Saturday, October 22, 2011

More Tree Love

It's the high season of tree love for me, so I thought I'd belatedly share some pages from a fantastic Tree Journal workshop I participated in this summer with Orly Avineri, a wonderful artist, teacher and friend whom I love deeply.
















Also, this beautiful poem:


WOODS
I wish to grow dumber,
to slip deep into woods that grow blinder
with each step I take,
until the fingers let go of their numbers
and the hands are finally ignorant as paws. 
Unable to count the petals,
I will not know who loves me,
who loves me not.
Nothing to remember, 
nothing to forgive, 
I will stumble into the juice of the berry, the shag of bark,
I will be dense and happy as fur. 
-Noelle Oxenhandler


7 comments:

  1. Oh Arlene, I love your trees! You inspire me, truly you do! Miss you!

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  2. It's great to see your journal again! It was truly a magical time in Orly's workshop =-)

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  3. These pages are beautiful! So jealous of your class with Orly. I think she's very cool! I also love your previous post with the concentric circles on your birthday. Beautiful art you are creating!

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  4. Love ya sista, your images, your words, your spirit, your love, XOXOrly

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  5. Wow. My face aches from smiling as I read your words. BA

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  6. So glad I found your beautiful and inspiring blog!
    Lots of love from the Netherlands.

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  7. Hiya
    I really like your blog - looking forward to reading more!
    I found Noelle Oxenhandler's poem, 'Wood' so inspiring, I had to incorporate it into a journal spread, which you can see in my blog.
    Thank you!
    Bunk

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