Pete Peterson's Thinking Man's Pipe
PETE PETERSON’S THINKING MAN’S PIPE WABI SABI is an 8X6 limited edition, signed print. I made it with a found, folded b&w photo.It was enlarged, colored and mounted on a period ad for Peterson’s, the Thinking Man’s Pipe.
Peterson’s is the oldest continuously operating briar pipe factory in the world dating back more 150 years. Begun in London and then moved to Dublin, Peterson’s was founded by Frederick Kapp (German) who hired a young Latvian woodworker named Charles Peterson to aid in production and repairs. Pete, as he was called, developed The Peterson Design which was eventually patented with a “certain new and useful improvement in Tobacco-Pipes “
“A Peterson pipe isn't just a utilitarian tool,” the company says,
“It's a piece of history. It’s a faithful companion to accompany you through all that life offers.”
I don’t know what kind of life the pictured, mustached, pipe-smoking sitter had, but he’s clearly a thinking man. Why? He’s smoking a Peterson. Or we’ll pretend it is for the sake of symmetry.
The work is stamped with the Japanese characters, wabi-sabi, bottom right. My ongoing wabi-sabi project uses photos in less than perfect condition. I leave all original damages, including bends because wabi-sabi celebrates the rough wear and tear, and impermanence, of life.
Peterson’s is the oldest continuously operating briar pipe factory in the world dating back more 150 years. Begun in London and then moved to Dublin, Peterson’s was founded by Frederick Kapp (German) who hired a young Latvian woodworker named Charles Peterson to aid in production and repairs. Pete, as he was called, developed The Peterson Design which was eventually patented with a “certain new and useful improvement in Tobacco-Pipes “
“A Peterson pipe isn't just a utilitarian tool,” the company says,
“It's a piece of history. It’s a faithful companion to accompany you through all that life offers.”
I don’t know what kind of life the pictured, mustached, pipe-smoking sitter had, but he’s clearly a thinking man. Why? He’s smoking a Peterson. Or we’ll pretend it is for the sake of symmetry.
The work is stamped with the Japanese characters, wabi-sabi, bottom right. My ongoing wabi-sabi project uses photos in less than perfect condition. I leave all original damages, including bends because wabi-sabi celebrates the rough wear and tear, and impermanence, of life.