Tree of life ceramic

Rebecca Bish - Tree of Life

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Tree of Life is a complicated colorful sculpture which was developed from the creation of candlesticks.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Soteno Family is best known for Tree of Life sculptures. The Soteno family of Metepec is one of the main families of ceramic artisans specializing in sculptures called Trees of Life which have made the town found in the State of Mexico one of Mexico&rsquo;s main ceramic centers. The time it takes to complete a…

Sablan Ceramics on Instagram: “This is “Amado” (beloved) an all white custom ordered handcrafted personalized Mexican Tree of Life memorial. Inspired by vintage Arbols…”

Ceramic plate featuring Tree of Life motif, wheel-thrown and hand-incised. Foxlo Pottery, 2013

This is what the Tree of Life commission looked like, the last time that I posted updates on this blog. Now...prepare yourself for a shock... This is what it looks like now. It will not become whole again until it is recreated in the bronze foundry. Like a Phoenix, it will rise from the fiery glow of the foundry furnace and the blinding arcs of the welders. I used a sawz-all to cut all the leaf clusters off the branches. Meg caught them as I cut them. I then numbered and pinned them to…

Rebecca Bish - Tree of Life

My own work is influenced by Folk Art. The Tree of Life candlesticks I have made over the past few years were inspired by original designs and techniques produced in Mexico.