Curly trees

I love trees. The stark leafless winter, the burgeoning spring, the dappled light of summer, the warmly colouful autumn; trees in every season. I doodle them, sketch them, paint, quilt and felt them. I especially love to draw these 'curly trees'. I love the way they evolve under the pen.



And then someone suggested I try to recreate my trees in another medium... I tried cutting the forms in light aluminium but couldn't get the light whispy look I was after. Then I tried with some florist wire wrapped in cord. This seems to be very effective as it allows for a thickening at the lower end and then the gradual thinning of the branches.