Palazzo de Pena, Sintra, Portugal

Apparently this building has some masonic history dating well back in Sintra's history. The wood is another piece from our Maldives shipwreck. This piece was part of the hull as it has grooves worn into it from many years of water flowing over it. None of the wood from this wreck would float - so I imagine it sat for years at the bottom of the lagoon before a storm swept it up on the beach. The barnacle holes completely through the wood also give away that it remained submerged for many years. Working with this wood I realize again that only the elements of nature and time can create such a beautiful effect.