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misticloudz — Wire Tree -quick upload
Published: 2010-03-15 22:19:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 1976; Favourites: 42; Downloads: 26
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Here are some quick shots of the tree i finished last week, please excuse the horrible noise and blurriness, i took these while getting ready for work and did not have a tripod handy!(on a side note, there is next to nowhere in my backyard to take photos right now.. it's all muddy and wet and yucky! but that means spring is coming right??)
someday soon i should have some better, in focus shots of this (although it will probably be taken in my mini-studio like my jewelry shots, so it will not be outside in nature like these ones...)
enjoy!
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I really like how you did the base on this! I'm new to trees, and the trunk and roots is my weak area. This eliminates the need for a complex root system
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Thank you! I would definitely make the base wider next time though, while it's not wobbly per se, it's definitely not super sturdy. It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun too!
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thats a dang nice tree, the craftmanship is mind blowing. i cant even fathom doing something this intricate myself
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wow!! my grandma had a bonsai tree made out of amethyst crystals quite similar to this so this sculpture has a nostalgic feel for me
really beautiful and amazing
xx
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thank you dear! amethyst sounds like it would be nice for something like this
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wow, that must have taken a BUTTload of wire. It looks awesome, and I'm super impressed at how you balanced it on the base so well - topheavy things like that are normally so tippy, but it is clearly quite stable.
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haha, yeah, it did take a buttload of wire. well, not THAT much I guess, but there's 52 branches that started out as 12 inches long each, so you do the math 
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Ooh, so pretty!
The pendants already looked amazing, seing this more 3D version really gives the impression of a real tree. The copper+silver combination really looks great for enhancing both the wirework and rendering the tree bark.
If you can get enough wire are you planning to do a tree for each season? *_*
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thank you dear!
i can't get enough of the silver/copper combo. i'm always a little sad when people don't want both!
i might do each season eventually... but my next one (whenever that is, i don't quite know yet) will probably be a bare tree, with no leaves. so i guess that would cover summer and winter? 
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I like metal wire tres being made with either all silver or silver+copper actually , depending on the piece. For a winter and/or fairyland tree I'd probably think of silver, for instance.
If and when you're doing the whole for seasons trees I think a tree with fruits(=round beads, as in your temptations tree a while ago) would be lovely as the summer one.
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Holy that's nice, are you planning on selling these versions? i'd love one for my desktop!
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i would probably accept commissions for pieces like this, but not right away... 
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Yesss, I love it! Your tree is very compact and sturdy looking, and I love how small it is!
It looks very dense at the top, is it hard to keep it upright? I know my tree was pretty top-heavy and it was nowhere near as nicely balanced as yours is.
anyway, well done as usual
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it IS very top heavy, but the base kind of counteracts the 'tippiness' of it... i made sure to balance it fairly evenly while I was working. i'd probably make the base larger next time.
and it IS pretty sturdy! I've dropped it several times to no issue.. lol. i'm a klutz, what can I say??
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I really want to try this now... I like the idea of a smaller one, mine are tall and they have taken a lot of wire... (ooh my poor fingertips >.< ) and I just love the way yours turned out...
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haha, my fingers were pretty tender after this one, too...
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(can't believe I didn't add this to my favorites immediately!)
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It's lovely! And your photography skills trump mine by a mile, don't worry.
!yoJ
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haha! well, thank you dear! i'll get some less 'noise'y pictures up eventually, lol.
must... find... time....
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between 4-5" i think? it fits in the palm of my hand! here i uploaded a pic in my scraps: [link]
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That is so cool. How long did it take you?
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around 30 hours.. probably a bit more. it was a bit of a pain, but it turned out pretty well for an experiment eh??
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I would definitely say so!
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