I grew up in Glendora, CA. Our family home had Coastal live Oaks over 250 years old. Dad and Mom cherished these oaks and helped preserve them for over 55 years. The trees embraced our house. My dad and I transferred oak seedlings to my family’s property in Vista, CA. We have 10 or so mature oaks now, remembrances of yesterday and future hopes for survival. I teach workshops at a 2800 acre Baja Ranch, Rancho la Bellota, each year. Raul and Caroline Aguilar are the owners. Raul said, “When we first came over the hill to this Valle we saw the live oaks thriving way below. We knew there would be water and that the “the oaks are life” and the oaks tell the story”.The history of southwest oaks celebrates life with stories, songs, dances The native Oaks are associated with longevity and regrowth. Coastal live Oaks slow down fires with the curled shape of their leaves, catching ambers and heat. Trees were the primary food source for native peoples and to this day. The Oaks are markers of time due to the arrival of seasonal acorns.
The is the essence of my ceramic installation is love, enlightenment, and the life cycles of the Oaks. May we always preserve and cherish them.
The oak tree was designed in 3 sections. Each section will be for sale.
Quercus Argrifolia #1 , 2, 3. Each $500.00 or 1,500. For 3
email me for videos on each section. henstudio@gmail.com
Holly
Coast Live Oak, Quercus Agrifolia. west of the Sierra Nevada mountain range from Mendocino County, California, south to northern Baja California, Mexico
Holly had a full life filled with love. She can now share her enlightenment and knowledge. Her name is the latin origin medieval form of aquifolium.
Canyon Live Oak, Quercus Chrysolepis.
Range: Mountain canyons and on moist ridges and flats of the Coast Ranges of southern Oregon and California, the lower and middle slopes of western Sierra Nevada and mountains of Southern California
Chryso name came from the Greek Chrysolepis word for gold. His golden nature thrives on as an oak with honey bees living within him.
$275
California Black Oak, Quercus kelloggii.
Range: Lower and middle mountain slopes and the foothills in the Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada to the mountains of southern California
Kello lived in a snug oak log and hunted for delicious tidbits nearby. He has navigated through many Encinos (Oak Groves)
His final resting place is an oak tree at Agua Tibia Mountain.
$275.00
Blue Oak, Quercus Douglasii.
Range: Lower dry mountain slopes and rocky foothills of the middle and inner Coast Ranges, the Sierra Nevada, and the Sierra Liebre
Douglas has always had a deep bond with oaks. He lived in an oak hollow and ate acorns for his main meals. He still has a few acorns stuffed near his head and now will share with the young ones with his transformation into an oak.
Quercus Lobata, Valley Oak with a range from Sacramento, San Joaquin, and adjacent valleys, the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, inner and middle Coast Ranges south to San Fernando Valley.
Lobata is a coyote storyteller of Oak tales. She prefers talking to small groups now due to her age.
$275.00
Quercus Lobata, Valley Oak with a range from Sacramento, San Joaquin, and adjacent valleys, the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, inner and middle Coast Ranges south to San Fernando Valley.
Lobata is a coyote storyteller of Oak tales. She prefers talking to small groups now due to her age.
$275.00
Quercus Tomentella, Island Oak with a range from Santa Catalina, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and Guadalupe Islands.
Tomentella is a kind old bear soul who has lead numerous walkabouts and canoe trips in pursuit of happiness. She feels that we all need Oaks to achieve this.
$275.00
Quercus wislizenii, Interior Live Oak found in the Lower mountain slopes and foothills of the Sierra Nevada from Kern County northward to Mount Shasta, southward in the Great Valley and Inner Coast Range
Wializen is dedicated botanist with meteorological skills. She has helped many tribes flourish with her knowledge. She takes longer rests now in her old age and still teaches the young ones.
$275.00
Quercus Tomentella, Island Oak with a range from Santa Catalina, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and Guadalupe Islands.
Tomentella is a kind old bear soul who has lead numerous walkabouts and canoe trips in pursuit of happiness. She feels that we all need Oaks to achieve this.
$275.00
Quercus wislizenii, Interior Live Oak found in the Lower mountain slopes and foothills of the Sierra Nevada from Kern County northward to Mount Shasta, southward in the Great Valley and Inner Coast Range
Wializen is dedicated botanist with meteorological skills. She has helped many tribes flourish with her knowledge. She takes longer rests now in her old age and still teaches the young ones.
$275.00
Engelmann/Mesa Oak, Quercus engelmannii. Range: Foothills between the coast and the mountains of San Diego County and Baja, Mexico.
Engel is a retired physician and botanist who used to live in the hills of Daley Ranch, Escondido. He spread Oak seeds that now flourish in the area. If you hike up the Cougar ridge trail to the Engelmann trail to see these historic trees.
$275.00
Engelmann/Mesa Oak, Quercus engelmannii. Range: Foothills between the coast and the mountains of San Diego County and Baja, Mexico.
Engel is a retired physician and botanist who used to live in the hills of Daley Ranch, Escondido. He spread Oak seeds that now flourish in the area. If you hike up the Cougar ridge trail to the Engelmann trail to see these historic trees.
$275.00
Great Horned Owl. Bubo virginianus
Bubo is a young owl learning to fly. He is sitting on a Mexican Palo Verde tree branch. Bubo is adjusting his wings to take off. It is an exciting moment.
$275.
CA Scrub Jay. Aphelocoma californica
Aphelo is curious and smart about finding the best acorns. He holds nuts between his feet and hammers it with vigor until he finds the tasty meat. He prefers nesting in oaks but sometimes finds a wild grape vine for a nice home.
$275.00
Bellota believes she is not common at all. She loves to play in the sky and dance with friends. She has lived around Rancho La Bellota for many years. Her name is her favorite food…Acorn.
$275.
Red-tailed Hawk. Buteo jamaicensis
Pollito was named by Raul at Rancho la Bellota in Baja, Mexico. When Pollito was a baby he fell from and oak tree. Raul saved him and raised him until he was ready to fly away. He is strong and mighty and lives somewhere in the Guadalupe Valle.
$275.
Yolande is a young Big Horned Owl who found this small oak for her nest. She is still considering several suiters.
$350.
Beatrice is looking forward to the Oak Tree Fall festival which occurs annually near Palomar Mountain for all sorts of friendly animals. She made her skirt out of oak leaves and has a lovely wrap in case of cold weather.
$80.
Kathleen and Beatrice are friends and both will be attending the Oak Tree festival near Palomar Mountain. Kathleen is wearing a cloak of oak leaves over her fine feathers.
$65.