earth serpent

on a very warm and sunny day in the berkeley hills, noah and i brainstormed various land art creations, eventually deciding on a serpentine-like form of eucalyptus bark emerging from out of a trap door in the earth. another way of looking at the form, is the earth opening its mouth and a giant tongue or tentacle twisting out.

fennel square

even though it was a drizzly day in sacramento, it thankfully didn't stop noah and i from venturing forth to a great plot of land by the american river for a little land art collaboration, utilizing the oh so prevalent dried (well, rather sodden on this outing) fennel stalks. it was rewarding to see our creation grow and grow...into a square.

eucalyptus spheres

it was very enjoyable to collaborate on the eucalyptus spheres land art project with noah. there was definitely a learning curve in creating these giant spheres of wrapped and interwoven shreds of eucalyptus bark. first we started by creating a series of circular forms, then weaving them together, but the strength was just not there. finally, we began as one would with a snowball, rolling, and packing, and as the spheres became larger, there was more interweaving and shaping involved.

fennel circle

given that it was a beautiful and warm (spring?) day, i opted for a little land art by the american river, utilizing the very prevelent dried fennel stalks.