9 February 2009
Interdependence tree
The International Fiber Collaborative project for 2008-2009 is Interdependence. Participants will create a full-sized tree for display in April 2009 at Big Springs International Park in Huntsville, Alabama. The idea is to symbolise the interdependence of of different elements of society - family units, communities, and countries, much as the leaves and roots of a tree are interdependent, and neither can survive without the other.
Participants from around the world are invited to create leaves using fibre or fibre techniques to contribute to the creation of the tree. Submissions may relate to interdependence in a social, economical, political, ecological, or geographical way. In total, up to 30,000 leaves may be used.
The application deadline is March 15, 2009.
For more information and to download an application form, visit the International Fiber Collaborative web site.
