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Posted in Art on April 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Artwork by Robin Neumann, Orland Park, IL

Earth Day 2014 at The Center in Palos Park, IL

Posted in Art, Paper-making, Stories, Trees, tagged Art, honoring trees, Palos Park, Pamela Paulsrud, papermaking, stories, storytelling, The Center on April 23, 2014| 1 Comment »

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What an honor to spend Earth Day at The Center in Palos Park, a place “of celebration, enrichment, and healing—meeting others who shared a love for trees. Thank you to Lois Lauer for the invitation to introduce the Treewhispers project, to Marilyn VandenBout for her expertise in paper-making and to all those who so graciously shared their time and their stories. Stay tuned to see how you too can get involved with The Center’s partnership with Treewhispers.

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In memory

Posted in Art, Stories, Trees, tagged Art, honoring trees, stories, storytelling, tree, Treewhispers on April 22, 2014| Leave a Comment »

I wanted to honor my dad on this Earth Day—he planted so many trees—some say, whether you wanted them or not!

Thought I would share this artwork that I did for him on his birthday back in 1993. The quote, “He plants trees for another generation” is from Caecilius Statius, 220 B.C. The image is a hand-colored photo transfer of a tree belonging to my neighbors, Barb and Ed. If I remember right their son Matt brought the seeding home on Arbor Day. It was planted in their front yard and today it is a beautiful towering specimen. Makes me smile.