Alan Anderson Design

Ghost Branches Carved Platter

Ghost Branches Carved Platter

13"

Ash

The ash trees of North America will slowly disappear in the next few decades. This is due to the invasion of the emerald ash borer. Ash trees will soon go the way of the chestnut and the American elm. I turned this platter and bleached it. I then carved the branches as a symbol of the loss. "Ghost Branches" seemed an appropriate title.