{"product_id":"featherwood","title":"Featherwood","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"mso-element: para-border-div; border: double windowtext 4.5pt; mso-border-top-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-left-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-bottom-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-right-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-color-alt: windowtext; mso-border-width-alt: 4.5pt; padding: 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-top-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-left-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-bottom-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-right-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-color-alt: windowtext; mso-border-width-alt: 4.5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eInspired by \u003ci\u003eTheo of Golden\u003c\/i\u003e by Allen Levi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-top-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-left-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-bottom-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-right-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-color-alt: windowtext; mso-border-width-alt: 4.5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eIn the novel, the feather serves as a metaphor for people like Ellen, who are often overlooked, delicate, lost and discarded. The featherwood represents the idea that the lost can be gathered and appreciated for their individual beauty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-top-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-left-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-bottom-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-right-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-color-alt: windowtext; mso-border-width-alt: 4.5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eTheo gives Ellen woodworking tools as a gift, giving her a renewed sense of purpose and validation. I hope my work, inspired by the novel’s themes of creative generosity and noticing the small, beautiful details of everyday life, contributes to creating a space to remember the blessings we gain in those small acts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-top-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-left-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-bottom-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-right-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-color-alt: windowtext; mso-border-width-alt: 4.5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eI chose the shape of this particular piece so I could leave a portion of the bark along a small part of the piece, while sanding and exposing the raw, beautiful and unique woodgrain beneath the bark along the rest. My hope is that this will remind others of the value beneath the outer surface we all possess. I shaped it by hand, avoiding the aim of uniformity, to remain true to the uniqueness and perfect imperfection within each of us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-top-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-left-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-bottom-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-right-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-color-alt: windowtext; mso-border-width-alt: 4.5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eThe delicate wooden feather was carved from scrap left from my initial shaping. Given the chance, the discarded can be repurposed and valued, to enhance our lives in small but impactful ways.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-top-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-left-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-bottom-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-right-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-color-alt: windowtext; mso-border-width-alt: 4.5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eYour Featherwood is finished with a coat of tung oil, an all-natural, plant-based drying oil. No special recoating or additional treatment is needed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"border: none; mso-border-top-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-left-alt: thin-thick-small-gap; mso-border-bottom-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-right-alt: thick-thin-small-gap; mso-border-color-alt: windowtext; mso-border-width-alt: 4.5pt; padding: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eAs a gift, a Featherwood piece serves to remind us how small acts can develop into valued friendships and experiences. I’m so happy to create a piece that expresses this generosity of the heart, love and appreciation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tandem Craft","offers":[{"title":"35","offer_id":53753801506927,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/4282\/0463\/files\/20260702-174633.jpg?v=1783527540","url":"https:\/\/tandem-craft.com\/products\/featherwood","provider":"Tandem Craft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}