Construction: Media: Clay, Gravel, Sand, Live Branches

Concept:: River Mound is an example of a bio-engineered sculpture, using living materials as building matter. The form and materials consists of live branch cuttings of a variety of trees and shrubs and layers of gravel and sand packed together with pegs and clay. This kind of "brush matress" is sometimes used by bio-engineers in river gullies to repair the shoreline and re-establish original water flow.