Mother and Child
Mother and Child in Plexiglas case.
Closeup view of Mother and Child.
Another mother and child enjoy the shade beneath the trees.
Higher up, another mother and child enjoy the view.
Scale of the leaves that make up each tree.
“Mother and Child” is a miniature sculpture of a maple tree and her offspring, in a hand carved maple bonsai dish.
In the mother tree is a mother bird with her baby in a nest. On the ground there is a mother and baby snake and in a hole under the big tree their are two sets of eyes of some unknown critters; must be another mother and child.
This sculpture is in a sealed plexiglas case, 14" x 14" x 16" high. Over 2800 hand made leaves make up the two maple tees and over 500 ivy leaves and a bunch of ferns are scattered over the ground. 1664 hours over a 3 year, 7 month span were needed to complete this sculpture.