Fabric collage created by children and adults based on the painting: Creeping Shadows, Vallejo, 1926, by early California painter, Douglas Fraser. | This fabric collage was created at a first time event "Outside the Walls" event on the theme of Sustaining the Natural World. Using fabric is a metaphor for the weaving of fibers to create a whole community, much like the hundreds of species that create the whole of the oak woodland habitat. The project provided the opportunity to educate about how artists historically have come to this area to depict its beauty. It is also an opportunity to educate about the importance of preservation of oak woodlands for the health of humans and all biota that depend on their existence. It is my wish in offering this project to inspire people to explore the oak woodlands in their backyards and wildlands in creative ways and actively help preserve them for the future. |
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Ariane
4/11/2016 11:52:17 am
I love so many aspects of this project--a participative, intergenerational process, inspired by an earlier artwork of nature and recreated with fabric. The outcome is wonderful. Thank you for involving so many people in your work and for sharing it beyond the specific space in which it is created so that we can enjoy it even in Europe!
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