tree project

Melissa Stanley with newly planted pots on May 12th at "Eat Clay or Die" exhibition curated by Susannah Tisue and Michele Quan in May at Greenwich House Pottery. "After a slow start my persimmon seems to be doing well." ---Melissa Stanley Congrats, Melissa!

Chie Kawasaki with newly planted pots on May 12th at "Eat Clay or Die" exhibition curated by Susannah Tisue and Michele Quan in May at Greenwich House Pottery. "I was about to give up then it sprouted! " ---Chie Kawasaki 「 もうダメかと思っていたら、芽が出ました!」 ---ちえ Congrats, Chie and Satoru! A recent update of Persimmon. The end of July.

Ben Hayes with newly planted pots for Isabel Hayes and Beth Bolgla on May 12th at "Eat Clay or Die" exhibition curated by Susannah Tisue and Michele Quan in May at Greenwich House Pottery. Isabel Hayes and her persimmon sprout Beth Bolgla and her persimmon sprout

On a sunny day May 25, Memorial Day, Sabine Vockins planted the seeds with Catherine and Derek, the parents on May 25, Momorial Day. Now both Persimmon seeds sprouted!! Congrats, Sabine!

Jean Kim with newly planted pot on May 12th at "Eat Clay or Die" exhibition curated by Susannah Tisue and Michele Quan in May at Greenwich House Pottery. Wow, what a great smile! Congrats, Jean!!

Megan Karlen with newly planted pot on May 12th at "Eat Clay or Die" exhibition curated by Susannah Tisue and Michele Quan in May at Greenwich House Pottery. "I'm thrilled! I was worried that I had over watered it. I was fretting that I wasn't tender enough. And you know what? Through all of that worry the little seed just took its time and popped up through the soil when it was good and ready. Here is a picture of the sprouting persimmon the morning I noticed it and then a picture with me and the sprouting sprout! What a joy to behold! Thanks again, so much, for such a great project!" ---Megan Karlen Congrats, Megan!! "Our Hibaku seedling (Persimmon Tree) lives on the 51st floor of a Tribeca highrise. She lives with myself and my partner Jackie and she resides on one of the many window sills in the living room. The poetry here is that here grows this little tree, who's genetics survived the man-made calamity of Hiroshima, thriving on a sunny windo...

I have sent Persimmon, Chinese Parasol Tree and Sendan seeds to " The 4th Blue Sky Project: An International Exhibition--Love, Blue Sky, and Peace". It is the 4th exhibition this year based on art that can be send in mail and internet. I have sent these seeds to Mr. Michio Horikawa who is an organizer of this exhibition so he would plant the seeds, hoping that by the time of the exhibiton, these seeds would sprout. Thus, these seedlings would be donated to people who come to the exhibition. Mr. Horikawa had wrote about receving the seeds in his blog with extensive pictures. Here are some of the pictures. Please click here to see his blog (it is in Japanese) And here are some of his extensive documentations. Please click here for more pictures in his photo site... hatena fotofile This is Mr. Michio Horikawa with a cucumber! Info for those who are interested in participating in " The Blue Sky Project" Please participate in an art even...

Hiroshi Sunairi has been asking dozens of participants from across the world to plant Hibaku seeds for his latest art piece, titled, Tree Project. Hibaku seeds come from trees that miraculously survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima 60 years ago. For the artist, this project is about sharing.........by Audrey Tran for the whole article click here!

Christina Caputo got her Persimmon and other seeds here in NY as well as Long Island. Here is what Christina wrote: " In August of 2005, I participated in a group exhibition titled Peace by Piece in which I was able to travel to Hiroshima on the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings, curated by Hiroshi Sunairi. We also toured the Hibaku trees, the only trees that survived. Hiroshi is now distributing them and they are being planted around the world. In December 2009, the grown seedlings will be exhibited at The Horticultural Society of New York." Candice Yu got her persimmon and other seeds and grow her seeds in Hong Kong where her parents live.

Japanese artist Hiroshi Sunairi has conceived a new twist on the idea of seed bombing by sharing seeds from Hibaku trees that survived the bombing of Hiroshima with gardeners from across the globe. The curated project, titled Leur L’Existence (Tree Project), offers seeds from numerous varieties that include Round Leaf Holly, Persimmon, Chinaberry, Firmiana simplex, Japanese Hackberry and Jujube. A blog chronicles the growth of these seedlings as they sprout across the planet, serving as a testament that life can truly be cultivated............ By Scott Lachut . click here for the whole article The PSFK article featured Allan Baily's persimmon seedling in his original animal lowerbody pot.

Today, I gave Sendan seeds to Qi Peng. He is a conceptual artist and was at his "perversely post-modern (in his words)" solo exhibition at Envoy Gallery of lower East side. He lives in Salt Lake city, Utah. In this picture, he stands in front of his internt-text-based works. http://www.qipeng.net/

Alex Neroulias with newly planted pot on May 12th at "Eat Clay or Die" exhibition curated by Susannah Tisue and Michele Quan in May at Greenwich House Pottery. " Hey All, YES!! my persimmon seed sprouted today some time between 5-8 pm ( Am I a cornball for knowing the time? Who cares, I'm just so stoked its come into existence). I immediately moved the pot to the nursery in the front of my house where it will get plenty of sun, company from other plants, and a chance to grow big and strong In The Bronx. Peace. My family moved to NYC 60 years ago and soon there after moved into a home in the Bronx. My grandmother planted 2 magnolia trees next to each other where they grew and lived happily until recently. My neighbor had a problem with his driveway and cut down one of the trees. It is my belief and understanding that this caused the other magnolia tree to die as their roots were intertwined in a symbiotic relationship providing life and support. It was the day be...

J une 14 at 2:06pm "Hello Dear, My persimmon tree sprouted a few days ago! H ere is one photo of our persimmon plant--more to come! " xoxo ----Maika Congrats, Maika, we look forward to pics with your smile!