Spalted Sycamore Aquifer
Elevate your space with our intentionally made aquifer bud vases. Crafted with precision from sustainable wood and vintage mid century low ball glasses, these minimalist two-piece vases seamlessly blend nature's warmth with vintage elegance. Perfect for showcasing single stems or small arrangements, each piece is a unique work of art. Embrace the artistry of simplicity with these timeless bud vases.
Made from beautifully spalted sycamore & 1960’s vintage smoky glass.
Aquifer is 7 3/4”h x 3 1/8”w in total.
Glass measures 2 3/4” h x 3 1/8”w & live edge spalted sycamore topper measures 5 3/8”h x 3”w.
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In our shop, we use completely VOC-free oils or hard-wax hand-rubbed to finish our products. All of our finishes are safe for humans and the environment alike. The finishes we use are FDA compliant for food contact surfaces and include a mix of mineral oil, coconut oil, walnut oil, vitamin E, & waxes such as carnauba or beeswax.
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In Ancient Egypt, sycamores were often planted near tombs and sarcophagi made of sycamore wood returned the dead to the womb of the mother tree goddess to nurture them through the life to death transition.
Sycamore tree is a member of the Earth’s oldest family of trees – found to be more than 100 million years old. In the Egyptian text, the Book of Dead there were two sycamore trees that stood at the eastern gate of Heaven. Between the trees, this is where the Sun God, Ra, showed himself each morning.
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Spalting is any kind of wood coloration that is caused when fungi colonize the wood and extract nutrients from it, leaving behind dark dotted and lined patterns.
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Live-edge defines the unfinished edge of the woodwork. It is the periphery of wood not altered by hand tools or woodworking machinery. As a result, the untouched ends retain the original characteristics of a tree; its shape, texture, and sometimes even its bark.