{"product_id":"windward-gathered-impressions","title":"Windward | Gathered Impressions (One of a Kind)","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere the Grasses Follow the Wind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCrafted by CEDAR Y SAND in our East Hampton studio, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWindward\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together hand-gathered and pressed botanicals with the fluid movement of traditional Suminagashi. Each piece begins with 140 lb watercolor paper, individually marbled by hand as ink floats across water, creating an organic pattern that can never be repeated.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eOver this one-of-a-kind ground, tall grasses, feathery seed heads, and delicate field botanicals gathered in East Hampton are individually pressed, selected, and composed by hand. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWindward\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the natural sweep of the grasses creates a sense of movement, as though shaped by the coastal winds that pass through the surrounding dunes and open fields.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGathered, Pressed \u0026amp; Composed by Hand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of the Gathered Impressions series within our Suminagashi Impressions collection, each work explores the meeting of two fleeting processes: the spontaneous movement of marbled ink and the seasonal character of gathered flora.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWindward\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e celebrates the expressive forms of wild grasses. Tall, plume-like stems in muted bronze, soft gold, and weathered green rise against a warm ivory Suminagashi ground. Their fine textures and gently shifting silhouettes echo the flowing currents of marbled ink beneath them, creating a composition that feels both grounded and in motion.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery botanical element was gathered and pressed by hand in East Hampton, NY. Variations in color, form, and texture are inherent to the natural materials, while the Suminagashi beneath them exists only once. The finished work is an original, one-of-one composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatted to Endure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis original, one-of-one artwork is professionally presented in an archival 12\" x 16\" mat with backing board and an 8 1\/2\" x 11 1\/2\" art opening, and arrives ready to frame. From the hand-gathered East Hampton grasses to the hand-marbled Suminagashi created in our studio, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWindward\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e preserves a fleeting expression of the coastal landscape—where wind-shaped forms and flowing ink come together in a singular composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"CEDAR Y SAND","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55872929366307,"sku":"CYS-GIW-SS","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/2707\/1523\/files\/GATHERED_IMPRESSIONS_WINDWARD_MAIN.jpg?v=1793197430","url":"https:\/\/cedarysand.com\/products\/windward-gathered-impressions","provider":"CEDAR Y SAND","version":"1.0","type":"link"}