August Land Art
During August (2021) I did a series of walks with the specific purpose that at some point during the walk I would ‘be creative’. This creativity was limited to resources that were ‘natural’ using found natural materials that I know will rot and decay and will not create any litter. The circle became the dominant motif. I found it quite amazing noticing the curves of twigs, the shades of bark, the length of pine cones. Nature is beautifully curvy!
Here are some of the creations:
Double Band
Cones and Twigs
Double Band
Double Band
Large Circle
Large Circle
Large Circle
Large Circle
Mushroom Circle
Mushroom Circle
Mushroom Circle
Twig Circle
Twig Circle
Twigg Circle
Venn cones
Venn cones
Venn cones
Venn cones
Some weren’t circles…
Locusts
Bamboo leaves
Bamboo Star
Bamboo Star
And then I dug up the potatoes. Well, I couldn’t resist…
Potato Ring
Potato Ring
Potato Ring
Creativity in and with nature is such a rewarding experience. It is a juxtaposition of opposites. There is both a quality of the permanent (nature will outlive us) and the temporary (this potato won’t last beyond supper); the immediacy of life (this was living – the mushrooms, twigs…) and death (all these materials were in the ‘dying’ phase but they become a life source for something else); vibrancy (the diverse unique qualities) and inertness (static and shrinking).
And how amazing that it’s so abundant. Let’s work to keep it that way.
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