Shòu (壽) Longevity
How many stories can you remember from childhood that depicts the contrast between the Darkness and the Light? We are conditioned as children to relate to Light as good or goodness, purity, and what is right; while the Dark or Darkness conjures up for us the possibility of badness or evil, fear, and what is wrong.
We are conditioned to believe in polarity; believe in separateness. We live in a world of duality, that is a fact, and the trap we’ve succumbed to is believing that the opposites within ourselves and the external world are just that, in opposition; that they are enemies.
What if we could create a new paradigm. . . A new paradigm wherein the opposites or dualities are not enemies, but one in the same; wherein the dark and evil villain is really just a different experience of the light and good hero/heroine. A story worth believing in; where we embrace all aspects of ourselves and the world we live in (the Light and the Dark), and stop fighting or resisting them.
If we could understand that they are different parts of the same experience, they are really one experience/one whole, and that each part is within both aspects of the experience and within ourselves. What if we could embrace the duality, neither fearing the dark nor praising the light, but understanding and experiencing both as one…how different would our experience be and how different would our world be?
APROX. DIMENSIONS:
31.5cm Height
19cm Body Ø
8cm Base Ø
320g Weight
2.8mm Leather thickness
Walpier 'Buttero' - Natural Vegetable Tanned Leather
-
I work with the Tannery - Conceria Walpier in Italy - fully certified by the Institute of Quality Certification for the Leather Sector (I.CE.C) which ensures ethical accountability, sustainability and traceability. ‘Buttero’ Vegetable Tanned Leather has an irresistible smooth and matte surface, a firm temper and ages beautifully over time. Natural and deeply rich in colour, this full grain leather patinas with plenty of character.
Material information + Care information
- Please note that all pieces are made completely by hand, therefore no two pieces will be identical. There will also be subtle imperfections; these include variations in the material as well as evidence of the making process. My work celebrates a slow and ecological creative process by connecting with the organic elements and working with natural materials. Every piece is one of a kind, handcrafted in my studio here in Amsterdam.
-
THIS PIECE IS MADE TO ORDER. PLEASE ALLOW UP TO 8-10 WEEKS BEFORE DELIVERY. IN SOME INSTANCES DELIVERY MAY BE EARLIER. PLEASE EMAIL STUDIO@ATELIERWOLFSON.COM TO CHECK WAITING TIMES. ALL MADE TO ORDER ITEMS ARE NON RETURNABLE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PIECE, PLEASE DO GET IN TOUCH BEFORE PLACING THE ORDER.