SPECIAL: Trees Outside Woodlands and Us
Friday's edition of Tree Talk is a live, online event...
Join The Tree Council CEO, Sara Lom, in conversation with landscape painting graffiti artist, Joe Webster; poet and photographer, Suzanne Iuppa; and folk musician, silversmith and artist, Miwa Nagato-Apthorp, for an illuminating free, online talk at the same time as your edition of Tree Talk usually lands.
Secure your free ticket for Trees Outside Woodlands and Us, on Friday March 22 from 1 - 2pm here
The Tree Council joined forces with Forest Research and Lestari, in support of the Defra (Nature Climate Fund) funded Trees Outside Woodlands project, which is focused on identifying and measuring the social and cultural values of trees that exist outside woodland - whether in parks, on streets, on farms and in hedgerows.
They are the trees we all come across most often.
But what do they mean to us? How are they important? What influence do they have on our daily lives?
A collection of photo essays was developed by Forest Research and Lestari, featuring a selection of artists, writers, musicians and thinkers musing on the influence trees outside woodlands have on their craft, their lives and their hopes for the future.
We are delighted to welcome three of the contributors - Joe Webster; Miwa Nagata-Apthorp, and Suzanne Iuppa - to share their thoughts and insights as part of a free, online talk.
Joe Webster is a plein air painter, whose work blends landscape painting with graffiti.
In his photo essay, Joe says: “Trees are kind of standing frozen figures that are our counterparts in the world. Perhaps we’ve all got somewhere in the world where our tree twin is standing.”
Suzanne Iuppa is a poet, photographer and conservationist, originally from the United States of America and now living in North Wales.
In her photo essay, Suzanne says: “We all did it when we were kids. We all realised that there was animism, that plants and animals were alive. But, somehow, we’ve come away from that and I think we are coming further away.”
Miwa Nagato-Apthorp is a folk musician, silversmith and artist currently living and working in the Scottish border town of Hawick.
In her photo essay, Miwa says: “In Japan, trees, mountains and rivers are believed to possess a spirit called Kami. My exploration of my relationship with land through music and art ties together tow sides of my heritage.”
Joe, Suzanne and Miwa will share their thoughts, with audience Q&A to follow.
Secure your free ticket for Trees Outside Woodlands and Us, between 1 - 2 pm on Friday March 22, by visiting www.tickettailor.com/events/thetreecouncil/1183303 Find out more about the project here www.treecouncil.org.uk/science-and-research/towandus/
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Fantastic! 👏🏼👏🏿👏 I joined the guest list.💚💙💜
I can’t make it at that time…is there any recording being made and then available afterwards? 🤞