Thursday, 15 January 2015

Chinese Gem Trees

Chinese styled gem trees, both took roughly 1-2 days to make. Made from beading wire, glass beads and gemstone chippings, embedded in candle wax.


A pine tree, because it’s auspicious for longevity in Chinese culture.



The fruit tree was a birthday gift for a superstitious family friend, hence the red and gold for luck, even the number of fruit was counted. In Chinese cultural superstitions numbers matter and using the wrong numbers or colours induce ill fate.