Vessel Series
Seek the eternal in the present,
Seek the past and the future,
Link them with the direction of your course,
For you are
You are,
You are the vessel.
Palm Boats
The Palm Boats
utilize natural materials, and each one is as unique as nature.
I was inspired to
make them after creating an elephant from a palm leaf trunk awhile back. Coco palms are quite benevolent plants. In the past they
were used for many things. I noticed the beautiful pods, which produce growing
coconuts and thought to create canoes out of them. One thing led to
another, so now there are an array of sailing vessels... 'dream vessels' perhaps...
Sails are made with linen
flax, bark, cotton and/or indigo dyed handmade paper. Perota wood oiled with
linseed create a foundation for most of them. Additional rocks, shells, stems, pods, wooden
buttons, seaweed, willow, jute, waxed thread or small driftwood pieces may be
used.
