Someone once told me, "See one tree and you've seen them all." But I must politely (or not so politely) disagree. Trees are wonderful. They can be old and majestic, gnarled and spooky, pretty and sprightly, anything really! Trees are as diverse as the rest of us living organisms. Don't worry if you are still unable to appreciate the individual "personalities" of trees, there is help on the way. Certain trees have donned human faces to facilitate understanding between themselves and us humans. Here are a few pictures of tree faces that have volunteered to participate in this blog post in the hopes that their inner sentiments will be accurately expressed through their adopted human features. So the next time you see a tree, with or without a face, go up really close to it, introduce yourself, and make a facial expression that best summarizes your inner most feelings. You might be surprised at the trees reaction. They are often quite happy to respond. PS- I was planning on adding captions beneath each photo summarizing that tree's sentiments, but that might be best left to each viewer... If you come up with any that you feel like sharing, I'd love to read it in "comments".
Гледайки невероятните творения на Tatjana Raum или chopoli аз наистина мога да се убедя,че в дърветата има скрити духове.И то духове с нежни женски имена като Arlina, Miriel,Ricah и др.За себе си майсторката споделя,че винаги е била запленена от изразителните лицата,които се опитва да улови с фотоапарат или като ги рисува.Но откривайки склуптурата Tatjana намира още една голяма възможност да пресъздава лица,която много обогатява живота й.И наистина в нейната миксед медия с дърво и полимерна глина личи голяма любов към това,което прави.Мен лично от пръв поглед ме грабна контраста на грубата фактура на дървото с нежните,изваяни форми на женското лице.Сякаш те показват колко всъщност може да е крехко едно растение и неговият дух.И въпреки, че могат да се разграничат двата различни материала,те са толкова майсторски и органично свързани в едно цяло.Като че ли изведнъж духът на дървото е решил да ни се покаже.Изделието от втората снимка се казва Vanez и Tatjana го е направила от полуизгоряло парче дърво,което е намерила.Добавяйки към него склуптура от полимерна глина,то сякаш оживява отново.Майсторката прави също толкова уникални арт цифрови колажи на изделията си,които може да разгледате тук. Ако искате да се потопите в горският свят на Tatjana Raum,пълен с духове,феи и гномове може да разгледате сайта на майсторката. http://www.chopoli.com/galery%20wooden%20spirits.htm http://www.chopoli.blogspot.com/
Tree faces are decorations that are part folk art and part garden ornament. The parts of these faces, which consist of eyes, nose and a mouth, each attach to the tree independently of one another. You can mold the faces by hand to your own tastes using concrete or a more lightweight hypertufa mixture.
DIY Tree Faces - Create the illusion that Mother Nature has gone berserk and created foliage with a fun (or spooky!) personality. Here are lots of clever ideas to inspire you! One-of-a-kind photos of tree faces and talking trees to help you to create your own fun Halloween tree decorations… or year round tree art!
Mud, mud glorious mud! Most people see mud as something to avoid, but it offers lots of creative potential for the outdoor learning practitioner: it’s
How to Make Faces on Your Trees in 4 Easy Steps : This is a super fun, easy, messy, summertime activity, and all the supplies are right in your backyard! It is also a silly decoration for an outdoor event. For all ages too! It can be very detailed, or kept simple. (I choose to keep it simple bec…
DIY Tree Faces - Create the illusion that Mother Nature has gone berserk and created foliage with a fun (or spooky!) personality. Here are lots of clever ideas to inspire you! One-of-a-kind photos of tree faces and talking trees to help you to create your own fun Halloween tree decorations… or year round tree art!
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How to Make Faces on Your Trees in 4 Easy Steps : This is a super fun, easy, messy, summertime activity, and all the supplies are right in your backyard! It is also a silly decoration for an outdoor event. For all ages too! It can be very detailed, or kept simple. (I choose to keep it simple bec…
Fresh from Just So Festival last weekend, I have a certain little lady that loved clay face making so much that she asked on the day whether she would be allowed to make one at home in our garden to keep. Luckily the team from Barefoot Ceramics who were running the event for Just So,
Talk to the trees? I'm sure this lady is listening. A hand-sculpted clay face is surrounded by flowers and leaves, then further enhanced with copper leaves, beads and pearls. Woodsy tones of umber, russet, copper and gold make up her color palette. Who needs a body; a trio of rusty metal rods, taken from an old fence, hold her upright. Rather like roots... She'd love to preside silently above a fireplace, or on a slender cabin wall. Measures 26" long overall, about 10" wide
Above sculpture by Rieke van der Stoep - ' Crosswind ' I noticed while sourcing images for my post ' Figurines Of Intrigue ' that the figurines of the female form were in predominance, so I decided to dedicate a post purely on this theme. Most of the female ceramic figurines seem to be created by women whereas the sculptural female art forms have a more equal representation between male and female artists. On display are female art figures that capture a timeless elegance and compelling level of feminine mystique. … I saw the angel in the marble
Shademaster Tree Face The charming Shademaster Tree Face gives your trees a charming personality. Handmade in the USA from durable all-weather garden stone, the ShadeMaster gazes away from behind those shades he’s wearing. The product is very easy to install, and can be left outdoors year round. What’s great is that the painting will not …
How to Make Faces on Your Trees in 4 Easy Steps : This is a super fun, easy, messy, summertime activity, and all the supplies are right in your backyard! It is also a silly decoration for an outdoor event. For all ages too! It can be very detailed, or kept simple. (I choose to keep it simple bec…
Paintings by Amanda Clark (c)I'm making my way to beautiful cornwall this weekend getting ready for my solo exhibiton at the Shire Hall in Bodmin. We are staying in a wooded valley, surrounded by bluebells! Exhibition starts 1 May until the 30 May. If you are around that way, please come and see! There will be larger mystical landscape paintings on canvas as well as my smaller pieces of work.
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How to Make Faces on Your Trees in 4 Easy Steps : This is a super fun, easy, messy, summertime activity, and all the supplies are right in your backyard! It is also a silly decoration for an outdoor event. For all ages too! It can be very detailed, or kept simple. (I choose to keep it simple bec…
Here’s a fantastic outdoor art idea that’s perfect for forest school. We’re using natural materials found in the forest to make clay faces on tree trunks. How to make clay faces on tree trunks The forest provides and abundance of natural materials that we can use for a forest school art lesson. Here’s […]
True creativity, persistence and grit are the result when kids have fun putting faces in trees with Tinkergarten’s “Faces for the Trees” activity.
