家和万事兴
HOME Sweeeeeet HOME

This is a traditional saying which means 'There is millions of blessing when a family lives in harmony.'

The old chinese folks love this, alot.

As most of my carvings, the characters on this plaque were written in the ancient oracle font. This is how you pronounce the phrase: jia-he-wan-shi-xing (in chinese phonetic). 'jia' means home or family.

The wood used in this plaque was part of a bookshelf which I found by the lift of my block. This is so far, the biggest piece of carving I have ever done. It is 8" by 27.5".

I think it took me about 2 weeks to carve the characters. I was considering navy blue as the colour but thought I wanted a warmer colour. I finally decided to go with purple. Having painted it, I felt like it was still missing something... a feel of a sweet lovely atmosphere. Perhaps a garden would add beauty to a home and so I painted little flowers on the plaque, and then the vines. I love the final touch being added on the plaque.

Well, everyone has a home. No matter what one does or where one goes, ultimately will return to home. Home is very very important in our life. Keeping harmony in home and maintainting it is really an art which requires alot of, not just knowledge, understanding and consideration.