M188 Retail The elements have been joined

The elements have been joined together to create an organic and historic

The figurative sculpture incorporates the historical ecclesiastical artifacts from the past with the organic to preserve the importance of the pieces while creating a contemporary work of art

The piece creates a sacred and historical work of art

This piece originally came from a historical Italian church and would have been a part of a depiction of Mary

M188 Retail The elements have been joinedPetrified wood are fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation, the result of trees having completely transformed to stone through the process of permineralization, a thousand year process. All organic materials have been replaced with minerals, such as quartz, while retaining the original stem tissue. Unlike other fossils that are usually compressions, petrified wood is a three dimensional depiction of the original organic material. Exotic minerals