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The beautiful tree-lined walk through the Regenstein Center leads to the Joutras Gallery where Treewhispers awaits. It’s simply beautiful—a space  singing the stories, art and poetry from hundreds of people around the world honoring their connection to trees. The exhibit opened January 14th and continues through April 8th. Plan a visit and a stroll outside [...]

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Contributed by Marlene Pomeroy, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

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In today’s mail, a sweet envelope, a single paper round with a stitched tree painted with “walnut ink made by Emma and Carol from a 100+ year old tree on our farm.” Submitted by Carol Thomas, Illinois

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Moonlight shines in through the silent night. Light a beeswax candle. Yuko Wada

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Have you ever climbed a tree? Do you have a favorite tree or a magical path through the woods? Join the Treewhispers forest of stories by sending your handmade paper rounds with your tree story/art/poetry. Your submission will be included in the upcoming exhibition Bridge and Joutras Galleries in the Regenstein Center at the Chicago [...]

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It’s thrilling to see the Treewhispers project growing globally. Rose Camastro-Pritchett recently returned from Jiujiang, China where she implemented the project with her art students—as well as her oral English students. I had the pleasure of hearing the many stories surrounding the project and thought you too would enjoy some of the wonderful photos and [...]

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Many thanks to Nicolet College Gallery Directory, Katy Ralph and artist Debra Ketchum Jircik whose invaluable support brought Treewhispers to Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Synchronicity, magic, stories and music were in the air! Enjoy the documentary film by Nicolet student, Justen Lambert…and the tree stories as told by Larry and Brian.

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October 22 – November 13 Nicolet College 5364 College Drive Rhinelander, WI 54501 October 14 and 15, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm   Workshops on paper-making, art, and writing (outdoors, weather permitting) Opening Reception: October 23, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Area HS students, Nicolet students, faculty and general public will be invited to work with [...]

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A rich collection of the late Marilyn Sward’s artwork is soon to be exhibited at the Columbia College Chicago Center for the Book and Paper entitled Speaking in Paper. Mark your calendars for the quickly approaching opening reception, on June 9 from 5:30-8:30pm. Join in a celebration of Marilyn’s incredible journey that touched and inspired [...]

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It’s always a great day when handmade paper rounds arrive in the mailbox. An envelope showed up in February from Lani Schuster—she included a note reminding me that we were introduced by Cecile Webster at the Columbia College Book and Paper Alumni Exhibit, About Time. (It’s all about connections, you know…) Lani shared that the [...]

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It has been ten years—TEN YEARS! — since the inception of Treewhispers. To have witnessed the many connections and reconnections that have been made though art and storytelling — and trees— has been such an amazing gift. If anyone wonders why my passion for this project runs so high, I would have to say it’s [...]

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