25 Serously Twisted Trees:From Uncanny to Awesome Arboculture


	25 Serously Twisted Trees:From Uncanny to Awesome Arboculture
rainsong111
6-29-2009 12:19 PM
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strange, arbosculpture, strange art, weird, alternative art
rainsong111 says:
nature can be aristic.....or it can be the artist itself
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7-1-2009 1:22 PM
tanyamm
You've got that right rainsong.
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