Sunday, August 22, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
how to save a tree marked for cutting
i painted over the blue "X" with a palette of acrylics--a touch of grey green, bit of brown, bit of black--and viola!
camouflage!
after five storms, it is still there!
try it!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Remarkable Trees of Virginia
Awesome project.
Beautiful book.
People nominated their favorite trees.
And here it is!
Listen to co-author Jeff Kirwan chat about it.
My favorite tree story is about the live oak that was used at the site of the reading of the emancipation proclamation. Also: the crying tree.
As Jeff says: trees offer solace to humans.
Tree heroes that witnessed history.
If books had wings...
Yoko Ono's new book, FLY ME, becomes a kite. A massive massive kite, with messages
you'll want to spread into the sky. The paper is 100% recycled and the kite frame (comes with book) is made from hand-carved oak taken from a sustainable forest in New York State.
About $100, limited edition.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
the tree project
hiroshi sunairi and the tree project deserves the first little bit on this site--
what a simple and touching and big-minded project. had the luck to stumble into a show at the horticultural society of new york gallery,
during a trip to the city earlier this year. the artist, who is originally from japan, has been distributing seeds from second and third generation trees that survived the atomic bombing in hiroshima. these trees --which include persimmon, jujube and several others, are all called hibaku trees.
he has been sharing this miracle seeds--a testimony to rebirth and peace--with people around the world and they plant them. some photograph their new little trees, and some of these seedlings were exhibited. here are a few photos i took at the show.
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