The Enchanted Tree Of Transformation
JUNE 25, 2007
I have completed my fifth project in the final class of **_The Key to the First Door of Enchantment Series_** with fantasy artist extrodinaire [Marilyn Radzat](http://www.marilynradzat.com/), through [That Creative Place](http://www.thatcreativeplace.com/)!!!
May I present to you... My Enchanted Tree!!!
Tucked within our garden...
magic awaits your inquisitive eye!!!
May I present to you... My Enchanted Tree!!!
Tucked within our garden...
magic awaits your inquisitive eye!!!
The doors to the Enchanted Tree open...
revealing a place of transformation...
deep inside where butterflies merge with color and sparkle...
and a wee jeweled faerie stool awaits a fae
to slip inside this cathedral of wonder and magic...
revealing a place of transformation...
deep inside where butterflies merge with color and sparkle...
and a wee jeweled faerie stool awaits a fae
to slip inside this cathedral of wonder and magic...
a view from the back...
and an up close picture of the end of the branches,
described by my class mates
as drops of dew, grapes, and reflection orbs,
telling of the past, the future,
but mostly revealing this very present moment...
described by my class mates
as drops of dew, grapes, and reflection orbs,
telling of the past, the future,
but mostly revealing this very present moment...
The butterfly that graces the top of the tree
becomes broach when lifted from its perch,
a gift from my dear Oregonian friend, Rose Tandon...
becomes broach when lifted from its perch,
a gift from my dear Oregonian friend, Rose Tandon...
There is a secret entrance on the side...
for this is a place of magic,
for those who stop to take a peek...
for those who stop to take a peek...
and rest in the shadow and light,
in the beauty of the Enchanted Tree of Transformation...
in the beauty of the Enchanted Tree of Transformation...
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