"Promised Land" Oak Tree carving installed into Oprah's kitchen in Montecito, California / photo: O Magazine
The artist standing with Ms. Winfrey and her dog, Sophie under her incredible oak tree
Frank, Oprah and Jamie
Thank You Lord for helping us spread some joy into Oprah's new home. It was a fantastic project enjoyed by all here at Waverly Its glorious ending ~ spending that special day with Oprah. . . we will never forget
Formally known and called the Tara II Estate, then renamed Promised Land by Oprah, this Jerusalem stone hand carved masterpiece created by Jamie Santaniello and her husband Frank remained in Ms. Winfrey's kitchen for one decade, from 2003 to 2013, This massive piece of artwork on stone was first published in 2013 in the O magazine and thereafter was shown in many online articles to the present day, with no mention as to the subject matter or the artist that created it until now,see credits on "ABOUT JS" page. Yes this is Oprah's favorite massive centuries old oak tree on her Promised Land, and now the artists that created her stove top hand carved Jerusalem stone slab mural "of this tree" have been unveiled.
To read more of the artists' revelation of their experience on this special project click here. To read about the "Study" of this project click STUDY To read about the first "Sole Frottage Rubbing" of this stone project click RUBBING
ONLINE ARTICLES Feature articles of Oprah's beautiful Promised Land Estate, has many photos including her kitchen with the Oak Tree Mural installed behind her stove. If only 5-6 photos of any publication of this property, this is always one of them.