I was inspired by the texture of some 12″ tiles my friend Kathy got as samples from a stone supplier. They told her it was “brushed granite” and the process created relief in the surface, so the harder stone of the veins and other elements was raised slightly from the background stone. The texture immediately reminded me of trees and branches, just waiting for some color to be added. Springtime in East Tennessee is very colorful, and I only needed to look out my window to see how to enhance the two tiles.
