13 Amazing Wood Carving Of Animals And Figures By Sculpture Artist

Every tree experiences its own cycle of birth, growth and decline. Once a tree dies, it is often cut down and carted off to the wood chipper. Sometimes, though, nearby woodcarvers will come along and use their chainsaws and grinders to preserve trees and what they represented in people’s lives.

Galveston Tree Sculptures: Hurricane Ike hit on September 13, 2008. It forever changed the landscape of Galveston, Texas and the greater Houston area for that matter. This salt water flood killed thousands of trees, many of which had been planted after the devastating 1900 hurricane. More than 35,000 of Galveston's trees were cut down after Ike. A few were saved through the effort of local sculptors. There are now over 35 tree sculptures dotting the island city.