tree project

 7 years ago, Louis Miritello planted Hibaku Ginkgo seedling into his garden in Massapequa, Long Island.  These are pictures of his Ginkgo taken in Autumn and snow!

Susannah Tisue and Michael Miritello with newly planted pots on May 12th at "Eat Clay or Die" exhibition in May at Greenwich House Pottery. Michael Miritello, Susannah Tisue, Diana Tisue and Cynthia Tisue

Shanna Fliegel Shida Kuo Sora Akiyoshi Susannah Tisue and Michael Miritello Amelia Hritz and Suzan Courtney Timothy Tucker Whittney Klann Yoshi Saito Young Mi Ham Yves Mervin-Leroy

“Hibaku Gingko next generation” on Chugoku-Shimbun published on /12/2007 Sat. by Hiromi Morita At Massapequa, a town in Long Island. Hiroshi Sunairi, an ad-junct professor at New York University and Hiroshima-born contemporary artist, a 35-years-old visited his student, Michael Miritello’s house to plant second generation of seedling of Hibaku Gingko Tree. 1.4-kilo meter away from hypocenter, this Hibaku Gingko grew its life. Sunairi had a solo show at Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art in 2005 using Hibaku trees in his work, creating a work of remembrance. He was given these Hibaku Gingko seedlings from Dr. Riki Horiguchi wanting to send a message of peace to the young people of the U.S. By growing about 20 seedlings at home, Sunairi has been giving them to his students. Sunairi stops telling the message contained in the trees that he gives; instead, he wants to share the message of nature and life. Hiroshima-born Sunairi felt that teaching peace in school ...