Bamboo…

…a natural substitute for the beautiful yet endangered rain forest softwoods.

Bamboo is a grass, not a wood, that can be harvested in about five years versus 20-50 years for most hardwoods. Since harvesting does not kill the plant it is constantly regenerating itself, producing new shoots each year. It can be harvested and replenished with virtually no impact to the environment. Recognized as the fastest-growing plant on earth, it offers 25 times the yield of hardwood, yet is much more sustainable and renewable. It is harder than maple and oak.

My bamboo products are made from solid Mao Zhu (Chinese for hairy bamboo) and Moso (Japanese) bamboo, species not consumed by pandas. It is grown in China, harvested and then milled into solid bamboo lumber by slicing the hollow round shoots into strips, boiling the strips to remove the starch and then dried and laminated into solid boards.

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My Zen Gardens and Rakes are very unique:
 individually made of
100% solid bamboo.

Each Zen Garden Includes:

Bamboo Garden & Rake ▪ Non-toxic Zen Sand

Fishing Mudman ▪ 5 Rocks

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My Zen Islands contain a Sumi Pagoda drawing board. When you "paint" on the board with plain water your strokes appear as black ink but then fade away within 2 to 5 minutes leaving the board blank for your next creation.

$32.50

Each Zen Island Includes:

Sumi Pagoda mounted on a Bamboo base

 Sumi water dish with rocks ▪ Sumi Brush

Lucky Bamboo in a rock-filled vase

(4 rock colors to choose from)

FREE Kanji Symbol Chart

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Floating Tray

My Floating Tray is made of Bamboo and Peruvian Walnut. The Bamboo center part of the tray appears to be floating in mid air - both up off the countertop and inside of the 4 Peruvian Walnut side pieces. Currently this piece is not for sale.

Please feel free to email me regarding this piece.