Murakami Jochiku Utsushi Dragonfly & Narcissus
NBSK 2016
Gold Medal Winner - Tosogu
Top Prize Distinction - Chairman's Award
Very pleased to have taken top prize once again in the tosogu category for the 2016 NBSK Craftsmen Competition. The entry was another utsushi of a Murakami Jochiku masterpiece, this one featuring a dragonfly and narcissus theme. As with the original, it is rendered in shakudo, shibuichi, fine gold and mother of pearl inlay.
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NBSK Competition catalog and poster featuring this winning piece along with custom box are included.
Inspired by Nature and Tradition
As an Artist and Craftsmen, I am driven by a deep reverence for the intrinsic connection between raw materials, the self, and the natural world. Working exclusively with hand tools, I endeavor to engage in a dialogue with my chosen medium, metal, forging a symbiotic relationship between myself and my work. With each piece I craft and in every cut of the chisel, I seek a space where Craftsmanship is not merely skill, but sacred practice. Drawing inspiration from nature, my work is imbued with the language of the natural world. Through the lens of Japanese aesthetics, tradition, history and craft, I find deep inspiration, reverence and purpose. Humbly carrying forward centuries of timeless techniques passed down through generations.
Basho’s fueki-ryuko(不易流行), the Japanese philosophical concept of constancy and change, provides a mantra I feel essential for producing lasting relevant works. Especially in the field of Classical Japanese metalwork that I have dedicated the last twenty years in deep earnest pursuit.