Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Jewelry Hang/Centerpiece


I've had a lot of jewelers and jewelry sellers purchase my branches to display their own beautiful works of art. The most popular, is always my Black branches, with Red blossoms. I think the contrast, and dramatic intrigue is what draws everyone to this special combination. This branch has a gloss finish and is mounted in pine, and of course has plenty of spots to hang some gorgeous jewelry. This piece is also being donated to the Peace Love Swap raffle in Rocklin, CA on Jan. 23rd.

Hanging Votive Candle Holder

Everytime I see a branch with a curve, I imagine it to be a hanging votive candle holder, as you saw in my "Zen" piece. Well... I figured I ought to try gold and have it match my new Greg Olson painting. The manzanita branch is handpainted gold and mounted in a very heavy prized hardwood - Black Walnut. Black Walnut is very expensive and hard to come by, but luckily my dad has a lot of it milled up and donated some slabs to my cause. I made my own hanging votives and picked out these Amber candle holders at my local craft store. This piece is being donated to a raffle for the Peace Love Swap in Rocklin this Sat. Jan. 23rd.