For thousands of years, an image known as the Tree of Life has appeared throughout world art, mythology, and religion. Whether literal or abstract, the Tree has always been an easily understood symbol that represents the invisible, creative forces of the universe, and the cycles of life that surround and sustain us all.

I’ve been researching and working with the imagery of the Tree of Life for more than twenty five years. On the following pages, I’ve gathered together several projects that illuminate the deepest meanings of this ancient symbol. Like new leaves on a mature tree, this body of work grows out of a long tradition of contemplative observation established by visionary artists everywhere — those who see into nature's extraordinary, deep structure and translate its message of creativity, balance and renewal into the language of imagery.