The tree of life is an important symbol in nearly every culture. With its branches reaching into the sky, and roots deep in the earth, it dwells in three worlds-a link between heaven, the earth and the underworld, uniting above and below. It is both a feminine symbol, bearing sustenance, and a masculine, visibly phallic symbol—another union.

 

The tree has other characteristics that lend easily to symbolism. Many trees take on the appearance of death in the winter--losing their leaves, only to sprout new growth with the return of spring. These one of a kind pendants are hand etched in dichroic glass.

 

Originally created for NASA, dichroic glass reflects light in an array of beautiful colors.