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*Handmade paper, art and text by Elle Mortimer ; The Dawes Arboretum, Granville Ohio*

Pencil tree

Posted in Art, tagged Handmade paper, Handmade paper art, tree art, tree stories, Treewhispers on January 14, 2021| Leave a Comment »

*Handmade paper, art and text by Cate L.; The Dawes Arboretum, Granville Ohio*

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Hangin’ out

Posted in Art, tagged tree, tree stories, Treewhispers on October 22, 2020| Leave a Comment »

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Bark, once shed with grace

Posted in Art, tagged honoring trees, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers on September 16, 2020| 1 Comment »

Every year I anticipate the bark shedding from my 5 crepe myrtle trees. It’s rich in texture and color and I enjoy looking at it.

When I picked up the bark, however, I felt sad about the current state in California, where again, the forests have burned, out of control, 3.5 million acres, the worst in the state’s history.

Even though many trees can regrow, I felt empathy for their forced plight. I photographed the bark pieces and wrote a haiku verse with the 5-7-5 syllables:

“Bark, once shed with grace

Now destroyed by fire’s blaze.

Rise again, beauties!”

Phawnda Moore Rocklin, CA

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On the full moon one night

Posted in Art, Stories, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers, tagged honoring trees, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers on February 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »

I looked up at a tree on the full moon one night, and just stared at the top of the tree for maybe ten minutes, the branches seemed to wave back and forth and transform, I then felt my stomach expand, and a cord of energy formed from my stomach to the tree and I suddenly felt a massive, but slow pulse beating through my body, I intuitively knew I was feeling the pulse of the trees life force and then a kind of voice boomed through my body and spoke the words love..peace..harmony..in to my mind. It was such a profound spiritual moment that I felt the desire to just fall to my knees and say a prayer of thanks, I just felt completely in awe..I had never experienced connecting with a tree before, and have tried many times since, but unable to do it again!

Written by Clare Brown, Fareham, Hampshire UK

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Language

Posted in Calligraphy, Paper-making, Stories, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers, tagged calligraphy, Jeri Hobart, tree stories, Treewhispers on November 6, 2015| 2 Comments »

Artwork by Jeri Hobart, 2015

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My mom’s favorite tree…

Posted in Paper-making, Trees, Treewhispers, tagged Tina Lee-Cronkhite, tree art, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers on November 2, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Artwork by Tina Lee-Cronkhite, 2015

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Trees and celebrations!

Posted in Stories, Trees, tagged Handmade paper, tree stories, Treewhispers on August 11, 2015| Leave a Comment »

It was a delight to celebrate my Uncle Ike’s 90th birthday in Hoisington, Kansas this summer. In his honor this beautiful little spruce tree was planted on the grounds of the Clara Barton Hospital which he has supported in so many ways throughout the years. Happy Birthday Uncle Ike!

Trees and celebrations!

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Treewhispers in the classroom in Chicago at Lycée

Posted in Art, Installations, Paper-making, Stories, Trees, tagged Amanda Love, Andrea Peterson, Art, chicago botanic garden, Handmade paper, honoring trees, papermaking, tree, tree stories, Treewhispers on May 14, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Click on the link LYCEECHICAGO.ORG to see the students at work. Thanks Amanda Love for introducing the project, Andrea Peterson for your papermaking instruction, and all the students, teachers and helpers for participating. Great job and beautiful work!

Lycée Students Participate in Tree Whispers Project

The week of March 16-20, the Lycée hosted acclaimed papermaker Andrea Peterson to make paper with students grades 1-8 and several 10th grade visual art students. The first grade classes collected old jeans and t-shirts to make paper…

LYCEECHICAGO.ORG

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Poetry

Posted in Art, Paper-making, Stories, Trees, tagged Handmade paper, honoring trees, papermaking, poetry, stories, tree, tree stories, Treewhispers on May 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Artwork and paper-making by student of Walter S. Christopher Elementary School, Chicago

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Hiking in Chicago

Posted in Trees, tagged honoring trees, tree stories, Trees, Treewhispers on April 29, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Photo by Sean O’Connell

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Every season

Posted in Art, Calligraphy, Trees, tagged Art, calligraphy, honoring trees, tree stories, Treewhispers on March 14, 2015| 1 Comment »

Photo and artwork by Marianne Nelson

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Identical minerals…

Posted in Art, Paper-making, Stories, Trees, tagged Art, Handmade paper, honoring trees, papermaking, tree stories, Treewhispers on February 6, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Contributed by Amber Schindler, 2013

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Home…

Posted in Trees, tagged tree, tree stories on January 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Photo by Pamela Paulsrud

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Talk to the sky…

Posted in Trees, tagged Handmade paper, honoring trees, tree stories, Treewhispers on November 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Artwork contributed by Ginny Vander Hey

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Posted in Trees, tagged honoring trees, tree, tree stories, Treewhispers on September 6, 2014| 2 Comments »

Photo by Pamela Paulsrud

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Sapling!

Posted in Art, Installations, Paper-making, Stories, Trees, tagged Art, exhibition, honoring trees, storytelling, The Center in Palos Park, tree art, tree stories, Treewhispers on June 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »

I wanted to share the buzz at The Center in Palos Park, IL both in appreciation—and as inspiration to others, highlighting various ways of embracing the Treewhispers project. The Center has chosen opportunities to present papermaking, storytelling and guided walks. They are “growing their forest” of paper rounds having had instructions for stringing so that in the end it will be included in the upcoming installations and be consistent with the other “trees”. (Please contact me for these instructions and materials should you be interested in doing the same.) And so, with great excitement may I present the letter from Lois!

Hi Pam—We continue to enjoy the ongoing Treewhispers project at The Center. At the Little Art Show on May 25, we let folks make their own little 3″ circles of paper–they were so quick to dry with an iron that they could write and draw right away–and we strung them up—and called it our “sapling!” Then this last weekend at our Outdoor Women’s Connecting With Nature Retreat we used pre-made handmade paper, but really enjoyed everyone drawing and writing on their disc. The ladies were really into their memories of trees significant to their lives. We strung them right on the spot, hung them from a tree branch, and had our closing circle ritual around our tree trunk of memories! I really like this idea of a progressive forest being made as we progress through the summer. I think by September, we will have a very impressive looking display to appreciate and then to send off to add to your collection.

Little art show photos attached. Retreat photos to follow.

Lois Lauer

Program Director at The Center (http://www.thecenterpalos.org/)

12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, IL 60464