Treecreate walkshop @ Pūkorokoro

Tracey will be leading a Treecreative walkshop in Aotearoa at the Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre on 1 September 2024. About the walkshop A guided walk experiencing the sights and sounds of the environs incorporating visual arts activities. Slow down, pay attention to your surroundings, and take time to breathe. The Treecreative Walkshop, led by TraceyContinue reading “Treecreate walkshop @ Pūkorokoro”

Finding ancestral threads of connection

As part of an ongoing collaboration and partnership with AwhiWorld, under the banner of Tasman Threads, Maggie Buxton and Tracey Benson share many synergies in their creative research, not least a commitment to transdisciplinary practice in its fullest expression as per Basarab Nicolescu’s 1994 Charter of Transdisciplinarity. One of the core tenets of the CharterContinue reading “Finding ancestral threads of connection”

Arboreal Alterations

Arboreal Alterations: Tree modification and meaning making from the past to the present “Within Australia and the Pacific region carved (dendroglyphs/arborglyphs), inscribed, marked and modified trees are an important expression of Indigenous visual cultural practice and heritage. The broader category of culturally modified trees includes scarring from canoe and implement manufacture and other cultural activities, asContinue reading “Arboreal Alterations”

Treecreative walk at Bibimulya Wetlands

Yesterday a wonderful group of walkers gathered for the first Treecreative walkshop hosted on Yarun Bribie Island since relocating here last year. The Wetlands are sometimes described as the heart of the island for its rich biodiversity and in particular local bird species. Our walk was part of the Bribe Island Nature Festival and itContinue reading “Treecreative walk at Bibimulya Wetlands”

Chartres and tree connections

Over the past week Tracey and Marty have been recharging their energy in the medieval French village of Chartres. It has been a hectic few months with launching the studio, working on projects and Tracey finally submitting her Masters of Applied Science by Research thesis. Chartres is a magical place and one where you canContinue reading “Chartres and tree connections”

Register your interest in Treecreative workshops

Treecreate Studio will be hosting workshops in 2023. Register your interest to help up shape the workshop program.

Treecreative walk again at Ginninderry Conservation Corridor

It was fabulous to facilitate another walk at Ginninderry Conservation Corridor. We walked a different path this time, avoiding some of the muddy patches along the way. Thank you Ariana for sharing your knowledge of the conservation corridor along the walk. Also thank you to Danusha for pointing out a scar tree, some black cockatoosContinue reading “Treecreative walk again at Ginninderry Conservation Corridor”