Scarred

One of the fine crafts made by the local Inupiaq for centuries is birch bark baskets. I ran across one of their resources on a walk yesterday, which clearly shows a stripped and scarred trunk. They know exactly how much they can strip off without permanently damaging the tree.

[Mona]

Great shot Joan. Love your comp, the light and the different textures. Fav. (And of course I like your narrative too).

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

Interesting read and image!

[wendy frost]

Interesting capture and information

[Milanie]

I'm glad to know that this can be done without damaging the tree - had wondered about that. Bet the baskets are pretty.

[Joan]

@mona65 @overalvandaan @wendyfrost @milaniet Thank you all, very much! I'll post some basket photos - they are quite beautiful. I use mine for many different purposes, besides Art!

[Kahsia]

I love this shot. The textures are so interesting.

[Joan]

@moonmtn Thank you, Kahsia.

[Marnie]

That's something I didn't know Joan, thanks for sharing.

[Joan]

@golftragic Thanks for stopping by, Marnie! I appreciate your comments.

[gloria jones]

Great textures in this shot

[Joyce]

Great shot and textures. Interesting commentary. I love to here about your life in this community. Fav

[Joan]

@seattlite @thistle Thank you very much for visiting & commenting!

[Diane Shirey]

Beautiful photo

[Margo]

This is very beautiful Fav