Silhouette Tree of Life

'Silhouette Tree of Life' was originally pencilled on an A2 piece of paper,

 then pen and inked, in 2010. The original was about 50 x 70cm.

This Tree of Life design was originally commissioned by a lovely friend Elsa in Byron Bay wanting an image of a tree made of peoples bodies.

 It speaks of the interconnectedness of all life and we as community!

 I thank her to this day for her request which instigated this design.

Her intention was to reproduce the image in some form. I knew very little about copyright then and charged a minimal fee for the original with no parameters as to printing rights.  I was rushing in prep for my road trip back to FNQ.

There are many different interpretations of this concept in the net and elsewhere, so in the end this piece was my own unique interpretation.

 It was also the blueprint I later expanded into the huge hand-painted banner (Approx.285 x 310 cm) "Drawing Inspiration'.
Going through a marriage break up at the time and feeling the loss of so much, I was trying to establish my worth as an artist and a person.

I felt the need to reclaim my work, as my friends reproductions didn't include my name and it didn't sit well.

 The experience forced me to do my research as to normal fees etc relating to copyright. In owning my mistake, I honoured my agreement with my friend allowing her to continue printing at her will, but also informing her that I would be retaining copyright of the image to one day also print it myself.

 It took me another 10 years, but that day is finally here!

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