Wolves and Jellyfish and Grass

The Two Wolves

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace , love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith. The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather:? "Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

This parade takes place in Olympia Washington and though I already lost the link, I think it was called something like 'The Parade of the Species'. The reason I find this so compelling is that we are invited to a COSTUME PARTY in a few months and there are definitely some great imaginations at work here. I refuse to rent a costume and go as Marie Antoinette, and making a costume for one damn evening is ridiculous- time spent sewing and fitting, then the storage issues for two of us. But watch the video again and notice the jellyfish 'costumes'- simple umbrellas with streamers around the edges We are gonna be jellyfish! Of course I now need to do some research. How I miss my photos that I lost in the Crash of 2000! (Except that it led me back to Macs so I guess it was worth it in the long run.) Let me know if you see any jellyfish-colored umbrellas anywhere...

HEATHER ACKROYD AND DAN HARVEYand their photosynthesis work. (Disclaimer: I have an unusual interest in grass as my dad was in the lawn and farm seed business all his working life. I doubt he would have understood grass-as-art-form but for me it is just part of the continuum.) The panels are created by growing grass with a photographic image projected on them- the differing amounts of light change the color of the grass. Do visit the website linked above to see some of their other projects.
I've been reading, or maybe just noticing for the first time, that grass is a current media darling.




Treehugger blog has a prototype grass for installation on interior walls.












Grass Wall Garden outside garden entrance







When m friend Lisa was visiting The Rachofsky Collection in Dallas, she came across this bucolic installation by the artist Robert Irwin called 'Tilted Planes' (1999)







Interior walls of fake grass- maybe a bit over the top? Remember Huldy on that house exchange decorating show? She always did stuff like this, fake flowers or hay on the walls. Proceed at your own risk.















Grass wall stickers if all else fails!