This is my version of the 'Tree of Life',  and for that, I've just recently found out, what the real meaning, is that lays behind this sacred tree.

Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, in the middle of its street On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.Revelation 22.1-2

The back ground is made out of a small bicycle rim.  I had removed all the spokes (what a job!) and then sanded the bare rim down partially.  The Eye of God is made out of a spoon plus a part, I have no idea what it was ever useful for or where it came from!  

The cross is made from forks that I welded together, Jesus is formed by screws and lots of welding slag. Than ground down and sculpted with the 5" grinder. I'm still planing to do more detail work with the Dremel Tool.  The vine is cut out of one solid piece of metal (so is actually the whole tree including the stump!)

Ilona Rosenthal-Payne