Kathleen
Mar 8, 2017
A beautiful sculpture for my home.
I fell in love with this tree the moment I pulled it gently from the shipping container. The picture on Novica does not due it justice. John states that he is a perfectionist about his art and I think he attained it with this piece. It reminded me of winter in Minnesota where I grew up when the first robin of spring shows up and we know the long winter is almost over. I am over the moon about this piece and will treasure it for the rest of my life. It cheers me up every time I look at it.
My favorite jewelry tree!
While I collect jewelry boxes and already had more than enough space for my earrings, when I noticed Indonesian artisans here were making these jewelry trees, I knew I had to get a bunch to display my earring collection. Of the trees that I have gotten, this one is my absolute favorite. The slight angle at which the leaves are put gives it both more of a feel of living dynamism, and allows the proper spacing of dangle earrings.
"Of the many works I have made, the hummingbird is my best sculpture and the most challenging because the color details are quite complicated and require precision and concentration."
"I was born in Bali in 1964. My village — Peliatan — is very famous for its customs and arts. There are so many artists and wood craftsmen here.... read more
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