Japanese Maple series

Slide 1
Al holds the Japanese Maple, #2.
Slide 2
A closeup view of the plant in its barrel.
Slide 3
Japanese Maples #2 and #1 from above.
Slide 4
Exposed copper wire at the base of a maple branch.
Slide 5
How the Japanese Maple #2 measures up...

This series is a small Japanese Maple tree in a planter and comes with a fall open gift box.

Each sculpture has from 355 to 360 leaves and done in 1/12th (1” = 1’) scale and are an on going series.  The leaves are make of sheep skin (vellum), the planter pot is a turned wood 1 ½” in diameter.  The total sculpture is approximately 2 ¼” tall and takes about 95 hours to complete.

Japanese Maple, edition #2, is available for the price of $650.