{"title":"Original Apron","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"lone_thistle","title":"Lone Thistle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Capitulum of Thistle\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 110%; line-height: 150%;\"\u003eA single thistle flowerhead, as though cut and set afloat against the black. The upper half opens into a delicate crown of pale violet, while the lower half is drawn in a gradation of soft gray to deep charcoal, bristling with sharp, pointed bracts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe softness of the bloom, and the sharpness of the thorns that guard it from harm. Charm and quiet tenacity coexist in this single flower, leaving the impression that one ought not to reach out too lightly.\u003cbr\u003eAn artwork composed in the still, attentive presence of a page from a botanical guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 110%; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThistles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 110%; line-height: 150%;\"\u003eThistles (genus \u003cem\u003eCirsium\u003c\/em\u003e) are perennial herbs of the daisy family Asteraceae, with some 250 species worldwide and more than 100 distributed across Japan — a familiar presence among wild plants. The spherical bloom depicted in this artwork is known in botany as a \u003cem\u003ecapitulum\u003c\/em\u003e, or flowerhead. What appears to be a single flower is in fact a tight cluster of countless tiny tubular florets — a defining feature shared by the entire daisy family. The sharply pointed bracts (the \u003cem\u003einvolucre\u003c\/em\u003e) that surround the flowerhead serve to protect the bloom from grazing animals and insects; the thorns, in other words, have a purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 110%; line-height: 150%;\"\u003eAcross the world, the thistle has long been embraced as a symbolic flower. Most famous is the legend behind its place as the national flower of Scotland. According to tradition, on a certain medieval night a Danish force crept barefoot into a Scottish encampment hoping to launch a surprise attack. They trod upon the spines of wild thistles growing in the field and cried out in pain — alerting the Scottish soldiers, who held the land. Ever since, the thistle has been borne as the \"guardian flower\" upon the nation's coat of arms, paired with the Latin motto \u003cem\u003eNemo me impune lacessit\u003c\/em\u003e — \"No one provokes me with impunity\" — as an emblem of Scottish pride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Infigo online","offers":[{"title":"M","offer_id":45216739491893,"sku":"3001-M","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":45216739524661,"sku":"3001-L","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/0728\/9653\/files\/3001a.jpg?v=1778663976"},{"product_id":"axe-in-stump","title":"Hurricane Lamp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An Afternoon Stillness\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 110%; line-height: 150%;\"\u003eA single axe driven deep into a stump. Just before it lies a piece of split firewood. Has the work of chopping only just come to an end? Light filtering through the trees of a forest catches the blade of the axe in a faint, white glow. The tools have come to rest, and around them hovers a quiet air. An artwork that captures a fleeting moment within a certain afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 110%; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWood Chopping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 110%; line-height: 150%;\"\u003eChopping wood is a practice that has accompanied human life ever since the discovery of fire. In the Nordic countries, where winters are especially harsh, the work of splitting and stacking firewood remains a seasonal tradition to this day. Both Sweden and Norway have produced books devoted to the subject, and the Norwegian writer Lars Mytting's 2011 book Norwegian Wood, a careful study of tree species, the timing of felling, and methods of splitting, stacking, and drying, became a bestseller around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChopping wood also calls for a knowledge of trees. Hardwoods such as oak and beech burn slowly and steadily, making them the mainstay of fireplaces and wood stoves. Softer woods like birch and pine catch fire quickly and are prized for kindling. Once split, the wood is stacked in a well-ventilated place and left to dry for six months to a year or more, before it finally becomes good fuel. To warm a room, to heat a meal, to boil water: the fire that firewood brings to life still quietly supports the daily lives of many people around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Infigo online","offers":[{"title":"M","offer_id":45216804503605,"sku":"3002-M","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":45216804536373,"sku":"3002-L","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0613\/0728\/9653\/files\/3002a.jpg?v=1778664130"}],"url":"https:\/\/infigo-style.jp\/en\/collections\/original-apron.oembed","provider":"Infigo online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}