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the piece is ablaze with reflective color.
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by Sal Villano 
16"h X 13"w X 12"d.  Created with 18, 20, 26 gauge galvanized steel wire. The end of each wire is then hammered flat to form the shape of a small leaf. The hundreds of leaves are hand painted in enamel paint using yellows, golds and reds to create a "fire" of Autumn colors. Two antique clay brick pieces are used to visually stabilize the tree structure into a dark green rectangula&#8203;r glazed ceramic container. The tree is planted into a lawn of sea sand and pebbles which are painted with India ink to give the appearance of moss covered earth.
#5-07  $ 1,750.00 
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138 pages, 400 Photos and Drawings,  Step by Step Detailed Instructions, 
Complete Tool & Material Lists.
The book is offered as a PRINTED or DOWNLOAD eBOOK - It's 138 pages and is the result of more than three years of work. My inspiration for writing my third book on the subject of creating wire trees and other art pieces using wire, came to me while showing my work at many art and craft shows, and in art galleries. Interested people would ask me how I got started, and, some people, who were really interested in my work, said I should write a book showing how I create my tree sculpture. I have taken great care in creating this third book, not only adding many more different types of sculpture, but also adding many extras I think the reader will find very helpful. I not only explain and illustrate for you, how to create each piece, I also show or explain how to use a basic item to create many more variations of each item. 138 pages, 8.5 X 11 inches with over 400 photos and illustrations. This book includes all the tree sculpture from my third edition book HOW TO CREATE BEADED AND WIRE TREE SCULPTURE and most of the pieces shown on my website. Plus, based on my over 30 years of creating and showing my work,  I have added many pages I have called EXTRAS. These extras will help you with many different topics, such as: Photography, Pricing and  Shipping your work, Accepting commissions, Art and craft shows, Consigning your work, and many more.    View all my art and order the books at: http://www.salvillano.com<br><img src='http://www.artq.net/artImages/39/ZWGG54351212460309.jpg'><br>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cascade on Glass - Wire Tree Sculpture, by Sal Villano]]></title><link>http://www.artq.net/ArtView.asp?artwork_id=FQME54324271125527041</link><description><![CDATA[CASCADE on GLASS - 
Wire Tree Sculpture 
by Sal Villano 

16"wide x 15"high x 15" deep. This tree is made of 18 gauge steel wire inside and 26 gauge copper wire outside. The copper wire is spaced to allow portions of the steel wire to show, giving the effect of slight highlights&#8203;. The leaves of the tree are created by hammering flat each of the ends of the twig wires. All the leaves are painted in jade green using enamel paint. The tree, and a very interestin&#8203;g  piece of driftwood, are mounted on a 1/4" thick square piece of plate glass. All is bound together in sand and pebbles. The sand is painted using India ink to look like moss covered earth. The overall piece has the feel of a majestic island reflected in a sea of glass.    
# 13-07  $685.00 
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by Sal Villano 

20"H  x  16"W  x  14"D. Created using 24 & 26 gauge galvanized steel wire. The tree sits on a mound made of sea sand  many assorted pebbles and rocks. The sea sand and pebbles are painted in yellows and greens using India ink, which will not fade and gives the appearance of moss covered earth. The base is 10" round solid 1/4 thick clear glass. 
 # 74-09  $ 595.00 
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Wire Tree Sculpture, 
by Sal Villano 

17"H x 18"W x 16"D. Made using 24, 26, 28 galvanized steel wire. This tree sculpture has a solid trunk and large root system necessary to support the many upper branches. An antique clay brick fragment is set in among the roots for added color and texture. The roots are bonded in sea sand mixed with pebbles then permanentl&#8203;y planted in a rectangula&#8203;r glazed blue container. The sea sand mixture is painted in several layers of yellow, green and white India ink. The colors and texture of this mixture gives the feel and appearance of moss covered earth. All the colors used are "light fast" and the colors will not fade.      #22-07    $1,250 
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Wire Tree Sculpture, 
by Sal Villano 

This is my largest wire tree sculpture 28"wide x 23"high x 24"deep. This magnificen&#8203;t wind swept tree sculpture is created using  18, 20, 26 and 28 gauge steel wire. The wire used is not galvanized so it has oxidized (rusted) giving the sculpture an amazingly realistic weathered appearance&#8203;. The tenacity of this tree is emphasized by its massive root system firmly planted into a base of  sand, rocks and pebbles bound onto a 1 inch thick slab of slate. The sand and pebbles are painted in yellows and greens, using India ink,  giving the appearance of moss covered earth. #18-07  $ 1,350.00 
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