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California sighting on a crisp, cool winter day.

Posted in Photo, Trees, tagged , , , on November 29, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Photo by Phawnda Moore/California

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Life’s path, friends and mentors, and the interconnectedness of trees

Posted in Art, Calligraphy, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers, tagged , , , , , on November 4, 2023| 2 Comments »

Two years ago, we lost our dear friend and mentor, Christine Colarsurdo, a renowned calligrapher from Portland. At her memorial show, there was a poignant poem she had written and lettered about an oak tree, a fitting tribute given Christine’s love for nature. Her sisters later gave me the artwork. as a remembrance gift since I had planted a native oak tree in my yard. 

Recently I took a class on Text and Texture with Yukimi Annand. Inspired by Christine and the poem, I chose the bark of my oak as my muse, seeking to imitate its patterns and textures in my calligraphy. The resulting piece featured the first and last lines of Christine’s poem, along with oak leaf stamps which were based on similar stamps that Christine made.

Story, photograph and artwork by Marianne Nelson

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Lake Louise before sunset

Posted in Trees, Treewhispers, tagged , , on November 1, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Photo by Nita Padamesse

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Birds Eye View With You

Posted in Art, Joyce Teta, Trees, tagged , , on October 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Artwork by Joyce Teta, 2016

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Grounded

Posted in Sharing the Love of Trees, Trees, tagged , , on October 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Photo by Pamela Paulsrud

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Let the fun begin!

Posted in Art, Handmade paper, Hive, Paper-making, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Book Arts in the Park

What a fun event at the Cook County Forest preserve!

In addition to exploring nature you can also try your hand at bookbinding, printmaking, collage, papermaking and even book exchanges and giveaways!

Take a hike in the woods and be sure to share your favorite story about a tree!

What is your tree story?

Did you climb trees with your friends to see who could climb the highest? Build a treehouse that was your refuge? Walk through a cool dense forest in the springtime or pluck a ruby red apple off a tree? Did you ever speculate on what kind of a tree we would be? Hmmmm. Oak? Birch? Maple?

On a hot summer evening, did you run to a tree for safe base when you played tag?

What’s your  tree story?

Just as the rings of a tree embody the stories of the tree, so too we carry the stories of trees. These stories inspire us to renew our sense of wonder. They connect us to one another through shared experiences as they deepen our understanding to our connection with nature.

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Duende

Posted in Michael Kennedy, tree stories, Trees, tagged , , on July 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Duende as it applies to a dancer: the ability to fill the stage with their mere presence and to thrill the audience with their artistic expression.

Duende as it applies to this tree: the ability to inspire awe in others by its mere presence with no need for applause.

Story and photo by Michael Kennedy, Olympic Valley, CA

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Observations in Nature

Posted in Amanda Love, Silos, Cadine Navarro, Art, Columbus, Ohio, Grange Insurance Audubon Center, Handmade paper, Installations, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on March 11, 2023| 2 Comments »

Three Exhibitions Continue…More Observations in Nature!

Three Exhibitions to Explore in One Place! The new exhibition “Tree Time + Silos” by artist Amanda Love presents a photographic documentation of the prehistoric and endangered species, The Metasequoia (or Dawn Redwoods) with a sneak peak at “Silos” an outdoor exhibition also inspired by the Dawn Redwoods coming this fall. “Treewhispers” displays a “forest” of handmade paper and artistic exploration honoring trees by Pamela Paulsrud and the late Marilyn Sward. “It Sounds Like Love” by artist Cadine Navarro creates a place of encounter with native Ohio prairie seeds.

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Quiet Wisdom: An Ode to Trees

Posted in Art, tree stories, Trees, tagged , , , , on February 19, 2023| 2 Comments »

As a boy I knew there was more to trees than just limbs to be climbed and heights to be reached. There was something mysterious and magical about them. They were living creatures of infinite sizes and shapes and each of them had a story to tell. And these trees told their stories slowly, quietly, and poetically.

Quiet Wisdom: An Ode to Trees was written by Michael Kennedy, Olympic Valley, CA resident, teacher, photographer & writer. For the entire story and breath taking photography visit his website at https://www.bluewolfgallery.com/post/quiet-wisdom-an-ode-to-trees. Enjoy!

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What is your tree story?

Posted in Stories, tree stories, Trees, tagged , , , on January 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »

We all have at one time in our life experienced a tree in one way or another.

