{"id":10478,"date":"2025-04-21T04:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T08:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enchantedlivingmagazine.com\/?p=10478"},"modified":"2025-04-13T12:38:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T16:38:41","slug":"temporal-beauties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enchantedlivingmagazine.com\/temporal-beauties\/","title":{"rendered":"Temporal Beauties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }.tdi_2,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_2:before,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_2:after{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: table;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4 > .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_empty_space td_block_wrap vc_empty_space tdi_6 \"  style=\"height: 32px\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span class=\"dropcap dropcap2\">N<\/span>ature collage combines everything I\u2019m most passionate about: the outdoors, working with organic materials, the ephemerality of those materials, and beautiful composition that\u2019s pleasing to the eye and other senses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">I\u2019ve always felt called to the forest, and I\u2019ve made art of one kind or another for as long as I can remember. I grew up around Raleigh, North Carolina, and moved west to Asheville to attend Warren Wilson College. I studied all kinds of art, including photography. After, I owned a landscaping company where I used plants and rocks in large format design to beautify a person\u2019s yard. At some point, I became aware of the work of English artist Andy Goldsworthy, who makes giant art installations from natural materials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><i>That<\/i>, I thought. <i>Yes! That\u2019s what I want to do<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">I started collecting acorns, berries, foliage, other flora, and the occasional wasp\u2019s nest or bone from the southern Appalachian forest that begins just steps from my back door. I assembled the pieces into flat lays\u2014outdoors, usually on lichenous stumps or some stunning bank of moss\u2014that I could photograph before taking them apart again. I began posting my work on Instagram and discovered the creations of other nature artists online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">I noticed how many of them incorporated mushrooms\u2014which surprised me. I\u2019d thought that by the unwritten code of nature artists I could take only what I found loose on the ground. Then I learned that mushrooms are just the fruiting bodies of a much larger organism that exists under the soil or within a decaying branch, and that it\u2019s legal to gather them in our national forests. When you cut one off, it can still spread its spores. I had no idea!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Once I used mushrooms in my work, everything changed. And once I saw them, I saw them <i>everywhere<\/i>. I was blown away: I\u2019d had no idea of the array of colors and textures and shapes. The coral fungi, cup fungi, polypores growing on the sides of trees &#8230; I literally fell in love. I joined my local branch of the North American Mycological Association, read field guides specific to my area, and met other mushroom lovers. Mushrooms are plentiful in the southern Appalachian Mountains\u2014anyone can find them. A person only needs to be willing to walk slowly in the woods. In July or August, a few steps in will reveal a cluster of blaze orange chanterelles. A few more steps and there are sizable boletes. <i>Russulas<\/i><i> <\/i>and <i>Amanitas<\/i><i> <\/i>of every color of the rainbow are scattered throughout.