I Made an Apple Tree

I created this “apple tree” this week. Got some great feedback from my peeps and the amazing Vivian Beer. Looking at ideas of people’s imposition on nature, gravity, whimsey, place, and qualities of form and color. By the way, I just learned from Michael Pollan's book The Botany of Desire, that Johnny Appleseed was basically the pied piper of hard cider on the American Frontier. That little factoid just makes my day!

My Topolier in Vancouver, Washington

New images from my installation at North Bank Artists Gallery in Vancouver, Washington. The show is up until June 28, 2014. Go check it out! Topolier. 2014. 8x14x8 feet. Glass, twine, steel, dye, cheesecloth, burlap, paper, cardboard, and wood. Artwork and photography ©2014. Danielle Foushée

The Base for My Upcoming Installation: A New Drawing Device

This is the third iteration of a base for my installation. I think this one is going to be the winner!

Handmade Glass Vessels for My Installation

Amanda and Ethan are in the glass shop working on the vessels for my installation. They look fan-flipping-tastic, if I do say so myself! I had never seen glass-blowing in action, in person, before today. Also, Amanda is my welding teacher, so she is downright badass!

Newton’s Apple / Gravity Installation

I worked on an apple installation this morning. I started small to get to know my materials better. I realized that the narrow rods are very bendy under the weight of the apples. I want them to be narrow so that they’re both nearly invisible and they don’t destroy the fruit. I want to do a much bigger one. I need to figure out how to create an armature that can withstand the weight without being too visible. I also want a little more blue sky, is that too much to ask?! The apples do look great in the environment, and I appreciate that they’re the state fruit of Washington where I live. Of course, there is tons of conceptual baggage to deal with, with apples. Right now I don’t really care about that!

Apple Collection for a New Installation

Temporary outdoor intervention going in on Friday. Stay tuned for more photos.

Inspiring Artist: Ruth Asawa

Ruth Asawa's delicate-looking metal #sculptures are tugging at my heart-strings today. I love this dichotomy between a material as seemingly immutable as metal and her intricate, lacy forms that exude a sense of fragility. #Ruth Asawa #art #metal #sculpture #inspiring artist

Today’s Project: Shadow Play #01

Finally! After at least a month of non-stop rain, it’s #sunny! I’ve been collecting #shadow images of my #dogs for a while now. This is the first set of shadow #stencils from today’s work. Gotta try some different surfaces and color combinations. #shadow #art #sun #dogs #stencil

Sketches for My Next Drawing Device

As always, I have a ton of ideas spinning around in my head… I met with glass artist Amanda McDonald yesterday about the vessels we’re going to make for my next drawing device. If all goes according to plan, it’s going to be ahhhhmazing! We’re doing a test run in a few weeks, then (fingers crossed) we’ll go into production. My show in June isn’t going to make itself! #madewithpaper #glass art #installation 5 notes

What I’m Reading Now

The stack of books I’m sifting through these days. #art #landscape #nature

Drawing in a Friendship Garden

I created this afternoon intervention in the park today. I loved the meditation of walking around and around this tree to envelop it with my attention. Then the meditation continued afterwards as I walked around the tree an equal number of times to disassemble the piece. #contemporary art #installation #nature #landscape 9 notes