Title:
Esecutivo Collection In Elm Burl And Platinum With Gold Accents
Artist:
Sculpted Forest And Hank DiPasquale
Medium:
Sculpture - Elm Burl And 22 Kt Gold Accents Around The Center Band And Cap Inset On A Brilliant Platinum Finish
Price
$259.00
Dimensions
Not Specified
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Description:
http://www.sculptedforest.com
Astounding pieces. Symbols of strength and survival, they'll be passed down for generations. The classic design and superb balance of the Esecutivo Collection make these hefty wooden pens favorites. They offer 22 kt gold accents around the center band and cap inset on a brilliant platinum finish. The fast action thread on the Esecutivo pens guarantees silky smooth operation and requires only one and half turns to attach or remove the pen cap. In the tradition of fine writing instruments, the Esecutivo wooden pen is designed for use with the cap unattached to the back of the pen to ensure effortless writing and balance.
The Elm tree is one of the most recognizable trees both lining our streets and naming them. They have been around for 40 million years and as such, have made their way into our mythology.
"Germanic Creation Myth: The ancient Germanic peoples who came to inhabit much of Europe, believed that three gods, Odin, Vili and Ve, created the world. According to the myth, these three gods were walking by the sea examining their handiwork when they came upon two fallen trees. One was an ash, the other an elm. Odin imbued them with the spark of life. Vili endowed them with spirit and a thirst for knowledge. Ve gave them the gift of five senses. When they had finished, the fallen trees resembled the gods themselves. Out of the ash came man. Woman was created from the elm and her name was Embla." (Source: "Mythologies" compiled by Yves Bonnefoy v. 1, p.281)
Elms are classified in the genus Ulmus, and there are between 20-45 species as a result of easy hybridization. Common in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, they grow to an average height of 60-100 ft and can live for 275 years. Herbie, planted in 1775, located in Yermouth, ME, is thought to be the oldest living Elm in the Northeast. Elm trees have numerous spreading branches and small flowers that form purplish-brown tufts. Extremely water-resistant, the wood was used as waterpipes before the common employment of cast iron.
The most famous Elm was the American Liberty Elm which was names after the "Liberty Tree", our country's first symbol of freedom. On August 14, 1765 Boston colonists protested the hated Stamp Tax by hanging 2 figures in effigy from the tree, and it was then named the Liberty Tree. Ten years later, British soldiers evacuated Boston, and in a last act of violence, they cut the tree down because of its name.
The unique figuring of these wooden pens is the result of burls, which are created from unformed buds. The tree produces cells which have all the genetic material to become branches and even whole trees, but for some reason they do not. The extensive growth of these cells is similar to a mammalian tumor, although they do no harm to the tree.
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