From Wild Heart Farm
We are seeking gardeners, forest lovers and artists to create
Blooming from the Ashes: Forest Fire and Community Resilience; an
interdisciplinary and interactive performance that addresses the
social, ecological and emotional impact of increased wildfires as a
result of forest management and climate change. This will be part of
ArtX, a free community art festival being held in downtown Flagstaff May 26 & 27.
BACKGROUND and MISSION
As
lovers of the natural world, artists, gardeners, community members, and
ecologists, we have both observed and experienced deep emotions of
grief, wonder, frustration and joy surrounding wildfire and post-fire
recovery. Our forests are in a state of change, destruction and
regeneration brought upon largely by colonization, historic forest
management, and climate change. Fire is the great revealer of truth, and
truth can be difficult to hold.
In this experience, we
will weave together floral arts, aerial dance, spoken word, fire
ecology, and song to explore the life force—of fire, of growth, and
dynamic change in our forest home. We will stand witness to one another
as we turn towards these truths, feel the cracked surfaces and feel our
resilience.
The hopeful outcome of this project is a
deeper understanding of our beloved forest’s future and a collective
opportunity to share in our grief and wonder of the tremendous ecosystem
with which we are intertwined. We will honor our past, embrace the
present, and re-imagine our future.
VOLUNTEER NEEDS
We
will be doing a large-scale floral design installation at the Orpheum,
essentially creating a forest in various stages of recovery. We need
home gardeners to bring cut flowers, master gardeners to tend the potted
plants for a few days, people to help with set design and breakdown, as
well as to attend the event dressed as forest beings.
Thank you for helping us spread the word!
Kate and co.
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Kate Watters
928.221.0045
With every breath I plant the seeds of devotion, I am a farmer of the heart.
~Rumi
