For a long time I’ve been noticing trees, thinking about trees, taking pictures of trees. Especially in the winter, trees amaze me. They are gigantic plants, growing from the ground for decades and centuries. Like many kids, I always loved climbing trees and always wanted to build a tree house but we never really had any good tree house trees in our yard. I was fascinated by the forest and loved wandering through the very small wooded area near our house. There was a mostly dead apple orchard and horse farm on the other side that was both magical and creepy as hell and we loved going over there to see the horses and scare each other shitless about imagined beasts and beings that lurked in the orchard. (more…)
Category: Artist’s Books
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The Making of “Love Grows in the Forest”
When I first began this project I really had no idea how it would turn out. After spending about 5 months taking classes at the Center for Books Arts as part of the scholar program, I felt like I should finally make something finished. I had recently finished reading the book “The Hidden Life of Trees” by Peter Wohlleben and was really moved and kind of in awe by his description of the ways trees communicate and live in an almost society like way. I wanted to start with something easy and quick so I could get moving on something fast that wouldn’t feel like such a huge commitment. (more…)