Tree Carving at Echo Valley Ranch

07/20/2012

Tree Carving at Echo Valley Ranch

I carved this image in a spruce tree beside Copper Drop spring, Echo Valley Ranch, British Columbia. It is a spring water guradian spirit. This was carved over a three day period, July 2-4, 2012. My son Matthew assisted.

This was the first tree carving I have done, and it is based on my research for the book I wrote "Faces in the Forest: First Nations Art Created on Living Trees" (McGill-Queen's Univ. Press, 2001).

Jul 20, 2012 7:32:40 AM | Books, water

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Blue Ecology Presentation Michael presented "Blue Ecology: interweaving forms of expression" (attached) at Emily Carr University of Design and Art, in Vancouver BC, Canada on March 23, 2012. Rita Wong, of ECU did an excellent job of hosting and organizing the three day Downstream workshop, in celebration of World Water week. You are welcome to view the powerpoint presentation and learn more about Blue Ecology! Download Blue Ecologyecufinal

"Copper Drop Spring" Carving 45 days later. Here is a photo of the carving on the spruce tree, about 45 days later. The healthy spruce, rooted right beside a beautiful spring, is healing itself and adding it's own contribution to the art. I made sure I only affected 25 percent of the circumference so the tree could easily heal itself. This is a very dynamic art form.