Galveston's Dead Tree Sculptures

Thanks to Joy for this wonderful presentation on the Oak Trees of Galveston and the beautiful Art created out of the destruction

GALVESTON — The Dalmatian sitting outside the Galveston Central Fire Station isn't your ordinary mascot. This one is made of wood, carved over the weekend from a tree killed by salt water when Hurricane Ike inundated the city a year ago.

The sculpture is the first of dozens that the city's citizen Tree Committee hopes will grace parks and street corners throughout Galveston in an attempt to salvage beauty from the destruction of an estimated 40,000 trees. 

Someone from Texas want to go take a few pics and send them to me? You out there Tom? Florence?

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Galveston, dead trees see new life as art

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