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making dead tree garden sculpture

  • 18-06-2010 01:43PM
    #1
    treesuschrist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭


    I have recently cut down some dead apple trees and stripped the bark. They are currently air-drying. As they have been dead for many years and been exposed to the elements, they are pretty dried out anyway...
    I am considering treating these and using them to make a dead tree forest sculpture in my garden.

    Any tips on how to go about preserving them?


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  • #2
    Amandapanda801
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭Amandapanda801


    Wow that sounds really cool but I have no idea hah.. Maybe covering them in some kind of plastic like in the bodies exhibition?


  • #3
    treesuschrist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭treesuschrist


    Hi

    Yeah -the limbs of the trees are pretty big and look really good since I have stripped the bark..so it seemed like a good idea to return them to the garden as trees (albeit dead ones!)........

    I am planning to protect them with wood preservative and oil them to bring out the grain of the wood.and either mount them on a concrete base (not too sure about this though) ..or else just place them in the ground with the bases protected from moisture...so I hopefully will have my dead forest sculptural piece....and with the good weather lately, they have dried out perfectly.

    I think covering them in a type of resin (which is what the bodies were treated with in Bodies) is a bit too high tech for me!!.....but it would probably be the best way to go with them.


  • #4
    Amandapanda801
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭Amandapanda801


    I thought it was called plasticine... At least that's what I recall. But have fun! I'm sure it will look great when it's done.


  • #5
    minister poxbottle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 439 ✭✭minister poxbottle


    treesuschrist wrote: »
    Hi

    Yeah -the limbs of the trees are pretty big and look really good since I have stripped the bark..so it seemed like a good idea to return them to the garden as trees (albeit dead ones!)........

    I am planning to protect them with wood preservative and oil them to bring out the grain of the wood.and either mount them on a concrete base (not too sure about this though) ..or else just place them in the ground with the bases protected from moisture...so I hopefully will have my dead forest sculptural piece....and with the good weather lately, they have dried out perfectly.

    I think covering them in a type of resin (which is what the bodies were treated with in Bodies) is a bit too high tech for me!!.....but it would probably be the best way to go with them.

    something like clear ronseal varnish for out door furniture and decking would be simple and last for years.:)


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