From Our Backyard to Yours
7/31/2020 — Welcome to this week’s “virtual visit” to Bloedel Reserve.
Horticulture & Design:
The Japanese Guest House
Sitting atop a bluff with its spacious deck overlooking the Japanese Garden and the Reserve’s Mid-Pond, the Japanese Guest House is serenely beautiful structure and a favorite stopping place for visitors to the Reserve.
Read more about the creation of this building and its evolution over its nearly 60-year lifespan.
Creativity & Inspiration:
Dorota Haber-Lehigh
We are pleased to welcome Dorota Haber-Lehigh to Bloedel Reserve this week. A participant in this year’s Creative Residency Program, she will be in residence from July 30 through August 19.
Dorota is an artist, educator and a naturalist with a passion for native plants of the Pacific Northwest. She has degrees in art and international studies with a focus on indigenous cultures, as well as a master’s degree in teaching. She also holds a graduate bilingual certificate in teaching English as a second language.
Born in Poland, Dorota loves foraging for berries, mushroom hunting, field sketching and collecting specimens. She is inspired by her grandparents, who were avid mushroom hunters and gardeners, her father’s travels, and her mother’s fabric art and ikebana arrangements.
Click here to read more about Dorota and see examples of her work.
Nature & Well-Being:
Strolls at Home
Immersing yourself in nature is a proven way to combat stress, anxiety, depression, and to help boost your immune system. If you can’t make a visit to Bloedel Reserve, you can still reap the benefits of time spent out of doors.
Our Strolls at Home program gives you 12 thematic walks that you can do anywhere that is convenient for you. Start any time, go at your own pace. Let nature be your guide on a path to well-being.
Creativity & Inspiration:
Naoko Morisawa
Naoko Morisawa is a visual artist who turns wood, paper, and other materials into mesmerizing collages. She will be in residence at Bloedel Reserve in November as part of our 2020 Creative Residency Program.
In the meantime, we’re excited to share the news that one of Naoko’s collages has just been added to the SEA-TAC art collection. Shown here, New Wave – The Target, (wood & paper mosaic collage, 60 x 40 inches) is now a part of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Public Art Collection, which is managed through the Port of Seattle. SEA-TAC Airport will begin to exhibit the collage this coming fall.
Click here to read more about Naoko.
Missed a Week? Want to See More?
You’ll find links to all of our Backyard “back issues” here.
Ask Us
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