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blue ash ohio buckeye burning bush cherry birch kentucky coffee tree cucumber tree flowering dogwood shellbark hickory hop tree honey locust red mulberry chinquapin oak pawpaw prairie rose shining sumac sycamore tulip tree
To prepare for the Saving Paradise exhibition, I documented each species for an entire seasonal cycle, noting visual characteristics from bare branches in early spring to the drop of leaves in the fall, and from bud to flower to seed. I researched my trees from various perspectives, environmental, medicinal, cultural, spiritual, and aesthetic, and consulted with the staff at the University of Guelph Arboretum for additional insights. By the time I was ready for the drawing stage, I was thoroughly in love with every one!

My goal with this exhibition was to record my emotions about these particular trees, to present each one at its most beautiful and fascinating, and to be the medium by which the public can begin to love and appreciate what they may never see in nature. No life form is more crucial to our well-being and ultimately to our very survival on this planet than the tree.

This exhibition was travelling until August 2004. All of the pieces are now sold.




SAVING PARADISE: The Catalogue

40 pages with full colour illustrations of each wall hanging, with detailed descriptions of the 17 rare trees, what to look for, where to find them in Ontario and fascinating facts.

Please mail a cheque payable to Lorraine Roy with complete address information to:
103 Hillcrest Ave, Dundas, ON  L9H-4X4
For 1 to 3 copies, $10 each, plus $3.00 shipping (for all three).
For larger orders and discount information contact lorraineroy@sympatico.ca