From A Piece Of Wood
January 21, 2008
In the hands of a Master Craftsmen a piece of wood could be turned to the most bizarre crafts on earth. Some so beautiful and rare that they are considered a dead artform that could not be reproduced by the modern men. What do I mean by this? A piece of a 300 year old house with its carving done from that century could cost abour USD 300,000 for one square metre. Unbelievavable? Believe it.
The newer generation could not copy this art to the style and grace of the olden days but yet they are trying their best . Todays artwork is more in the sense of scultures such as below .
This kind of scultures could be found at many places at prices that ranges according to its size. But there are also the craftmen here in Malaysia that still tries to follow the artform of the olden days which is carving. A remarkable work is as below.
This is a replica of a window sill from the Straits of Melaka. During the days of the Javanese occupation. The artwork itself could be seen on many houses till today in Melaka the land of History. All these from a single piece of wood.
The forest have given us much to adorn and awe to make sure that you are not promoting deforestation I would suggest that you buy your wood products from sources that declare their wood products as fallen trees and not chopped down trees. I am not so sure whether you are able to get this kind of information anywhere else but as a tree lover myself I will only sell products that are from fallen trees and one piece crafts . You are able to purchase most of the Malaysian crafts through our online shop which will be up before February 2008. This delay is due to the fact that we would want to make sure that our customers are getting the best products at the best prices.
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