The drawings in the award-winning book The New Sylva were created by internationally-renowned artist Sarah Simblet while she was artist-in-residence for the Sylva Foundation. Now a selection of 80 special edition prints are being auctioned to raise money for our charitable activities.
Sylva CEO Dr Gabriel Hemery joined artists Paul Gough and Gail Ritchie to discuss the meaning of trees and wood in war and peacetime for BBC Radio 3′s Free Thinking. Listen Again.
Watercolour artist Rebecca Hind, who collaborated with Sylva in the OneOak project, is once again running a Summer school. It is based close to our offices in south Oxfordshire, and Rebecca kindly donates a proportion of income raised to our charitable work. To find out more please visit www.RebeccaHind.com
Reblogged from The New Sylva The authors of The New Sylva have been searching, with help from readers of their book blog, for the best example of a venerable ash tree in Britain to feature in the book. Last week our artist-in-residence, Sarah Simblet, visited the chosen tree with co-author Gabriel Hemery. It is growing…
The authors of The New Sylva are searching for the finest example of a common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) tree to feature in the book. They hope that our readers can help by submitting their favourite ash trees – one of which will be selected and appear in the book frontispiece. Can you propose a candidate ash tree?
Beautiful prints for sale of the OneOak tree portrait by internationally-renowned artist Sarah Simblet
Sylva’s Online Shop is launched with a rare opportunity to purchase some stunning works of tree and woodland art.
Top London-based photographer Sam Scott-Hunter spent a freezing afternoon today capturing the beauty of the OneOak tree after the recent heavy snowfall. Sam will be creating an album of images that we will share online soon. We will also be working with him to capture the beauty of the wooden products that are made from…
Artist Rebecca Hind has been visiting the OneOak tree regularly (see previous post). She has braved freezing temperatures and long nights to watch the tree as it changes through the seasons and through the time of the day. Rebecca’s most recent sketch show here was inspired by a full moon. “Our most recent full moon.…
We are delighted that a very talented artist will be working on the OneOak project. Rebecca Hind is an Oxfordshire-based artist who works predominently with paint. She has exhibited widely both in Britian and abroad. “Oak trees have long held a significant place in our culture, one that goes way beyond ornament or function. Once…