My last carving (Wadude) was inspiring for me, and I so thoroughly enjoyed carving a tree that I immediately wanted to carve another. This tree is also shown at night, but whereas the last one was chip carved (the subject of the tree has been removed in ‘chips’), this tree is relief carved, with the background lowered. I also painted much of this scene to give it a dark, stylized feel. In fact, the only place I have the natural basswood showing is the trunk of the tree, a fitting place to leave, I think. The Arabic for Allah’s quality As-Salaam, “The Source of Peace and Safety”, has been carved into the hill under the tree and painted silver.
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