Simply stated, “Wabi-Sabi” is the Japanese art of imperfect beauty.

Wabi-Sabi is an aesthetic that finds the beauty in things imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. It is a beauty found in nature and of things modest and humble. It is a beauty found in things unconventional…

Below are images of a one of a kind sculpture that David made from a piece of driftwood that he found on the edge of a swampy lake in East Texas. He did not alter the driftwood in any way, - only cleaned it and put a clear coat sealer on it. It is supported via a wire armature connected to a base that he made out of cedar. On top of the base, is a piece of petrified wood that he also found, - which acts as part of the overall composition as well as a weight.

Below are images of David’s “Wabi-Sabi” bookstand. He crafted this unique bookstand from a cypress knee. It is fair to say that it’s the only one like it in the word. It can’t be replicated as it is made from a cypress knee that naturally formed over approximately 30 years as it grew up and around the wooden supports under an old boat house on a small lake in East Texas. He found it while tearing down the old boathouse.

David did not alter the natural shape or form. He fabricated the base from an old rusted railroad spike and a vintage J.R. Clancy theatre weight that he brought back from Los Angeles while working as a theatrical rigging specialist. He put cork on the bottom of the weight in order to protect surfaces.