It's rife with mythological stories, people turning into...something else. Take the story of the nymph Daphne, who was pursued by the god Apollo. In her fear, she begged the other gods for help. The gods saved her from Apollo...by turning her into a tree.  
As a child, I did not know this myth. But still, I drew trees very often. And those trees very often turned into women. In my teens, I got hold of a book of woodcuts by Gustave Doré. Inside were beautiful plates teeming with tree people. I used them as inspiration. Now I still look at trees and see arms and fingers in the twisting branches. If I sketch just anything, it is often a tree. And sometimes that tree does have a very human appearance... This is a pen and ink drawing that I digitally photographed and edited.  
                                
 
                                
                                        Welcome to my shop! Nice of you to take a look.
I call myself a sculpture hunter. There can be a beautiful statue hidden everywhere. Also just in a bus shelter,  under your shoes or in your own living room. I capture these images in photos,  or use them..
                                        Read more…
                                    
 The mountains of IgamAtelier van Saskia
The mountains of IgamAtelier van Saskia HeimzeeAtelier van Saskia
HeimzeeAtelier van Saskia MooncatcherAtelier van Saskia
MooncatcherAtelier van Saskia BergenlagenAtelier van Saskia
BergenlagenAtelier van Saskia SchemermeerAtelier van Saskia
SchemermeerAtelier van Saskia The tree womanAtelier van Saskia
The tree womanAtelier van Saskia The giraffe treeAtelier van Saskia
The giraffe treeAtelier van Saskia The red mountain peakAtelier van Saskia
The red mountain peakAtelier van Saskia SereenAtelier van Saskia
SereenAtelier van Saskia Abandoned church in the north of France, urbex shootAtelier van Saskia
Abandoned church in the north of France, urbex shootAtelier van Saskia Oude vervallen bootjes langs de kust van SchotlandAtelier van Saskia
Oude vervallen bootjes langs de kust van SchotlandAtelier van Saskia Abandoned marble quarry on Iona, ScotlandAtelier van Saskia
Abandoned marble quarry on Iona, ScotlandAtelier van Saskia Urbex. Het oude postkantoor in Rotterdam.Atelier van Saskia
Urbex. Het oude postkantoor in Rotterdam.Atelier van Saskia Geheimzinnige gedaante in het oude postkantoor van RotterdamAtelier van Saskia
Geheimzinnige gedaante in het oude postkantoor van RotterdamAtelier van Saskia FirebirdAtelier van Saskia
FirebirdAtelier van Saskia Nacht foto van de Erasmusbrug in Rotterdam met lighttrails van het verkeerAtelier van Saskia
Nacht foto van de Erasmusbrug in Rotterdam met lighttrails van het verkeerAtelier van Saskia Dense fog over the fieldsAtelier van Saskia
Dense fog over the fieldsAtelier van Saskia Sunrise in the fog with horsesAtelier van Saskia
Sunrise in the fog with horsesAtelier van Saskia Fog in the woods near AuterlitzAtelier van Saskia
Fog in the woods near AuterlitzAtelier van Saskia Autumn leaves in misty forestAtelier van Saskia
Autumn leaves in misty forestAtelier van Saskia