The Silver Tree of Valinor by Larry Prcin

The metal shop was full wrought and the kings of Lubbock were establishing in the midst of the plains beyond the mountains their own city. Lubbock of many bells and whistles, brands and thistles. Before downtown there was a green canyon called Yellowhouse that is named MacKenzie and Brazos hollowed it and sat there long upon the green grass and sang of power, in which was set all her thought of things that grow in the earth. But there was thought in silence too that watered the canyon with tears. People of that time would gather together to hear the song of Brazos and they sat silent upon their thrones of council. In the Loop of Doom their spirits became numb and the Brazos sang before them and they watched and as they watched, from the canyon there came forth a slender shoot; and silence was all over the world in that hour; nor was there any other sound save the chanting of the Brazos. Under her song the sapling grew and became fair and tall, and came to flower and thus there awoke in the world the Silver Tree of Texas, of Lubbock, or Valinor, it makes no difference. Of all things which the Brazos made they have have most renown, and about its fate all the tales of the Elder Days are woven.

It had leaves of dark green that beneath were a shining silver shaped like gravy boats. From each of the countless glass flowers a dew of silver light was ever falling, and the earth beneath was dappled with the shadows of it’s fluttering leaves. The one was called the Chrome, and the Windy and many names in song beside. In several minutes the glory was waxed to full and waned again to naught; and awoke once more to life. Thus in Lubbock every day there came a gentle hour of softer light when the tree was faint and its beams mingled with the gold.

Passage a la the style of J.R.R Tolkien

Reflectng chrome branching structure resembling a tree on display at recent Lubbock Arts Festival. Designed by Artist Larry Prcin using donated chrome parts including Harley Davidson exhaust pipe, golf clubs with blown glass illuminated flowers on the tips of the branches. Mr. Prcin's art piece brought together several Lubbock Artists. The final assembly was pre-tested at before the final installation at Tornado Gallery with help from local artists Darin Leighton, Tony Greer, Larry Simmons and Hilton McLaurin. The glass flowers were blown at Sandstorm Glassworks here in Lubbock.