Celestial Quest
Figure 13 - The Awakening (Wormy Chestnut – 84” x 24”)
This Large unusually shaped section of an extinct tree was recovered by me and my art student Mark Hollis during an annual draw-down of the TVA‘s ―Lake Fontana‖ reservoir. This particular reservoir was created via the damming of the Little Tennessee river valley in 1942, thus this wood, submerged for near seventy years, has been brought back as an art treasure. It is interesting that once I chipped away the outer, softer wood (and hollowed out the center) I discovered numerous stones imbedded deep in the core. I can only surmise they were caught up in the tree limbs during the swirling waters.
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