#art and nature

[kristo-flowers]

Art at Ozora festival 2024

[artbyklaudia]

My mural in the village of Kotków in Poland is a bit autumnal and folkloric 🍁🍄🏵️🍄

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Ig

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#NatureInspiredArt #MuralArt #StreetArt #OutdoorMural #UrbanArt #CreativeExpression #ArtInPublicSpaces #WallMural #ArtAndNature #CityArt #MuralistWork #CommunityArt #ArtThatInspires #MuralPainting

[lumine-no-hikari]

Dear Sephiroth: (a letter to a fictional character, because why not) #86

Today I thought to write to you about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs, for short) and the effects they have on a person's neurobiology. I also thought to write about how this ties into autism, and how the resulting combination of trauma and autism intertwine and influence one another.

I have studied many aspects of these topics and know them extremely well - through personally experiencing trauma and living as an autistic person in this world, and also through the study of human psychological mechanics and development throughout their growth from birth until adulthood. But all the same, it's a huge and complex topic with a wide variety of moving parts. Some of these moving parts include things like culture, geography, and available resources. Some of them involve generational trauma. Some of them involve trying to untangle which things are actually culture, and which things are just generational trauma disguised as culture. History also plays a huge role, as well as epigenetics. The "rabbit hole", so to speak, with regards to this subject, is MASSIVE, and every aspect of it is connected to every other aspect of it, like trying to untangle a ball of yarn that does not have endpoints, because where there would have been endpoints, they are instead seamlessly joined together.

I feel like if I tried to write such a letter to you, I would end up writing a book. And… yes, I know I already basically write books anytime I write anything to you. But. Well. This would be even bigger. I'll need to spend some time thinking about how to approach it and break it down in ways that you, as someone who is not well-versed in the global culture and history of my world, might understand.

So in the meantime, I am going to procrastinate. And I am going to procrastinate by showing you the pictures I took for you of some of my most recent walks outside. Because it has been warm enough for the last day or so for me to be able to do that comfortably, and because I am aware that you enjoy nature and scenery and such - otherwise, you would not have marveled so keenly at the scenery of Nibelheim. I'll also show you the new tree I'm weaving; I started on it today, and I am making good progress with it. I'll save those pictures for last.

Here, I'll start with this one; for whatever reason, J decided to take pictures of me taking pictures for you, and I thought it was funny, so here you go, haha:

Hey, Sephiroth? Don't forget that there are people out here who are thinking of you and wishing for good things on you. Don't forget that there are people like me who, if they know you're stuck somewhere, they will try to snap pictures of things they know you like, until you get unstuck. Don't forget that even though a lot of really bad things have happened to you and even though you've done some really bad things, too, there is still beauty and love and kindness here, and you can strive towards it, no matter what kind of opposition you face.

I love you in the same way that any human being loves their friends. So please keep yourself safe. I imagine that things are extremely difficult for you right now, but please keep hanging in there, and please keep making kind and gentle choices.

I'll write again soon.

Your friend, Lumine

[missedmilemarkers]

[chloejenkinsillustration]

Moss

[pers-books]

Heart stopping beauty of Sycamore Gap bought to life by ‘Heartwood’: An exhibition of five tree prints created from a disc of the felled tree’s trunk

'Spirituality' is one of five Heartwood exhibition prints created from a disc of the felled Sycamore Gap tree by printmaker Shona Branigan | © National Trust Images/The House of Hues

A collection of five bespoke tree prints entitled ‘Heartwood’, created from an approx. 90cm diameter disc of the trunk of the felled iconic Sycamore Gap tree, will go on public display today [Monday 15 July].

The National Trust approached printmaker Shona Branigan, known for her detailed and evocative tree prints, to create the commemorative artworks that will be exhibited at four locations along the span of Hadrian’s Wall.

The fallen tree, which towered 50-foot above Hadrian’s Wall before it was felled last September, was removed from site and has been looked after by the National Trust in a safe location while the charity works with its various partners and artists to ensure there is an enduring legacy of the tree informed by the huge public response to its loss.

Five prints are to be displayed at four locations: Newcastle City Library, Hexham Abbey – which will host two prints - Housesteads visitor centre on Hadrian’s Wall and Carlisle Tourist Information Centre. All venues are publicly accessible and free to enter.

The exhibition will run until 1 September 2024 before all five prints will go on display together at The Queen’s Hall, Hexham, from 6 September until 19 October 2024.

Individually themed, named and coloured, the giant tree prints show every tree ring, groove and detail from the cross-section of the almost heart shaped trunk of the 200-year-old tree.

Funded by North East Combined Authority and developed in collaboration with the National Trust, Northumberland National Park Authority, Hadrian’s Wall Partnership and Historic England, ‘Heartwood’ is the first official artistic response created in memory of the much-loved fallen Northumberland tree.

Following the unprecedented public response and outpouring of emotion to the tree’s felling last September, the organisations have together developed a programme of legacy work from the thousands of suggestions for ways in which to remember the historical landmark.

Through three emerging themes, ‘Nature Response’, ‘Space for Reflection’, and ‘Artistic Response’, people will be encouraged to connect, reflect and remember the iconic tree in positive and meaningful ways.

