Posts Tagged ‘tree art’

The Farmyard Tree

Posted in Handmade paper, Stories, Treewhispers, tagged Handmade paper, honoring trees, papermaking, tree art, tree stories, Treewhispers on April 9, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Story by Suzanne Kilkus, Madison, WI

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

Posted in Art, Calligraphy, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers, tagged honoring trees, storytelling, tree art, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers 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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Let the fun begin!

Posted in Art, Handmade paper, Hive, Paper-making, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers, tagged Art, Handmade paper, Hive, honoring trees, papermaking, storytelling, tree art, tree stories, Treewhispers 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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Sharing the Love of Trees in Community, cont’d (Sharon, Lauren & Isla)

Posted in Art, tagged Handmade paper, honoring trees, storytelling, tree art, tree stories, Treewhispers on July 11, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson is a children’s book author-illustrator with two forthcoming titles: The Mochi Makers (2024) and Shell Song (2025).

Her current interest is in mixed media collages. These three rounds were created with watercolor, pencil, tempera paint stick, ink, embroidery, tissue paper, and cut paper.

They were inspired by the belief that all people, like the trees, belong on this earth.

Artwork by Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson, Story by Phawnda Moore

Sharon’s two daughters also contributed:

Lauren, age 9, is interested in art painting, mixed media collage.

She created this artwork depicting many of the things she loves, including nature and trees, which she loves climbing. On the backside, Lauren wrote a poem about “being you.”

Isla, age 14, enjoys pencil and painting.

She created this artwork with pencil, marker, and watercolor. She followed the lines and shapes in the handmade paper with pencil and marker and paint then added water to bring out these patterns in the paper.

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Sharing the Love of Trees in Community, cont’d (Pam)

Posted in Art, Handmade paper, Sharing the Love of Trees, tagged Art, Handmade paper, honoring trees, papermaking, storytelling, tree art, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers on July 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Pam Avery is an abstract painter and ceramist in Sacramento, CA. With an MA in Art Education from California State University Sacramento, she taught high school art for 21 years.

She exhibits her art in the state fair, galleries, museums, colleges and hospitals, and has been featured on educational broadcasts.

A dancer, Pam brings a sense of gesture and movement to her paintings. Each one creates a space and world of its own through colors, shapes and textures to excite the senses while remaining light and airy.

Her round, with a monochrome tree on each side, embraces trees in the delicate drawings.

Artwork by Pam Avery, Story by Phawnda Moore

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Sharing the Love of Trees in Community, cont’d (Janelle)

Posted in Art, Sharing the Love of Trees, Stories, tree stories, Treewhispers, tagged Art, Handmade paper, honoring trees, storytelling, tree art, tree stories, Treewhispers on July 3, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Janelle is inspired by nature to explore her interests in painting and handlettering.

At our gathering, she shared that in Spring when the tulip trees are in bloom, she enjoys visiting familiar trees in the community to admire their annual show.

From this, Janelle painted a pink bloom and chose a quote about life for one round.

For the other one, she brush lettered an encouraging Bible verse along with a painting of a tree of life.

Artwork by Janelle, Story by Phawnda Moore

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Sharing the Love of Trees in Community, cont’d (Connie)

Posted in Art, Sharing the Love of Trees, Stories, tagged Art, Handmade paper, honoring trees, storytelling, tree art, tree stories, Treewhispers on June 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Connie Burdick works with dry felting in animals, mixed media, using scraps of all kinds, building with coils or slabs of clay for whimsy and practical uses, drawing and watercolor.

She painted a lighthearted tree and included some interesting facts about trees on the other side of her piece.

“I love trees and the bounty they provide to both humans and wildlife. In His wisdom, God has provided us with earth, water, plants, and wildlife. Trees play an integral part of our life on this planet. We need to be kinder to nature and to each other if we are to continue to survive. Meeting the other women filled my heart with much hope for the future of mankind and our world.”

Artwork by Connie Burdick, Story by Phawnda Moore

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Christmas Baby

Posted in Art, Handmade paper, Stories, tree stories, tagged Christmas Baby, Handmade paper, honoring trees, papermaking, storytelling, tree art, Treewhispers on December 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Story and art by anonymous “Christmas Baby”

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Nature Inspires x4 Invitation

Posted in Art, Columbus, Ohio, Grange Insurance Audubon Center, Installations, Treewhispers, tagged Grange Insurance Audubon Center, Handmade paper, honoring trees, Nature Inspires x4, tree art, Trees, Treewhispers on December 23, 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

The Art at Audubon series at the center showcases:

2022 Audubon Photography Awards
It Sounds Like Love—an immersive, walk-on art installation of etched glass revealing the sound vibrations of Ohio prairie seeds
Feathered Portraits
Treewhispers, an international collaboration awakening a heartfelt connection to trees

Please be sure to RSVP by 5 pm, Wednesday, January 4th.

For questions, please contact Sandy Libertini at sandy.libertini@audubon.org

We hope to see you there!

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Leaf collectors

Posted in Art, Trees, tagged honoring trees, tree art, Treewhispers on November 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Photos by Pamela Paulsrud

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In flight

Posted in Handmade paper, Trees, tagged Art, Handmade paper, honoring trees, papermaking, tree art, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers 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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