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  1. 05-30-2011, 2:05 PM #1
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    Coming Apart at the Seams

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    This peice of pecan wood was reclaimed from the side of the road from a street expansion site. It was turned into a 5" sphere then hollowed out. It was then painstakingly carved into a delicate spiral, sandblasted and dyed black. Its fixed to a hand carved and sandblasted base of redwood root burlt with bark and sapwood still intact. The stand reflects years of erosion and the sphere signifies the delicate nature of our planet.
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  3. 05-30-2011, 2:14 PM #2
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    Holy Monkeys that is nice!!!!!
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  4. 05-30-2011, 2:48 PM #3
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    Jason, I hope you held that thing with kid gloves on! Man, that looks fragile. Beautiful piece, and quite interesting, too.
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  5. 05-30-2011, 2:55 PM #4
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    Wow you hit it out of the park with that one, thats beautiful.
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  6. 05-30-2011, 3:03 PM #5
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    Nicely done, Jason. The amount of time and patience that goes in to making something like that is inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
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  7. 05-30-2011, 4:24 PM #6
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    Jason, What a beautiful and well thought out piece!! Thanks for sharing, Skip
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  8. 05-30-2011, 4:30 PM #7
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    Jason that's just outstanding. I love it.
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  9. 05-30-2011, 5:45 PM #8
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    Man. The lengths some folks will go to, to hide tool marks.....

    Just kidding.

    I like it. I can't imagine how you kept this together as thin as it is. Like the presentation too.
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  10. 05-30-2011, 7:34 PM #9
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    Great effort Jason and a cool symbolism along with it. You easily have more patience than many!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jason Silva
    ...The stand reflects years of erosion and the sphere signifies the delicate nature of our planet.
    Before I read that, I sat back and saw a tree on a hillside.
    Wonderful piece. You must have the patience of a mountain.
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  12. 05-30-2011, 11:12 PM #11
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    AWESOME! I love everything about this. Really cool Jason.
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    Great turning for a great theme. Well done!
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  14. 05-31-2011, 2:12 PM #13
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    Interesting piece and story.

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  15. 05-31-2011, 4:15 PM #14
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    Very interesting and thought provoking piece Jason! More than anything else - I love the imagination! Thanks for sharing!
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  16. 06-01-2011, 10:16 AM #15
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    A picture of this should be next to the definition of art. Just way cool...
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