The newest addition to A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum is Cotyledon, a vibrant 8-foot work by artist David Boyahian.  It is located adjacent to the arboretum’s Pines Lake Drive West parking lot.  “The cotyledons are the first two leaves that emerge from a germinating seed in early spring, initiating the process of photosynthesis and new life,” said Boyajian.  “This sculpture is all about growth and nurture.”

Visitors are invited to experience Cotyledon as they arrive at Laurelwood and then explore the other sculptures along the arboretum’s winding paths. Laurelwood Arboretum, located at 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne, New Jersey, is open daily from 8 am to dusk.  Admission is free.

Boyajian is an artist, art instructor, and the owner of David Boyajian Sculpture Studio in New Fairfield, Connecticut.  He studied at Alfred University and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Maryland Institute Rinehart School of Sculpture. His work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including SculptureNow on The Mount, Edith Wharton’s home in Lenox, Massachusetts, Bull City Sculpture Show in Durham, North Carolina, and ‘Genesis,’ an outdoor solo show at the Robert Moses Sculpture Garden at Fordham University.

A Sculpture Trail is a multi-year project sponsored by Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum that brings distinctive contemporary sculpture to the natural setting. The collection is curated by Scott A. Broadfoot of Broadfoot & Broadfoot Gallery in Boonton, New Jersey. All sculptures are available for purchase and/or sponsorship, with a portion of proceeds supporting capital improvements at the arboretum. To sponsor or purchase Cotyledon or any of the sculptures on the trail, please contact curator@laurelwood.com.

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum is a non-profit conservancy whose mission is to preserve and manage the 30-acre arboretum in partnership with Wayne Township.  For additional information about A Sculpture Trail or the Friends organization, go to www.laurelwoodarboretum.org.