One of the joys of childhood is climbing trees. And that is why our platform trees and tree houses arouse such interest around the world. While putting the video together of teaching our son how to train the banister rail for one of our platform trees, I got to thinking about how we (Pete and…
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Inclusions and pooktre
Part of the pooktre process of shaping trees is the decision of whether or not to use inclusions. The are many steps to achieving a successful shaped tree project and deciding whether or not to use inclusions is an early step in the designing stage. Once we decide on using inclusion/s we need to figure…
Stands for pooktre jewellery.
I’ve (Becky) been creating various stands for pooktre’s jewellery that we have here in Portugal. As part of that process, I’ve been creating masters and then making the stands. Which sounds simple hey! But part of this fun has been lifecasting my lower leg, sculpturing a lower arm, and creating a bust. Then create one…
Tree shaping to design.
Working with living and growing trees is a centring, relaxing experience. Part of the enjoyment is watching and waiting for the new growth to unfurl and stretch out. Once the tree tips have stretched out they grow into the shaping zone a perfect place to train the tree along the design wire. Knowledge of…
Transplanting a pooktre
We recorded replanting our 2020 rocking chair. It’s been uploaded to YouTubeWhile working on the video of transplanting our tree, We noticed that some things just didn’t get talked about. So we’re taking the time to do so now. Transplanting a tree is a rewarding experience. It can also be challenging. There are many reasons…
Teaching here we come
The proof is in the pudding. This statement is on my mind because of the new direction we’ve decided to go in. In short, we now have a large range of finished pieces created using a repeatable method of gradual tree shaping. We are going to teach the Pooktre process
Just how long does a Tree shaping project take?
We were having a discussion about how long it takes to have a finished piece. For a harvesting project, the growing time can be anyway from 3 to 6 months or as long as the project needs until it looks right. The necklace that I am wearing was grown in 2003. We allowed six months…
Spring is here 2008
Hello, We have decided to do a newsletter. One of the reasons we decided to do a newsletter is we would like to eventually do a blog. So we thought we would ease our way into practising writing something regularly. Most of the content will be written by Becky, but we will both discuss…