Gilded Wood Sculpture - (Macrocarpa) ver.3Veronique Desmet is a Belgian artist currently living in New Zealand. This stool is the result of where the artist and artisan meet. She discovered the macrocarpa log after a bonfire near the property where she was based in Snells Beach, Auckland. The top surface is gilded and finished with lacquer and wax, and the charred stump is delicately brushed and treated with a natural oil. This one off art piece is not easy to archive and requires skills to