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Combined passions

April 3rd, 2008

Late last year I had a chance to combine several of my passions in one project. The result is this spice “sampler” tray.

I presented the piece to an old friend who was turning 50 (hence the choice of 50 compartments). The dividers are huon pine. The box is fiddleback blackwood. The passions start with (obviously) wood and food. Add to that my love of containers (cabinets, boxes, drawers, etc) and my love of repetition. Less obvious perhaps is my interest in how complexity emerges from simplicity (and in this case apparent simplicity from complexity). I also enjoy studio photography and this is a great subject for the camera with its variations in colour, form and texture.

More images are shown at my main web site.

This legend identifies the contents. I limited myself to whole spices with the single exception of the Ras el hanout - which I just couldn’t leave out (it being top-shelf!) - so that the spices wouldn’t mix together over time.

Entry Filed under: Food, Wood