MARINER POET

Why did I choose to make this? When I was a kid, my family couldn’t afford to buy toys. But my father used to carve little wooden automata — tiny animals that could move. Honestly, those were the happiest days of my life. I even started making some myself.

As I grew up, life got heavier — stress, noise, endless rushing. But every time I saw the calm creatures of the deep — the jellyfish, the manta ray, the whale — I felt something I hadn’t felt in years: peace. So I teamed up with friends and started creating these wooden versions of ocean life. Every time I see them move, it feels like going back to that simple, carefree childhood. Wood stands for nature, motion stands for curiosity and innocence, and the marine life — with its slow, flowing rhythm — stands for calm and healing.

Now I just want to share that feeling with you. Maybe you’ll pass it on to someone you love.