Digital Commons @ Otterbein

Title

Trees 2

Artist

Donald T. Austin, Otterbein UniversityFollow

Files

Date Range

Fall 2018

Contributor

Donald T. Austin

Description

“Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life.”

Hermann Hesse

Dimensions

36" X 18"

Exhibition

Faculty

Material

Digital Inkjet Proof;Images produced with iPhoto 7+ phone camera; Typography and layout produced in Adobe Illustrator

Place

Hoh Rain Forest, Oregon

Provenance

Columbus, Ohio

For Sale?

Yes

Recommended Citation

Austin, Donald T., "Trees 2" (2018). Don Austin - Be Well Out Here: The Big Go West. 14.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/bewell/14

Comments

One doesn’t often think of a rain forest existing in this country. This forest on the Olympic Peninsula averages twelve to fourteen feet of rain annually. By comparison, Seattle– just 100 miles away– receives 36 inches during the year. Sitka Spruce, Western Hemlock and Douglas Fir can reach over 300 feet tall and 23 feet in diameter. The average age of these Goliaths is well over 500 years old. Almost every tree is covered in thick blankets of moss. This is as pure as air gets. The moss absorbs sound. As a result, this sanctuary is silent. The only thing I heard was the voice inside my head… “How fantastic this place.”