Beaded, Gem, Wire, and Bonsai Tree Sculptures by Sal Villano
Cascade on Glass
16"wide x 15"high x 15" deep. Tree is made of 18 gauge steel wire inside and
26 gauge copper wire outside. Copper wire is spaced to allow portions of the
steel wire to show, giving the effect of slight highlights. The leaves of the tree are
created by hammering flat each of the ends of the twig wires.
All the leaves are painted in jade green using enamel paint.
The tree, and a very interesting shape of driftwood, are mounted on a 1/4" thick
square piece of plate glass. All is bound together in sand and pebbles.
The sand is painted using India ink to look like moss.
The overall piece has the feel of a majestic island reflected in a sea of glass.
# 13-07 $ 685
SHIPPING INFORMATION...
The way I ship my tree sculpture is by using a "box within a box". If the tree sculpture is 8" x 8" x 8", I wire the tree onto the inside bottom of a box that is a least 10" x 10" x 10". The tree sculpture is secured into the center on the bottom of this inner box so that none of the branches ever touch any of the sides or inside top of this box. The inner box is then sealed and put into another larger outer box and bubble wrap is placed around all sides, top and bottom of the box with the tree sculpture in it. I have been told by some of my customers that boxes have arrived upside down and battered however, due to the cushioning around all sides of the inner box, the sculpture arrives safe and sound. I have shipped thousands of tree sculptures of all sizes, as far away as Japan and Egypt, using the method and I have never had any problems or any sculpture returned or damaged. Insurance is included in shipping costs Thank you for your interest in my work.
Sal Villano
TREE SCULPTURES by Sal Villano
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