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10479&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">They changed my art\u2014and in many ways they<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">are what made collage the perfect art medium for me. As an artist in general, it can be hard sometimes to devote the time to your work or to finish a piece. But the minute you cut a mushroom you put a ticking clock on it. You really have only a day or two before it degrades, especially in the summer\u2019s humidity and heat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">So I might find a breathtaking variety of mushrooms along with some flora in a one- or two-day span. I\u2019ll supplement them with other, more durable finds\u2014like nests or skulls or acorns. I\u2019ll arrange them quickly somewhere outside. I\u2019ve invested in a good camera, which strangely enough helps me see because it helps me focus on small areas. Sometimes I\u2019ll rearrange based on what appears in the lens. And then, once<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">I\u2019ve captured what I want, I\u2019ll take the artwork apart again. I always pick out the edible mushrooms and saut\u00e9 them for dinner, and leave the rest outside to spread their spores.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">By collecting, cleaning, and working with these temporal beauties, I deepen my love of the woods\u2014 and every collage I assemble celebrates that connection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><i>Postscript:<\/i><i> <\/i><i>As<\/i><i> <\/i><i>you<\/i><i> <\/i><i>probably<\/i><i> <\/i><i>know,<\/i><i> <\/i><i>the<\/i><i> <\/i><i>southern<\/i><i> <\/i><i>Appalachian<\/i><i> <\/i><i>Mountains,<\/i><i> <\/i><i>and<\/i><i> <\/i><i>particularly<\/i><i> <\/i><i>my<\/i><i> <\/i><i>home<\/i><i> <\/i><i>area<\/i><i> <\/i><i>of western<\/i><i> <\/i><i>North<\/i><i> <\/i><i>Carolina,<\/i><i> <\/i><i>have<\/i><i> <\/i><i>been<\/i><i> <\/i><i>dealt<\/i><i> <\/i><i>a<\/i><i> <\/i><i>terrible<\/i><i> <\/i><i>blow.<\/i><i> <\/i><i>In<\/i><i> <\/i><i>late<\/i><i> <\/i><i>September<\/i><i> <\/i><i>2024,<\/i><i> <\/i><i>a<\/i><i> <\/i><i>weather<\/i><i> <\/i><i>system<\/i><i> <\/i><i>dropped<\/i><i> <\/i><i>rain<\/i><i> <\/i><i>over<\/i><i> <\/i><i>us<\/i><i> <\/i><i>for<\/i><i> <\/i><i>two<\/i><i> <\/i><i>days<\/i><i> <\/i><i>straight<\/i><i> <\/i><i>before<\/i><i> <\/i><i>the<\/i><i> <\/i><i>last<\/i><i> <\/i><i>remnants<\/i><i> <\/i><i>of Hurricane<\/i><i> <\/i><i>Helene<\/i><i> <\/i><i>hit<\/i><i> <\/i><i>our<\/i><i> <\/i><i>area.<\/i><i> <\/i><i>The<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\"><i>combination<\/i><i> <\/i><i>of rain,<\/i><i> <\/i><i>wind,<\/i><i> <\/i><i>and<\/i><i> <\/i><i>topography<\/i><i> <\/i><i>led<\/i><i> <\/i><i>to<\/i><i> <\/i><i>previously<\/i><i> <\/i><i>unseen flooding, thousands of trees down, landslides, and destruction<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><i>of<\/i><i> <\/i><i>municipal<\/i><i> <\/i><i>infrastructure<\/i><i> <\/i><i>as<\/i><i> <\/i><i>well<\/i><i> <\/i><i>as<\/i><i> <\/i><i>landscape.<\/i><i> <\/i><i>Yet<\/i><i> <\/i><i>slowly<\/i><i> <\/i><i>but<\/i><i> <\/i><i>surely,<\/i><i> <\/i><i>we<\/i><i> <\/i><i>are<\/i><i> <\/i><i>rebuilding.<\/i><i> <\/i><i>This<\/i><i> <\/i><i>area<\/i><i> <\/i><i>has<\/i><i> <\/i><i>always<\/i><i> <\/i><i>relied<\/i><i> <\/i><i>upon<\/i><i> <\/i><i>robust<\/i><i> <\/i><i>tourism.<\/i><i> <\/i><i>We<\/i><i> <\/i><i>lost<\/i><i> <\/i><i>much<\/i><i> <\/i><i>of<\/i><i> <\/i><i>that<\/i><i> <\/i><i>last<\/i><i> <\/i><i>year.<\/i><i> <\/i><i>But<\/i><i> <\/i><i>while<\/i><i> <\/i><i>there<\/i><i> <\/i><i>were<\/i><i> <\/i><i>pockets<\/i><i> <\/i><i>of<\/i><i> <\/i><i>devastation,<\/i><i> <\/i><i>much<\/i><i> <\/i><i>of<\/i><i> <\/i><i>the<\/i><i> <\/i><i>area<\/i><i> <\/i><i>is<\/i><i> <\/i><i>just<\/i><i> <\/i><i>as<\/i><i> <\/i><i>it<\/i><i> <\/i><i>was<\/i><i> <\/i><i>before<\/i><i> <\/i><i>the<\/i><i> <\/i><i>storm.<\/i><i> <\/i><i>There<\/i><i> <\/i><i>are<\/i><i> <\/i><i>still<\/i><i> <\/i><i>mountains<\/i><i> <\/i><i>to<\/i><i> <\/i><i>climb,<\/i><i> <\/i><i>rivers<\/i><i> <\/i><i>to<\/i><i> <\/i><i>raft,<\/i><i> <\/i><i>art<\/i><i> <\/i><i>galleries<\/i><i> <\/i><i>to<\/i><i> <\/i><i>peruse,<\/i><i> <\/i><i>restaurants<\/i><i> <\/i><i>to<\/i><i> <\/i><i>dine<\/i><i> <\/i><i>in,<\/i><i> <\/i><i>and<\/i><i> <\/i><i>mushrooms<\/i><i> <\/i><i>to<\/i><i> <\/i><i>find.<\/i><i> <\/i><i>Please<\/i><i> <\/i><i>come<\/i><i> <\/i><i>see<\/i><i> <\/i><i>us!<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><i>Find more of Heather Brooks\u2019s art at <a href=\"http:\/\/smallwoodlandthings.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smallwoodlandthings.com<\/a> and follow her on Instagram @<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/smallwoodlandthings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smallwoodlandthings<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_cta h2=&#8221;Subscribe!&#8221; 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