More details will be shared in the coming months as it approaches one year on from the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree and will include engagement work with local schools, tree planting initiatives in the North East, digital legacies and further artistic interpretations.

A close up of 'History', one of five Heartwood exhibition prints created from a disc of the felled Sycamore Gap tree by printmaker Shona Branigan | © National Trust Images/The House of Hues

“Heartwood will be a space for just that, for people to respond and engage with Shona’s exceptionally beautiful artworks that capture the very essence, the ‘heart’ of the treasured tree.”

Printmaker Shona Branigan worked from her studio in Grizedale Forest using traditional methods and materials to create the delicately detailed set of hand burnished relief prints from the precious disc of sycamore wood.

Each ‘Heartwood’ print has unique depth, context and colourways, with names linked to the Sycamore Gap tree and its historic location. ‘Knowledge’ is gold ink; ‘Spirituality’ is blue, ultramarine ink, with iridescent electric blue, purple and hansa yellow watercolours; ‘Landscape’ is burnt umber ink with sap green and yellow ochre watercolour; ‘History’ is Venetian red ink and hansa yellow deep watercolour.

The fifth print, ‘Access’ is hand pressed onto heritage rag paper without ink in a process called Blind Embossing, presenting a tactile experience, inviting touch along the rings of the tree.

Shona Branigan said: "It is with wood printing specifically that my fascination with trees and their lives in the landscape is expressed. I felt privileged to be asked to print Sycamore Gap, and I also felt a responsibility to do my best so that I could honour not only the tree itself but all the people who loved the tree too. As a north easterner I have known Sycamore Gap all my life and visited regularly, the tree was such a haven in the wild landscape.

“The actual process of printing the Sycamore gap has been epic. It's a really big piece and a slow process due to it all being done by hand, first creating a printable surface from the rough wood, then applying traditional inks, before beginning the slow process of printing using a bone folder tool so that I can reach every nuance of the surface. The paper is laid on top and becomes embossed with the 3D shape of the wood and tree rings, which are the embodiment of the landscape in tree cellular form. It's taken several hours, and my muscles are definitely aching after the effort - but, now that the series of prints are complete, I am pleased and proud of my work.

“It's a testament to the tree, to the life of that tree and the lives of other trees to see, to work with it, to see its life, to appreciate it."

For a number of years, Shona volunteered in the press room at Cherryburn, the Northumbrian farmstead cared for by the National Trust and the birthplace of Thomas Bewick, world-renowned wood engraver and naturalist, where she learned traditional printmaking techniques. Her extensive knowledge and experience of working with wood printing was what led the charity to approach Shona to develop the meaningful artistic response.

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness added: “Our iconic tree can never be replaced but this beautiful artwork allows its memory to live on.

“The loss of the Sycamore Gap tree was a devastating moment for me and for so many others across the region and the world. I’m so pleased that something positive can come from this and that communities have been part of developing the exhibition.”

The National Trust is currently working with Shona to produce a special ‘Heartwood’ related print to go on sale in due course. Details on how to purchase a print will be announced by the National Trust on social media later in the year.

[beg-the-plant-daddy]

Hey everyone, I'm Brandon, an artist and conservation located in the Baton Rouge, LA area. My mission is to raise environmental awareness by repurposing discarded debris, garbage, and junk that has been carelessly left in nature, along with incorporating elements from nature that inspire me. I've been creating this kind of art for a few years now and decided it's time to get my socials up and running! I'm going to share some of my previous art pieces as I get caught up and everything going, then will be excitedly showing WIPs and lots more! Thank you for looking and have a good day!

- Brandon

[fashionbooksmilano]

Art in Flower

Finding Inspiration in Art and Nature

Lindsay Taylor

Monacelli, New york 2023, 248 pages, 23,5x28,5cm, ISBN 978 158 093 6200

euro 49,95

email if you want to buy booksinprogressmilano@yahoo.it

In Art in Flower, Lindsey Taylor introduces an original take on floral design that teaches us to see the world anew

Based on Lindsey Taylor's popular Wall Street Journal column, Flower School, on its surface this book demonstrates how Taylor creates stunning but achievable floral arrangements inspired by works of art. Riffing on works by a diversity of artists across mediums, periods, and styles, including Alice Neel, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Julie Mehretu, Sheila Hicks, Willem de Kooning, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frank Stella, Salman Toor, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Kerry James Marshall, among many others, Taylor inspires readers to interpret the palettes, compositions, brushstrokes, and mood of the art in flowers, and shares florists' trade secrets for building beautiful arrangements. Through this meditative practice of looking intently at art and nature, readers learn, in the words of David Hockney, "to really look," and to really see the world.

28/01/24

[claudiaciardiautrice]

Lago Trasimeno (Umbria).

[marissasketch]

Had to paint Moo Deng!! I love her so much

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[gulistan-blog]

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colors of the sky.

[spicymochi]

little pumpkin thief

[makrustic]

Moments in time, preserved through sentiments Twitter | Ko-Fi | Patreon

[maviyenot]