I am working on four
different bark panels at the same time. I am well on my way to having all four of the
wearable item finished but have not started on the panels themselves. That is
going to be my push for the rest of the month. Palo verde is the fourth bark
that I am trying to recreate. Palo Verde is native to the Sonoran deserts
of the American southwest and Mexico. Its name means “green stick” in Spanish
referencing the bark’s bright green color. The tree is drought-deciduous,
shedding its leaves most of the year and only leafing out after a rainfall. But
fortunately, photosynthesis is performed by its green bark despite its lack of
leaves.
I love the bright lime green of the bark with the brown
scars. It makes it look like a Frankenstein skin. My recreation might be a
little brighter than the original but I like it. I made it into a long sideways
scarf with buttons on the end. This is my first finished object and I am really
getting into putting on the identity of the tree.
To me, palo verde is an
independent tree. It doesn’t need to rely on leaves to survive. It can make it
on its own! I can be as independent as palo verde while wearing this scarf.
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