The Future Is Shrouded In Maple

Many people are fascinated with spheres. It is probably the most perfect of geometrical shapes, symmetrical in all directions and, although hardly ever found in nature in its pure form, still strongly reminiscent of natural shapes everywhere.

Here, in this slightly whimsical piece, it is combined with a stand that has a torch light fitted inside, to light the sphere from underneath, giving it a distinct look like an object straight out of a fortune teller’s tent.