Wire Tree: Summer

[beadedbyamy]

I know it's been a while, but don't worry- I've been keeping busy!

Summer is my favorite season. I love looking at all the different shades of greens created by trees and I love the airy, open feeling of a group of trees with the wind blowing through them. For this tree, I wanted to interpret those things by creating a tree that has a lot of leaves, but doesn't seem "heavy."

There are 3 different color mixtures, each with about 5 colors in them- light, medium, and dark. There are 2 different size loops. There are also 2 colors of wires- a dark brown and a lighter, slightly more golden brown.



"Leaves:"


Roots/Rock:


Any comments or critique are more than welcome.

[craftypanties]

Wow!  This is my favorite wire tree ever!  I love the roots and the trunk - it's fantastic!

Do you know roughly what the total length of wire used was?  I would like to try one and that would be really helpful to know

Cheers

[beadedbyamy]

I'm so glad you like it!

How much wire do I use for a tree?  Good question! Hmm... let's see here... I use about 5-6 feet per branch... multiply that by 117... that's 585-702  feet. (Wow... I didn't know I used so much!)  Not all of that actually gets used because I have to make sure that there's more than enough to build the root system.  However, you may want to ask some other wire tree artists.  I build my trees from the top to the trunk instead of from the trunk up like most other people, so I might be using more wire than other people out there.  Also, I never actually measure my wire, so I can promise that my numbers are accurate.

[psyche]

Wow, this is gorgeous! I should come by this board more often.

[IrynaHamilton]

Gorgeous tree!!

[vampedangel14]

Wow this is super awesome and must have taken awhile. I would love to get a bunch of these for my room!

[Anabaena]

I've looked around your topics, and you always make such beautiful trees!
But this one looks especially lively!

[ladyphoenix]

i just purchased an actual bonsai tree and this looks so realistic, specially from afar, i love it
how long did this take you? are  you selling it?

[Moonfleet]

Beautiful tree!! I love it.

[thesunandtheturtle]

Incredible job!  and the colors of the leaves is avery nice green.