When I Am Among The Trees

When I am among the trees, .... they give off such hints of gladness. I would almost say that they save me, and daily. I am so distant from the hope of myself, in which I have goodness, and discernment, and never hurry through the world but walk slowly, and bow often.Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, “Stay awhile.” The light flows from their branches. And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say, “and you too have come into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine.”

Mary Oliver US Poet

Julie Stoneman Artist Statement

In this age of solastalgia, we grieve for the loss of environmental health around the world. Creating these artworks has soothed me & de-doubled my commitment to ecosystem protection. Tasmania’s Eucalypt trunks are depicted in a variety of states: luscious fresh bark, insect eating intricate patterns, bright resinous colours from drought stress, old bark hanging in shreds, scarred bases revealing the older inner core of the tree and sculptural relics of a forest long gone.

When I Am Among The Trees invites people to share their responses of being among the trees, through posting photos of their favorite trees and tagging their personal responses on Instagram with the tag: #When_I_am_among_the_trees

The works in this exhibition are created using French shellac-based ink, drawing with pen and cotton buds. Ink is then thrown onto thick (640gsm) hot pressed Italian Fabriano paper to build uplayers of translucent colour and metallic sheen. The works exude a vibrant glow that amplifies the power and wild beauty of our Eucalypts and yet at the same time is somehow other worldly.

Acknowledgements The trees Projects Tasmania

When l Am Among the Trees, l Am Nurtured

Shellac Ink on 640 GSM Fabriano Paper Unframed

$900

When l Am Among the Trees, Decay Blooms

Shellac Ink on 640 GSM Fabriano Paper Unframed

$800

When l Am Among the Trees, their Presence Inspires Me

Shellac Ink on 640 GSM Fabriano Paper Mounted onto Aluminium Panel

SOLD

GRANITE EYES 5

Acrylic on canvas 60 x 60cm SOLD

GRANITE EYES 6

Acrylic on canvas 60 x 60cm

GRANITE EYES 7

Acrylic on plywood art board 40 x 40cm

GRANITE EYES 8

Acrylic on plywood art board 40 x 40cm