotus at the moment of full opening, its petals carved in overlapping layers so light falls differently across each one through the day. Signed on the reverse and sent with a certificate documenting the artisan, timber and carving time.
The story of this piece
5 weeks,one pair of hands
It began as a board of mahogany, chosen in [Village] for the straightness of its grain. The Nelum was drawn freehand onto the timber without a template, using only the forms [Artisan name] learned at a parent's bench.
Then came the slow part: weeks of cutting, the background lowered a millimetre at a time until the figure stood free. Finally oil, a signature on the reverse, and a record of everything that went into it.
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