Layered Wood Tree of Life

Be reminded of your roots with this stunning Layered Wood Tree of Life.

This piece was created from 3 separate layers of cut and finished smooth Baltic Birch plywood. Each piece is individually hand-painted, then glued together to form the stunningly intricate piece of art.

Please allow for variation, as each Tree of Life is different, due to being hand-painted, and the paint is often also translucent, so the natural variations in the wood grain will show through.

The association of trees with Life, both in the worldly plane and that of the gods, is a universal concept that spans both space and time. Evidence that humans accorded trees with a special status and equated them with the spiritual world can be found in virtually every religion and every ancient culture. This design projects the branches and roots in such a manner that they weave around the center and one of each connects with one of the other, creating a circle. Often, the Tree’s design is symmetrical in the horizontal plane – It is identical viewed from above or below. Celtic mythology expanded on this idea by illustrating the branches as reaching up into the sky, the realm of the gods, while the roots settled deep into the soil, anchoring the tree to the earthly realm. Together, the tree became the channel and conduit between the will of the divine world and the mortals who lived below.

Wall art is 8" wide by 8" high by nearly 1/2" thick. Plastic alligator hanger is affixed to the back for easy hanging anywhere.