Dupage Framing Center

This one stopped me in my tracks… 🌳

A tree—created entirely from layers of fabric, handmade papers, and found materials—by Carol Tessier The texture, the movement, the depth… it feels alive.

It also feels especially fitting for Arbor Day.
Because just like trees, this piece is built in layers—rooted, intentional, and full of story.

We discovered Carol’s work while visiting my sister Su Anne, owner of the very person that inspired my love of framing.

And isn’t that what art does?
It connects us. Places. People. Moments in time.

Carol “paints” with textiles—often using nautical charts, vintage papers, and collected fabrics—to create pieces that feel both grounded and expressive. Gathering the materials, she says, is half the magic… and you can feel that in every inch of this work.

🌿 Art inspired by nature.
🌿 Made from pieces of the world around us.
🌿 Meant to be preserved and displayed.

Handmade. Layered. Rooted in story.

Your Walls…Your Story.

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