Tree of Life, Garden Tree, Framed with Roots by Norvh St. Bonheur
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With branches reaching skyward and roots spreading out into the earth below, the Celtic Tree of Life symbolizes the Druid belief in the link between heaven and earth.
This piece is hand-cut from a recycled 50-gallon steel drum. To begin, laborers remove the ends of the drum and place them inside the remaining cylinder along with scrap paper, dried banana or sugar cane leaves. Igniting the contents removes all paint and residue. When cooled, the drum is cut down the side and flattened out to create a "metal canvas" . From there, the artist takes over, chalking his intended design on the prepared metal. Using hammer and chisel, he cuts the form and with other simple tools, pounds out intricate decorative patterns. The finished piece is weather-coated so that it may be displayed indoors or out.
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Tree of Life, Recycle Garden Tree, Framed with Roots 32" X 32"
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Norvh Saint Bonheur moved with his family to Croix-des-Bouquets in 1993 at the age of three. In 1998, his parents moved back to Port-Margot, but even then the family knew that their 3 boys would have better education and work opportunities in Croix-des-Bouquets than on the other side of the country. So Norvh and his brothers stayed. At the age of nine, little Norvh was flattening steel drums in the shop of his neighbor, Pierre Jocelyn.
Later, Norvh realized that he needed more training to grow in the art of metal carving. He joined Julio Balan's shop, where he learned the techniques of drawing and design. Although his first piece of his own design was an angel, the tree of life has become Norvh's favourite, "because it gives fruit to eat. It gives us life. Now in their thirties, Norvh and his brothers have their own shop. Their parents are deeply grateful, despite their mother's often-expressed worry: "You'll break your fingers with those hammers! end the time of worry now, Norvh has his own workshop and helping his parents who live in Port-Margot.