Artist Patrick Dougherty in front of his ''Twisted Sisters,'' a sculpture of twigs and branches at Wheaton College. Students at the college helped him put the piece together.
(Bill Greene/Globe Staff)
Twisting nature into art, for now
He took a village, Wheaton, to raise these spires of twig
Artist Patrick Dougherty in front of his ''Twisted Sisters,'' a sculpture of twigs and branches at Wheaton College. Students at the college helped him put the piece together.
(Bill Greene/Globe Staff)
While many people see piles of twigs and branches as leftover nuisances from a weekend of yard work, Patrick Dougherty sees them as an opportunity to create a work of art. (Full article: 949 words)
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