Spotlight on: Fine and Abstract Artwork
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| Tree of Life |
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42"
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| Iridized Italian Glass, 24k Gold Smalti, Glass Beads, Mirror |
| Inspired in part by Gustav Klimt, this fountain was designed in the Art Nouveau style and took more than 100 hours to complete. More than 17,000 individual pieces (tesserae) were used. A 240 gph submersible pump fills a reservoir at the top, which then overflows down the face of the obelisk. Jeweled cups, cradled in the branches of the tree, catch and deflect the water to create a lissome, euphonious display.
Shown here as part of a display garden at the 2003 Northwest Flower and Garden Show. |
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