“My daughter wanted a fairy tree in her room that she could sit inside and read books”
Serious contender for the father of the year award, Reddit user radamshome created a colossal fairy tree in 18 months with his own hands, making his daughter’s dream come true. Strenuously constructing a gnarly tree that strecthes its winding branches across the ceiling, it substitutes as a quiet spot for a nice read in the corner of his daughter’s room, and the project took over 350 hours and 4,250 USD to make.
Despite radamshome’s greatest fear of the possibility of the tree being dismantled “when she’s 13 and wants it removed from her room”, the magical concrete and rebar tree has been built to last till a happily ever after and can also hold the weight of three adults.
Radamshome who describes himself as an “artist in the video game industry,”, was initially “un-prepared for the physical realities of the project”, but dedicated his full efforts to making it happen. Starting from a concept drawing to a scale model, then welding classes which manifested into a giant painted tree fit for every girl’s dream, the father has created an elaborate and magical gift for his young daughter.
“I was kind of un-prepared for the physical realities of this project….”
18 months and 350 hours were spent to complete the project
Radamshome, who is an artist in the video game industry, began with a concept drawing and a scale model
He took private welding courses to make the tree skeleton structurally sound
After over 100-120 hours, the skeleton was complete
It took another 50+ hours to apply the wire “skin” to the rebar
A special mixture of cement was used for the tree trunk, and papier-mâché for the branches. Total time so far: 225 hours
The dad used to paint miniatures as a teenager, so he used the same techniques to paint the tree
He wove Christmas lights, capable of being dimmed, into the branches to simulate stars
The fairy details and tree decorations were found at a Michael’s art supply store
One happy camper! The tree is actually strong enough to support three adults!
