Tree Hugger Frames:Kanso Mocha 1.25" Cypress covered with cardinal tillandsia

Cypress covered with cardinal tillandsia and birds in the Everglades at Clyde Butcher's property

There are 11 originals in the edition

with encaustic wax applied

with their unmistakable

springs crawfish

Tree Hugger Frames:Kanso Mocha 1.25" Cypress covered with cardinal tillandsiaReclining oaks, pushed over by wind but still rooted, remind me of reclining Buddhas. Their generous space creates a biome of its own. I drew the tree from memory and imagination and began carving overlooking the field behind the house. The carving process takes many hours over the course of weeks, and I got to see all these inhabitants of the land. Every creature I saw I added into the piece on the spot. I had not planned to populate it so densely!