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                                      Dormant, 2010 - 
                                      Preserving Space in Russ Pitman Park
                                      by June Woest & Urban Artists
                                      Wood whittled by hand and spoons carved by machine


                                      For Preserving Space I collected broken branches from the floor of Russ Pitman Park and whittled their ends with a utility knife.  I am experimenting with the impossible task of bringing the dead back to life. I snipped the handles off some wooden spoons and drilled holes their size in the tree stems. The shallow reservoirs, the cups of the spoons, provide catching basins for rain water. My experiment appears to be working because the spoons and broken branches recognize each other's material nature. I ponder now whether the broken twigs on the forest floor might merely have been dormant, not dead. 

                                      On View Now in Houston
                                      March 28 - May 2 
                                      7112 Newcastle 
                                      Bellaire, TX 77401




                                      Overheard

                                      Which are you more interested in, native or hybrid? Senior Naturalist, Mary Ann Beauchemin


                                      This is how spoons are grown. It also just happens to be their blooming season. Staff Naturalist, Eric Duran

                                      Thank You Urban Artists 



                                      Glenn Rollins
                                      Dan Sanford
                                      Laurel Woest
                                      Bob Woest
                                      Claudia Franco
                                      Gabriella Maldonado
                                      Dan Daly

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