Rustic Christ Bust

Overall Size:
Width: 5.5 in
Length: 4 in
Height: 5 in

This carving lies within the intact branch of an olive tree from the Holy Land.

It has a rustic and natural feel and connects the viewer viscerally to the land from which the tree was grown. Emerging from the trunk of an olive tree is the face of Jesus.

Waving lines in the surrounding space reflect His divinity, and His detailed face reminds us of his humanity—His eyes downcast in solemn concentration.

 As the olive tree roots date back centuries, some from the time that Jesus walked, prayed and taught on the same soil, this piece highlights that connection.

His face emerges from the dark, rough bark of the trunk as a subtle reminder of how Jesus emerged from the Holy Land to save humanity. His face in the lighter, inner wood of the olive tree emblematic of the light God’s gospel spreads on the world.