Copper Magnolia Tsuba
This piece was inspired by a tsuba made by Kajita Masaharu. I only had a picture of the front as inspiration and the back is my own design. I have always had an affinity for this motif and it was something I had wanted to try for a long time.
The ground is water cast copper, hand forged and finished. Inlay is done in kuro shibuichi, aokin (green gold), fine silver and fine gold. The back is done in shishiaibori, or sunken relief, carving.
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Private collection - Ireland
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.