Again, I cannot say enough about the genius behind these designs. The genius, for me, is in the preparation on paper, in graphics software, and in the mind. Whether inspiration comes from viewing different art styles and then synthesizing a piece that showcases how those inspirations come together, or it comes from the ether, these transformations are brilliant. This piece hints at the traditional Japanese art (Kintsugi) of repairing broken pottery. It 'hints' only because the wood fragments are not rejoined, but instead left as fissures, with the gold foil used to highlight them.
