Whomping Willow

mele miller - Friday, October 30, 2009 - 12:04pm

I did this for a friend who wanted a bottle tree but left the design up to me. He is a Harry Potter fan and likes the number 7. So, I did a Whomping Willow with seven main stems that end in seven branches with seven bottle per branch. He seems happy.

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SteelyJan - Friday, October 30, 2009 - 8:00pm

Hi Mele....this piece makes me want to laugh....I love it, it's so whimsical, artsider-art-ish...totally cool.....I think I would like seeing that outside my house too SteelyJan

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Cool! Very creative use with

Jamie Santellano - Monday, November 2, 2009 - 10:39pm

Cool! Very creative use with the bottles.

Jamie Santellano

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willow

lin - Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 11:42am

What a wonderful piece this is, Mele, I love the movement and color. Has there been any problem with the wind? I'd be afraid that the mega dust devils we get in AZ would suck the bottles off. Lin

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I like this piece, too. With

Dick C - Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 2:21pm

I like this piece, too. With the word "willow" in the title I had visions of the bottles swaying into each other in a good wind! I'm sure Mele made it rigid enough to prevent that. Still, some movement might be interesting.

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Thanks to both of you. Yes

mele miller - Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 5:46pm

Thanks to both of you. Yes it does sway ever so lightly in the wind but not much. It also makes a nice tinkling sound when it does that. It is tack welded at most all the places that the rebar cross to help make it more rigid.
Mele

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Supported

warren - Monday, November 9, 2009 - 2:25pm

Mele, the tree looks pretty cool. You did a lot of bending for this one. Is there support at the ground or do you just stick the rods in? Oh yeah how many of those bottles did you empty.

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Thanks! No, each of the

mele miller - Monday, November 9, 2009 - 3:27pm

Thanks! No, each of the seven main stems are welded to a circle that is reinforced and that circle is held down with 7 U shaped rebar stakes.
The friend who got the tree was suprised when I told him he had to come up with 49 bottles for the it. Good thing for him he works at a resturant!
Mele

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womping willow

Stefani - Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 6:23pm

hello mele,
I just was sending you a message. I love the tree. Very creative. My daughter loves Harry Potter too. I will have to share this with her. She is almost eighteen.

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