Crescent Aspen Notes (Canvas Wrap) Size:24" x 30" The metal is then antiqued

The metal is then antiqued and a coat of varnish is used on the entire piece

You can see some of the fold lines highlighted by the paint

It is actually all just one plant that sends shoots through the ground that pop up as "new" trees

Texas Twilight is a one of a kind hand embellished reproduction using our raised  “Molten Metals” process

l used acrylic paints thinned with water to allow the map to show through

Crescent Aspen Notes (Canvas Wrap) Size:24" x 30" The metal is then antiquedCrescent Aspen Notes is part of a series where Michele used sheet music to create tree trunks. It all started with a stack of 1940's sheet music from an estate sale. She cut, painted and pieced the sheet music to resemble trunks. The black and white leant itself quite well to aspen and birch trees. You can almost hear the aspens singing as the autumn winds blow through the leaves and branches. Silver colored raised metal is applied to the mountain