Mother Tree
Fabric wall hanging, 42" across
$2200
Not only do larger, older trees (aka Mother or Hub trees) in a forest protect and nurture seedlings and young saplings while they are living, they become a source of slowly released nutrients when they die. In this way they feed back into the system everything they stored in their life as they dissolve into the forest floor. During this process they also become hosts for a variety of other forest creatures that use the hollows and soft areas for nesting, shelter and food. This is why it is very important to leave dead trees where they stand after they die.
"lean me against
the glittering curve of bark
and I will hold you, finally
as everything here entwines
sea a cobalt shawl gathering rock
laced with root
branches knit to sky
together, we are the pattern
combined, complete"
by Jennifer Dunlop from her poem, 'Entwined' 2017
Fabric wall hanging, 42" across
$2200
Not only do larger, older trees (aka Mother or Hub trees) in a forest protect and nurture seedlings and young saplings while they are living, they become a source of slowly released nutrients when they die. In this way they feed back into the system everything they stored in their life as they dissolve into the forest floor. During this process they also become hosts for a variety of other forest creatures that use the hollows and soft areas for nesting, shelter and food. This is why it is very important to leave dead trees where they stand after they die.
"lean me against
the glittering curve of bark
and I will hold you, finally
as everything here entwines
sea a cobalt shawl gathering rock
laced with root
branches knit to sky
together, we are the pattern
combined, complete"
by Jennifer Dunlop from her poem, 'Entwined' 2017
Fabric wall hanging, 42" across
$2200
Not only do larger, older trees (aka Mother or Hub trees) in a forest protect and nurture seedlings and young saplings while they are living, they become a source of slowly released nutrients when they die. In this way they feed back into the system everything they stored in their life as they dissolve into the forest floor. During this process they also become hosts for a variety of other forest creatures that use the hollows and soft areas for nesting, shelter and food. This is why it is very important to leave dead trees where they stand after they die.
"lean me against
the glittering curve of bark
and I will hold you, finally
as everything here entwines
sea a cobalt shawl gathering rock
laced with root
branches knit to sky
together, we are the pattern
combined, complete"
by Jennifer Dunlop from her poem, 'Entwined' 2017