Late in the afternoon on Thursday, there was a short but violent storm that hit South Bethlehem. Hearing the noise from inside, my housemates and I curiously wandered onto the front porch to watch the storm. We almost lost control of the screen door as the wind was very strong and moving in all directions. After the rain passed, I noticed that a tree branch had fallen in the middle of the street, and I brought it onto the porch to avoid traffic problems.
Later in the week, I decided to go hiking on a trail near Hellertown with one of my housemates; I brought the tree branch along to see if I could use it in a potential sculpture. Inspired by the storm that knocked the branch down, I arranged the leaves in a pattern that resembled the wind. I gathered other types of leaves from the trail in an attempt to texture the green lines with yellow and brown. Leaving some of the leaves on the branch and scattering the lines as they approached the branch, I tried to make it seem as if the leaves were blowing off the branch and being carried by the wind. WINDY and WHIMSICAL
I really enjoy how the leaves look as if they’ve just blown into this spiral design. When I first looked at your pictures I really imagined a tree had fallen with vines connecting on the end of both branches. I thought that you only added more yellow leaves, but when I saw the swirls I knew you had created this entire design. I really believe that if I saw this in person I’d probably take a good few minutes to look at your installation.
I really like how you continued the narrative of the wind and the tree branch with your design. The way you arranged the leaves spilling from the branch really do make it look like the wind is sweeping it away. The green and yellows from the leaves also compliment the branch and the moss on the branch
I really like the pattern you chose for the leaves. The shape works well with the narrative of the storm and the colors work well, especially the pop of yellow. The green moss on the branch make it more cohesive with the green leaves on the ground.