Living Tree
Title: Living Tree
Year: 2014
Media: Steel, Epoxy Paint
Size: 19’ x 14’ x 2’, 2014
Client: Lakeshore Baptist Church, 3534 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland, CA
Living Tree ‘floats’ over the altar of the sanctuary of Lakeshore Baptist Church. Some members of the congregation’s art committee requested that the sculpture to be based on the crucifix form. Others preferred that the artwork be based on the shape of a tree, which evokes archetypal themes such as the Tree of Life and the Family Tree. Through a series of conversations and conceptual drawings, the two themes were merged into a sculpture that encompasses both perspectives, resulting in Living Tree.