Mother and Child

Slide 1
Mother and Child in plexiglas case.
Slide 2
Night view of Mother and Child.
Slide 3
Another mother and child enjoy the shade beneath the trees.
Slide 4
Detail of moss, ivy, and ferns.
Slide 5
Higher up, another mother and child enjoy the view.
Slide 6
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 logged over a 3 year 7 month span were needed to complete this sculpture.

The sculpture is available for sale at the price of $35,000.