The Jail Bird, 2021
Lebanon Cedar from HM Prison Channings Wood (Devon, England), gold, black Indian ink & shellac with custom made black box.
length 53 cm
length 20 7/8 in
length 20 7/8 in
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Cedar wand engraved and decorated with black ink and gold. Cedar is known as the 'tree of the gods' in Sanskrit and worshiped as a divine tree in the Hindu...
Cedar wand engraved and decorated with black ink and gold.
Cedar is known as the 'tree of the gods' in Sanskrit and worshiped as a divine tree in the Hindu religion. It is believed by many Christians that cedar was one of the three woods used for Christ's cross along with pine and cypress.
On the handle of the wand there are small scars where twigs have been removed, these are enhanced with gold. The bark has been treated with frankincense and myrrh. The richness of texture and warmth of colour have been highlighted with a wash of black ink. The wand is black, and engraved with prison style Christian tattoo designs, which have been spot varnished to reveal the lighter wood underneath.
Cedar is known as the 'tree of the gods' in Sanskrit and worshiped as a divine tree in the Hindu religion. It is believed by many Christians that cedar was one of the three woods used for Christ's cross along with pine and cypress.
On the handle of the wand there are small scars where twigs have been removed, these are enhanced with gold. The bark has been treated with frankincense and myrrh. The richness of texture and warmth of colour have been highlighted with a wash of black ink. The wand is black, and engraved with prison style Christian tattoo designs, which have been spot varnished to reveal the lighter wood underneath.