As I was walking along the beach one morning collecting driftwood with my wife Janey. I started thinking about all of the different pieces of wood we had collected and put in our bags. When looking in the bags,there were no two pieces alike. They were all different colors, different sizes, twisted,straight, some smoother than others. None of them perfect but at the same time each perfect in their own way.
All of these pieces of wood, from all over the world traveling through the vast oceans on a journey. They weathered storms and the turbulent waters for days, months, even years to end up on the same beach at the same time. For what? But to be picked up by us on that morning, to be put together for a purpose. The pieces came together to form something magical. We took all of these pieces of driftwood and created a beautiful tree made out of imperfect pieces put together now to celebrate life and a new beginning. So my celebration trees were born.
When you look at your tree, you will better understand the insight that I saw as an artist, when creating a one of a kind and uniquely beautiful trees to enjoy.
We are celebrating life!
Ray Tippet
All of my trees are signed and numbered under one of the branches on your tree.