Lichens and Moss Product:Lichens and Moss This cast glass sculpture evokes

This cast glass sculpture evokes the peaceful feeling of being near water

The inner frame is joined with mortise and tenon joints using power- and Japanese-hand saws

hand-woven with fine 24k gold-plated Czech seed beads

dappled with paint smudges to show the artist’s process

Elegant and playful

Lichens and Moss Product:Lichens and Moss This cast glass sculpture evokes"Lichens and Moss" is the first of a new series of paintings by Vermont artist, Judy Hawkins. For many years Hawkins has been drawn to and fascinated by the evolution of a tree from seed to decomposition. She has been photographing "elderly" trees for years. The woods around her rural house has abandoned orchards, and old maples, and trees that she photographed last fall are now organic piles on the earth. "Lichens and Moss" is a painting of an old