skin

Old person skin

The texture of the piece reminds me of the skin of an old person. Weathered and textured but still warm. It has different layers to it but they are relatively smoothed together. making the piece inviting. You want to feel the piece but the sign reading "DO NOT TOUCH" warns you off. I wanted to feel the wood against my skin. I wondered if it would be hot or cold same ad an old persons hands, sometimes clammy sometimes freezing. It depends if the old person is your grandma then you want to touch her hands much like this piece but some random old guy you meet at the supermarket you need to help with his groceries you may not want to touch his hands.

There's also something elegant about how the wood is put together. Its rounded and curved following a form. delicate yet rough.