Landscape artist Patrick Dougherty has a new photographic catalogue of his extraordinary creations, available on his website. I was going to put this on my Christmas list, but I just couldn't wait so I've already ordered it...
One of his latest installations is the "Summer Palace", above, at the Morris Aboretum of the University of Pennsylvania. They blogged the process of its creation, documenting the growth of the 25 foot high structure from thousands of sticks.
"Dougherty arrives at the site of each new installation with no preconceptions as to what he will create. Instead, using locally gathered natural materials, he draws inspiration from the surrounding environment to design a large-scale structure that when completed, may remind visitors of a nest, cocoon or even a fairy tale dwelling. Each of his sculptures is designed and executed without the use of nails or other supportive hardware, and the result is a creation that may resemble something artful that was shaped by a powerful wind that swept across the landscape."
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