One Oak
2012 sees the culmination of the One Oak Project at Art in Action. An Oak tree was felled on the Blenheim Estate in January 2010, and the wood from this single tree has been distributed to artists and craftsmen over the last two years in order to show the diverse uses to which the wood can be put, whether it is fine furniture, charcoal, blocks for wood block prints, firewood, boats, buildings or musical instruments! At the same time an extensive scientific study has been made of this tree, and its impact on the environment during its life time. Artists have painted, photographed and been inspired to write music about this tree – and all this work will come together at Waterperry in July of this year.
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