Works made from Twin Oaks unveiled on Oct. 25

LAKEVILLE — The Sharon Land Trust (SLT) and the Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School will present “Reflections” on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. 

The exhibit will display works by 30 local artists. Each piece was  created from wood from the fallen Twin Oaks. 

The works will be available for purchase at the event with the proceeds going to benefit the Sharon Land Trust. Tickets are available for $45 at www.sharonlandtrust.org.

The Twin Oaks were originally planted as seedlings during the Revolutionary War. They grew and survived until 2012, when one of the trees was brought down by Hurricane Sandy. The second tree fell roughly six months later; its demise was rumored to be from a broken heart.

When the first tree fell in 2012, the Sharon Land Trust (which owns the field that is home to the trees) created the Twin Oaks Restoration fund. It was used to purchase two new white oak trees, one to replace the fallen and a second in case the other tree fell.

The new white oaks were purchased from Bruce Bennett at the Kent Greenhouse and were about 8 inches in diameter, which is the maximum size they could be for replanting at that site. 

Earlier in the summer The Millbrook Garden Club, which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year, decided to donate a gate to the Land Trust for the entrance to the field.

SLT board member Kathleen Fuhr then contacted photographer, poet and wood artisan Brenda Hall and asked her to carve two sculptures to flank the gate. The sculptures represent each of the oaks and were made from wood from the two fallen trees as well.