Wabi Sabi is an eternally vague and complex subject.  This aesthetic, individual and ethereal term  derived from two characters shared by Japanese and Chinese. Originally, the term ‘Wabi’ means despondence, and ‘Sabi’ means loneliness or solitude. These are words for feelings, not for physical appearance of objects. The Japanese aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi has been long associated with the Japanese tea ceremony and the many aesthetic decisions made in the design and selection of materials for the tea ceremony – ranging from tea utensils, to flower arrangements, to the mood and spatial qualities of tea huts and the gardens that contain them. The essence of Wabi-Sabi is that true beauty, whether it comes from an object, architecture or visual art, doesn’t reveal itself until the winds of time have had their say. True wabi sabi cannot be acquired…it is a gift of time!<\/p>\n