Mount Pisgah Arboretum is gearing up for their famous Mushroom Festival at the end of October, and they've invited me to do the festival poster and tee-shirts again this year. The theme: turkey-tail mushrooms with a flock of turkeys wandering through the habitat.
Now, turkey-tail mushrooms like to grow on stumps and dead branches of oak trees. Since I no longer live near the gorgeous oak savannah habitats at Mount Pisgah, I headed up to the Hoyt Arboretum one gray and drizzly morning to wander through their fine collection of oak trees, in seek of inspiring oak compositions. Here's what I drew.
More Mushroom Festival poster adventures to come!
One of the trees in my neighborhood just sprouted an amazing turkey-tail-type growth (I haven't taken a spore sample yet, so I don't know what *exactly* it is). I'll take a couple of photos and send them to you if you think they might help with your layout thought process. :)
ReplyDeleteThat would be fabulous! Thank you, my friend.
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