Fascinating rhythm

The growth rings of natural wood degrade and weather in such a way as to create patterns that would be difficult to produce in any other way.

Framed

Rail in the rain

Posted

We have had rain and then more rain... but at least it saturates the colors and darkens the wood.

3J-10

Ripped-off

Maybe it is difficult to know what this is. It is an art piece. A sculpture. A decorator's hip accessory.

Obviously it started out as a log. But through some strange unknown process foreign slabs of wood are mysteriously integrated into the stump. And the wood has been aged, or distressed, to a curious texture.

It is a masterful and primitive looking work of art.

Taking a photo like this feels a bit like a rip off to me. Sure I have made creative decisions about angle, framing and cropping, but I have captured something that is only a refection of the creation of someone else.

But maybe that is OK. To quote filmmaker Jim Jarmusch:

"Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination".