I made this family tree art/narrative for my senior project in high school. It's a canvas tapestry. I drew all the portraits, painted the tree, inked the narratives in a calligraphy, as well as using fabric dye on the geographical items that were hand-sewn on. It took me weeks. My family really enjoys it.
Well, I got to thinking, maybe other families would enjoy such artwork. Something they can fill their own portraits in. So over a year ago, I started handcrafting some trees on salvaged wood. I left spaces for picture entries. And I was also sure to leave some negative space for personal narratives to be installed. I was quite pleased on how they turned out...
I made the tree trunks bumpy and textural by letting streaks of glue dry before painting over them. For foliage I used synthetic or dried petals from the craft store, or cut up canvas, I also used synthetic leaves, and I made one tree with scraps of cut up sweater... interesting experiments. It was fun :)
However... I think they ultimately didn't sell because I had already "fixed" the number of options for picture entries. So, I ended up taking the trees, and filling in all the picture areas. That way buyers can decide whether or not to install family tree photos/narratives, or just use the trees as artwork alone.
Btw... I LOVE trees
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