Gesso,
spray and oil paint, and shellac on ceramic, spackle, steel
wire and pipe
4'
11" x 3' 2" x 2' 7"
December,
2001
This
was my first attempt to realize the tree sketch in 3D and
in my favorite material, ceramic. At some point I ran out
of branches and made it so big there was no time to expand
on it. At this point it is so far removed from its tree origins
that I must resign to the common opinions that it is a claw
or a tentacle. It's still a tree to me, though.