{"product_id":"athens-tree-original-ink-drawing-on-hand-cast-cement-tile-framed","title":"Athens Tree — Original Ink Drawing on Hand-Cast Cement Tile, Framed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003edrawn directly onto a hand-cast cement tile.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI found this tree while walking through Athens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt wasn’t growing in a park or somewhere particularly picturesque. It stood amongst the concrete and noise of the city, its trunk thin, twisted and marked by years of growing in a difficult space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat caught my attention was the top of the tree.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trunk rises almost awkwardly before bending into a strange, damaged crown. It isn’t a conventionally beautiful tree, but these are often the trees I find myself stopping for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI drew the tree in black archival pigment ink directly onto a hand-cast cement tile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grey cement surface becomes part of the drawing. Natural marks, changes in tone and small imperfections remain visible beneath the ink, giving the tree a surface very different from a drawing on paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tile was individually poured and dried in my Birmingham studio before the drawing was made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented in a handmade solid wood frame, the result is a one-of-a-kind original drawing and sculptural wall piece. There is only one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Original ink drawing on a hand-cast cement tile\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Tree drawn near the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Archival black pigment ink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• A4-size hand-cast cement tile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Individually poured cement tile — natural surface variation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Handmade solid wood frame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Signed by the artist on the reverse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• One-of-a-kind original artwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Ready to hang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Ships from the UK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warrendrawingtrees.com\/pages\/collecting-original-tree-drawings\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCollecting Original Tree Drawings | Cement Tile Art Guide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warrendrawingtrees.com\/pages\/how-cement-tile-art-is-made\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHow Cement Tile Art Is Made\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/warrendrawingtrees.com\/pages\/gift-buying-guide\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eChoosing Art as a Gift\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warren Drawing Trees","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52312639275336,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0854\/7909\/6648\/files\/0474111B-AB62-45C3-81D5-BA78498B76B5.jpg?v=1768229298","url":"https:\/\/warrendrawingtrees.com\/products\/athens-tree-original-ink-drawing-on-hand-cast-cement-tile-framed","provider":"Warren Drawing Trees","version":"1.0","type":"link"}