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Memory Tree

In 2007, a 100-year storm hit Seattle’s Thornton Creek. Although 3 houses were destroyed, a beautiful Japanese maple survived. Initially we hoped to relocate the maple and allow the art to focus attention on it as a living survivor. However, as a non-native species in the middle of salmon habitat, the tree had to go. So, being the son of a lumberjack, I cut it down. If you look closely, you’ll see its ghost bundled inside the new Memory Tree.