help me to remember

I wrapped up the semester with a critique in Drawing for a site-specific project. I'm continuing to think about family history and this idea of passing a craft down from one generation to the next. The thread I used for this project is thread that my grandma gave me. She was the one who taught me how to sew by hand. While on a walk one warmer afternoon I stumbled upon this fallen tree and new that it would be the perfect vessel for these ideas. It seemed only natural to sew the tree up, mend it so it is preserved for just a little bit longer. I feel like this is kind of what I've been trying to do all semester by working with family history, memories and symbolism. If I can fully understand and explore them then they will be that much less forgotten.

Below is a video of the walk into the woods leading up to the tree. Since this project will be mostly experienced through photographs, I wanted to give people a better idea of the environment that it exists in. The video is just something I shot on my tiny digital camera and things get pretty shaky when you're tromping through the snow in boots, but it will give you a better idea of the context for the project.