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Bartholomäus Traubeck gives trees a voice with this modified record player. By analyzing wooden disks the record player creates a unique soundtrack for every tree. Check out more of his work at traubeck.com

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Combining his carpentry skills with his love of nature, Patrick Dougherty utilizes primitive techniques of building to experiment with tree saplings as construction material.  Since beginning in 1980, Patrick has left his mark with over two hundred massive sculptures all over the world. Check out more of Patrick’s work here: www.stickwork.net Filmed by Gary Tyler […]

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Many people believe print is dead.  Here at Shwood we beg to differ as we are always creating new physical things with our hands, and printed matter is no different. Creating a zine is an awesome way to express yourself and showcase your artistic talents. No matter what your artistic capabilities are, you too can […]

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On August 25th we received an excited email from sixteen year-old, Jesse Holladay notifying us that he had located our Backcountry Nest.  Along with two friends, Keinan Brown and Kenzie Gage, Jesse headed into the woods with some hand tools and sleeping bags to see what they could find.  Sure enough, the crew stumbled upon […]

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Journey into the backwoods of Oregon with the Shwood crew to construct a community hideaway in the trees. The over sized nest is intended to inspire others to make the trek into the woods surrounding Mt. Hood. Those who successfully locate the fort are encouraged to add onto the structure and share with others. The […]

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