I Just finished this for a client that asked me to help visualize a beautiful idea called "Rooted Investing." Her name is Diane & she is trying to change the mindset of how we invest. Everything in life is a resource, but currently so much of it is tied to paper money. She believes & so do I that we need to invest more locally & pull it out of the hands of the conventional vehicles used to invest. She is a veteran of the Stock Market & has decided to make a change in her own life to illicit it in others. She is a visionary with action, but cannot do it alone. The tree represents being rooted locally. The mountains depict the Federal Reserve, Wall Street, & the Capitol. They control the policies, the money & us if we so choose. The camp at the base depicts the hedge fund managers & other traditional investment vehicles using our money for their risk. We need to bring it back down to our level & we can only do this if we stop playing the game. Thank you Diane for asking me to be a part of this. Share if you would like...

Since the beginning I have either salvaged frames and refinished them, built my own from reclaimed timber, refinished wood surfaces, used clocks repurposed, and now on cross sections of salvaged trees. I always want to get better at impacting the environment less with my art, and these are cross sections from trees salvaged here in Portland by Jeff, owner of http://www.treecyclenw.com/. Each of the cross sections provides a unique canvas every time. The sunflower is the first piece and a commission for a friend. The 2nd piece is a commission in process. It is for a friend and someone that I chat about business with regularly and is my vision of her new business idea. I will keep updating the website with future art pieces on the cross sections, and look for more pieces inspired by http://lesialichonczak.com/ photography. Enjoy