This box, titled “Beneath the Bow,” is both a gift and a secret.
The gift is its beauty, quiet, graceful, and deliberate. The secret is what lives beneath the bow, something meaningful hidden inside, waiting to be discovered.
The body and top are made from figured bird’s-eye maple, each tiny eye a witness to time, each swirl a quiet record of resilience. These are not flaws. They are mysteries. No one knows exactly why bird’s eyes form, but they occur in less than one percent of all soft maple trees and are among the most prized and elusive grain patterns in woodworking.
Wrapped in a deep red bloodwood ribbon and bow, the top adds contrast and intention. It is not an ornament. It is a message. This box was meant to be contemplated, peacefully considered.
Inside, a curly maple liner echoes the brightness of the exterior, catching light with motion, a kind of whispered elegance. Beneath it all, a walnut bottom holds the piece in warmth and shadow, grounding the gesture in strength and calm.
It stands on partially hidden bloodwood feet, balancing the bloodwood bow boldly placed on top.
This box is bound not just by its joinery, but by the grain itself. It holds presence. It honors stillness. It leaves space for whatever meaning the giver or the receiver might place inside.
Little Boxes Series, #26
This box, titled “Beneath the Bow,” is both a gift and a secret.
The gift is its beauty, quiet, graceful, and deliberate. The secret is what lives beneath the bow, something meaningful hidden inside, waiting to be discovered.
The body and top are made from figured bird’s-eye maple, each tiny eye a witness to time, each swirl a quiet record of resilience. These are not flaws. They are mysteries. No one knows exactly why bird’s eyes form, but they occur in less than one percent of all soft maple trees and are among the most prized and elusive grain patterns in woodworking.
Wrapped in a deep red bloodwood ribbon and bow, the top adds contrast and intention. It is not an ornament. It is a message. This box was meant to be contemplated, peacefully considered.
Inside, a curly maple liner echoes the brightness of the exterior, catching light with motion, a kind of whispered elegance. Beneath it all, a walnut bottom holds the piece in warmth and shadow, grounding the gesture in strength and calm.
It stands on partially hidden bloodwood feet, balancing the bloodwood bow boldly placed on top.
This box is bound not just by its joinery, but by the grain itself. It holds presence. It honors stillness. It leaves space for whatever meaning the giver or the receiver might place inside.
Little Boxes Series, #26
