{"id":2792,"date":"2024-05-12T22:38:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T22:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/?page_id=2792"},"modified":"2024-05-12T22:38:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T22:38:41","slug":"holly-berry-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/holly-berry-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Holly Berry"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2950\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2024\/04\/img_0474-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2950\" src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2024\/04\/img_0474-1-702x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2024\/04\/img_0474-1-702x1024.jpg 702w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2024\/04\/img_0474-1-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2024\/04\/img_0474-1-768x1120.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2024\/04\/img_0474-1-1054x1536.jpg 1054w, https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/files\/2024\/04\/img_0474-1.jpg 1372w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holly Berry, <em>Left to the Sea<\/em>, woodcut with linocut, 18 x 24 in., 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Lately, I have experienced a heightened awareness of the cycle of life. I have found myself particularly drawn to dead trees: I notice them everywhere. This original woodcut print shows what is left of a dead tree I came across on the island of Vinalhaven. The stump sits at the opening of a wooded path where the forest transitions to the shoreline of a tidal basin. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">A tree stump serves many during its transitional state of natural decline. This tree continues to exist in an altered yet meaningful way. It is a refuge and home for wildlife and a buffer during storms and its hidden network of roots still stabilizes the coastal soil. For hikers, it is a landmark along the trail. The decaying tree stump is also a thing of beauty to behold. We can only speculate about the incremental transitions and the time it took for a seed to become a seedling and eventually a mature towering tree that stood strong against the heavy winds riding off Penobscot Bay. I appreciate all that the stump still has to offer in its weathered state, and its monumental presence seems to honor the cycle of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately, I have experienced a heightened awareness of the cycle of life. I have found myself particularly drawn to dead trees: I notice them everywhere. This original woodcut print shows what is left of a dead tree I came across on the island of Vinalhaven. The stump sits at the opening of a wooded path [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17782,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2792"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17782"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2792"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3094,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2792\/revisions\/3094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}