Our passion for wood goes hand in hand with a deep appreciation for trees, a feeling beautifully expressed in “The Night Life of TREES”. I discovered this handmade gem at
Spoonbill & Sugartown in Williamsburg. The title first caught my eye, but the illustrations really won me over. This one is “The Night of the Glowing Sember”.
Three renowned artists, including
Bhajju Shyam , of the Gond tribe of central India lent their talents to weaving together this collection of Hindi short stories. Today was the perfect day to bring it out to the hammock and have a look.
An intricately detailed tree spirit accompanies each story, silk screened by hand on black paper. My favorite is “The Tree of Song”. Traditional forest dwellers, the Gonds believe that the lives of trees and humans are deeply interconnected. Much like the way our furniture is made, this book is crafted by hand, created in the
Tara Publishing workshop by a group of craftspeople from local villages, using hand processes. If you find a copy, don’t pass it by, this is one to cherish.
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