TREEisms

Through small transformations of these salvaged branches I create improbable objects that celebrate the unique art of nature.

Some pieces focus on the strong, beautiful joints trees effortlessly produce in endless variety. Drawing on my skills in grafting and training fruit trees, I join multiple parts from the same tree into a curious whole, both treeish and not.  In other pieces, I accentuate the uniqueness of each branch by selectively removing wood to emphasize what remains. Often, I highlight Madrona cankers – dark, crusty fungal wounds that are both strangely beautiful and the first signs of a living tree’s transition to soil.

Many of these were part of a two person show named TREEisms with Kevin Reiswig at Bainbridge Arts and Crafts gallery in 2025.