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Project Owner: Susan Dinkelacker
Type of Wood: Swamp Kauri
Finish: none
Dimensions: diameter 260mm x 100mm tall
Description:
This sculpture is of two cats sleeping entwined together in a classic Yin and Yang pose was a pleasure to carve. I've intentionally left the gouge marks from the hand chisels un-sanded to encourage the crisp edges of the carving to be felt. This rare piece of Swamp Kauri (see explanation of Swamp Kauri wood below) has a stunning sheen. The wood itself is beautiful to carve, holds a nice finish and texture. SWAMP KAURI, sometimes marketed as "ancient kauri", are prehistoric kauri trees (Agathis australis), buried and preserved in peat up to 50,000 years ago in New Zealand's North Island. Buried under a peat swamp by an unexplained act of nature at the end of the last Ice Age, the trees have survived the centuries underground, sealed in a chemically balanced environment that has preserved the timber in perfect condition. Typically the trees grew for nearly 2000 years before they were buried.
