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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Living_Red_Alder_bench_by_Richard_Reames.jpg
Image: Wikimedia Commons

Arborsculptor Richard Reames created this living bench by training red alders into a congenial shape.

His monograph on tree trunk topiary is called How to Grow a Chair.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chair1.jpg
Image: Arborsculpture.com

See A Natural Seat.

September 25, 2020 | Art

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