yellow ginkgo leaf box

Description

This box is inspired by nature's spirit and mystery, life cycles and seasons, a joyful reverence of and a personal connection to the natural world.
The box was hand built from slabs of clay. It is about 3x3 inches square and about 2 inches high. After the box is bisque fired, it is glazed and raku fired. Then a one of a kind assemblage is added to the unglazed lid of the box. There is a ginkgo leaf, and a row of 5 beach stones from Lake Michigan. One of the stones is wrapped with copper thread, holding 3 pieces of bamboo. There is a smal square of wood in the center of the ginkgo leaf with a beach stone on the top.
Hanging from a beach stone on the lid is a collection of charms.....a rectangle of rainforest jasper, a piece of amber, black bamboo and a pebble of carnelian.

The leaf has been sealed with several coats of acrylic varnish.

We hope this small arrangement of natural treasures delights your visual senses and offers a focus for quiet contemplation.

Added on Oct 01, 2009