TorreyVessels™ are contructed from the fallen needles of the rarest pine
tree in America, the Torrey Pine. The original stand of trees is
located North of La Jolla California along the Pacific Coastline at
the southwestern corner of the USA.
"The Torrey Pine is one of the world's rarest trees.
The naturally growing Torrey Pines are found nowhere else but in this
part of the world. They now number less than 6,000. About 4,000 of
them are in the Torrey Pines State Reserve in La Jolla and in the
Reserve Extension in Del Mar. The rest of them make Santa Rosa
Island, 175 miles to the north of La Jolla, their home.
Dr. C. C. Parry, botanist, discovered the Torrey Pine as a unique
species in 1850. He named this tree Pinus Torreyana in honoring his
friend and teacher, Dr. John Torrey of Columbia University."
by Tsuyoshi Matsumoto -from pencil by "Mat" note cards Copyright © 1979
Torrey Pine trees with Centurion vessel sculpture at studio Two
(1983).
"Many of the works illustrated in
American Crafts: A Source Book for the
Home by Katherine Pearson were photographed in the homes of young
professionals, new and established collectors, and gallery owners.
They are just a few of the growing number of Americans who have
discovered the unmatched pleasures of buying, owning, using, and
displaying contemporary American crafts."
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