PATINA

Patina is everything that happens to an object over the course of time. The nick in the leg of a table, a scratch on a table top, the loss of moisture in the paint, the crackling of a finish or a glaze in ceramics, the gentle wear patterns on the edge of a plate. All these things add up to create a softer look, subtle color changes, a character. Patina is built from all the effects, natural and man-made, that create a true antique.

—Israel Sack

I can happily spend hours walking a beach scanning for ocean pounded shells or driftwood or pebbles; drawn to their subtle colours, their shape and their velvety smooth surface.  When I’m out hunting for beautiful old things it’s those same qualities that draw me in and make me want to look closely so not to miss anything and touch and feel them – like an old wooden pully wheel worn smooth from years of use or a small painted piece of furniture, chipped and bruised and marked by human touch – it’s their patina that makes them so unique.
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