We climbed trees with our friends seeing who could climb the highest, built a tree house that was our refuge, walked through a cool dense forest in the springtime, plucked a plump red apple off a tree, speculated on what kind of a tree we would be.

On a hot summer evening, did you run to a tree for safe base when you played tag?

Somewhere within you there is a tree story.

Just as the rings of a tree embody the stories of the tree, so too we carry the stories of trees. These stories inspire us to renew our sense of wonder. They connect us to one another through shared experiences as they deepen our understanding to our connection with nature.

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Nature Inspires x 4

Posted in Art, Birds, Columbus, Ohio, Grange Insurance Audubon Center, Installations, Trees, tagged , , , on December 29, 2022| Leave a Comment »

You are invited to a special preview

Nature Inspires x 4 Art Exhibition

at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center

from 6-8pm, Thursday, January 5th

RSVP at this link

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Transcripts

Posted in Trees, tagged , , , on December 13, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Photos by Pamela Paulsrud

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Leaf collectors

Posted in Art, Trees, tagged , , on November 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Photos by Pamela Paulsrud

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Leave the leaves

Posted in Trees, tagged , , , on October 30, 2022| Leave a Comment »

https://www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2015/OctNov/Gardening/Leave-the-Leaves

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Gratitude and Joy

Posted in Art, Artist Book House, Handmade paper, Paper-making, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers, tagged , , , , , on October 18, 2022| 2 Comments »

It was such a joy to share the creative papermaking process with adults and children alike last Sunday. Parent’s taught children. Children taught parents. Onlookers eased in to join the fun. Stories were shared and trees were celebrated.

Many thanks to Artists Book House for sponsoring the event with the Evanston Arts Council Special Projects Grant. Additional confetti to celebrate community building activist Jamie Thome ; amazing artist, fiber and pulp provider Melissa Jay Craig; Evanston Library and librarian (now papermaker) Laura Antolin; volunteers extraordinaires Michael Swierz, Katie Kucera and ABH Intern Kerrigan; and to all who shared in the papermaking/tree storytelling event. It was beautiful!

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Elderflora

Posted in Stories, tree stories, Trees, tagged , , on October 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »

“Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees” by Jared Farmer

Sunday, October 23 2022 – 1:00pm

Event Speaker: Jared Farmer

Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History

Upper Gallery, Widener Visitor Center
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania 100 E. Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118

Jared Farmer

Please join us on Sunday, October 23, 1:00–3:00 pm, for the official book launch of Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees, by prize-winning author and historian Jared Farmer.

Humans have always revered long-lived trees. But as Jared Farmer reveals in Elderflora, our veneration took a modern turn in the eighteenth century, when naturalists embarked on a quest to locate and precisely date the oldest living things on earth.

Moving from the ancient past to the present and traveling the world from India to Australia to Mexico to Wales, Farmer introduces readers to some of the most cherished remaining big old trees in existence while taking a deep dive into the botany of longevity and the discipline of tree-ring science. It is his hope that we can all channel our shared respect for these trees into collective action to preserve them for future generations.

A presentation by the author will be followed by Q&A and time for book signing. Advance registration is required, and space is limited.


SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY: All event registrants will receive complimentary admission to the Morris Arboretum on October 23 to spend time before or after the launch event to explore the grounds. Please visit www.morrisarboretum.org for hours.

Thank you to Leslie Winakur for sharing the post!

https://www.sas.upenn.edu/events/elderflora-modern-history-ancient-trees-jared-farmer

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In flight

Posted in Handmade paper, Trees, tagged , , , , , , , on September 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Artwork by Luce Zolna

In anticipation and celebration of the upcoming 2023 exhibition at Audubon, I’m combing the archives to honor the commensalistic relationship of birds and trees.

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Angelic tree story

Posted in Art, Stories, tree stories, Trees, tagged , , , on September 7, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Photo by Dona Liston

https://www.tpr.org/arts-culture/2022-09-04/tree-tragedy-gives-wings-to-an-angelic-solution?ms=Daily22&emci=4a6905b1-002e-ed11-ae83-281878b83d8a&emdi=cce9f768-212e-ed11-ae83-281878b83d8a&ceid=9180558

Grateful to Leslie Winakur for sharing this beautiful tree story.

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“I crawled into an open space and saw this view!”

Posted in Trees, tagged , , on July 30, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Dynamic image shared by Phawnda Moore of driftwood log on Navarro River Beach near Mendocino, CA.

Photo by Phawnda Moore

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You Can See

Posted in Stories, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers, tagged , , on February 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Story by Noah

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