A hectic 2023 put blogs aside but will try and Catch up starting with the re-Adorning of Stover Preserve in Belfast, Maine- This was the continuation of my collaboration with Allegra Kuhn in creating pendants for the trees of the preserve and this time they are for sale to raise funds for future Art Gone Wild residencies through Waterfall Arts and Coastal Mountain Land-trust.
2023 residency test for temporary tree safe hangers for our pendants.
“The Art Gone Wild Residency through Waterfall Arts and Coastal Mountain Landtrust has given us permission to PLAY and explore new ways of seeing, making, and reaching our audience through our exploration and discoveries within the Stover Preserve. We both come from a sculpture background and what we have created this year has brought us back to our roots, taking our Art off the wall and into the trees!”
A portion of our forest play was to imagine rethinking how trails are presented to the public. Taking cues from the jewelry industry our pendants are icons for the Stover Preserve itself. Having nature as inspiration is integral to Art, Design, and creativity thus we spent time with the preserve during our residency and let it speak to us. Creating this “jewelry” for the trees focuses ones attention to how special these preserved lands, flora, and fauna are. We hope that the pendents, worn on this special occasion, let you see the forest differently and celebrate it for how special and beautiful it is.
One of the twelve pendants we created. This one inspired by the forest floor of Stover Preserve.
A sidenote for this project was that after last year’s installation we were commissioned by PenBay Hospital in Rockport, Maine to create pendants for their 1.75 mile wellness trail. The opportunity to continue this series and create work for outdoors is humbling, exciting, and allowing us to find new ways to create and present our work to the world!