I am making a collection of vases inspired by trees. “A tree can be only as strong as the forest that surrounds it,” writes German forester, Peter Wohlleben in The Secret Life of Trees. I feel this way about my collection. The vases compliment one another. They look better together. I came across this image of the Adansonia grandidieri, an endangered species native to Madagascar and it reminded me of my vases. Trees, vases, people –– aren’t we all better together.