Sculpture, Racine de Thuya - 29 cm - Thuya

Abstract sculpture entirely handmade by an artisan, carved from a rough block of thuja root. A unique piece, never reproduced. Fluid curves, airy openings and organic volumes: it changes in appearance from every angle, playing with light and voids like a true gallery piece.

An exceptional wood: the thuja burl

The natural pattern of the burl is striking: mottling, small knots and whorls in deep amber, honey, copper and mahogany tones. These patterns are neither painted nor drawn: they are the natural marks of the wood, revealed as they appeared. Each piece is unique.

The thuja burl is a genuine rarity. It develops slowly in the trunk and roots of old trees, often centuries old, and it takes decades, even centuries, to reach a size large enough to work. Only a tiny fraction of trees yield it: a material that is limited and increasingly hard to find.

Another asset: natural thuja emits a warm, pleasant fragrance, an authentic scent that lasts over time.

Each sculpture is formed entirely by hand by an artisan, who follows the natural shapes of the root to reveal all the beauty of the burl. No industrial process, no series: only one piece exists, and this is it.