 This bent over and re-sprouted tree is near an old Iroquois trading route. It is said that they marked their routes by bending over a sapling till it touched the ground. It would form an arch and re-sprout from the point of contact. Some think this tree may be an aged marker. Not too sure about that. It's a beautiful thought though.
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AuthorI practice artworking in several different media: encaustic, collage, egg tempera, block printing, and digital Archives
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"Creativity makes a leap, then looks to see where it is." Mason Cooley When we look at a particular work of northwest coast art and see the shape of it, we are only looking at its after-ife. Its real life is the movement by which it got to be that shape. Bill Reid, Haida carver "It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism. There is no such thing as good painting about nothing." Mark Rothko, artist |
