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

Cranes migrate to Paynes Prairie in winter

with encaustic wax applied

but it didn't want to share the water with anyone else

Spring brings a verdant richness and the renewing light of the sun

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!