Laura: urban forest.
Hey nate, thanks for making this. I was getting really confused on the google wave. apparently olive was chatting me in november ‘09 and it was still trying to blink at me about it. things got weird.
Here’s a short list of things that i’m interested in re: forest.
++ urban “forests” or trees that are forced to grow with or around things that we have put in their way.
++ baby trees / tree lifecycle /
++ trees as anthropomorphic beings
++ portraits of urban trees, sketches of trees here in P-town or nearby that have been influenced by our growth & living here.
++ invasive species: i’ve always wanted to have a battle royal with invasive species and see which one is the most invasive, and i know this is maybe the ugly side of trees & forests because invasive species are not desirable, but in the future, we may see completely different forests because of them, so I think there’s something there that needs to be investigated.
++ tree houses. YES.
++ sculptures with things. I’ve had an idea involving sewing “moss” (which would actually be yarn) for a while, and I’m still not sure how to execute it, but there’s a big idea kicking around there.
++ making treehouses (mini ones) putting them in trees and taking beautiful photos of them.
++ hammock.
++ zines were mentioned. I think a curated collection of forest stories/zines/books/papers would be really nice for people to sit with in a cozy little spot.
++ there’s a really big forest fire in AZ where i used to live. something about that? maybe?
++ creatures of the forest.
++ terrariums/ mini forests/ mini landscapes/
++ interview with a tree
++ moss writing/drawing
++ the sad parts about the story of trees and forests, what we do to them, how we use/waste/abuse resources
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Mediums that I’m interested in using:
screenprint
letterpress (we could make some really fun prints & use my little printer!)
sewing, yarn, stitching,
“sculpture”
drawing & watercolor
moss, leaves, sticks, string, tree parts
paint
found/re-used objects
photography, digital & analog
paper, paper cutting, paper sculpture
also, we might need to take a group field trip.
:)
