“Baja Tree”

I’ve always had an affinity for trees. We’ve spent many days in our kayaks admiring the wind-sculpted conifers hanging on for dear life to the rugged islands along the Pacific Coast of Vancouver Island. They tell stories of their weathered lives with every turn and angle of their bows and trunks. In the Southwest, Junipers twist and bend to form amazing puzzles of bark and needles. No two are ever alike. Then there is the performance of dance and song of aspen quaking outside my window. Magic!

This sculpture was inspired by a graceful tree in Northern Baja. It looked like a dancer reaching out to its leeward side and balancing with branches behind. Its roots were entwined with Mother Earth.

I loved having the sculpture in my studio with a backdrop of a wonderful rug woven by a sweet couple, who came by our camper on the beach selling their creations.