The
bond with nature is infused through the human psyche. As
industrialisation develops, this bond is expressed through art and
literature rather than living emersed within it. As technology moves
forward, humans are actively wanting to live cooperatively with nature.
This is expressed in many different ways through the times. There will
be a time when humans live cooperatively with nature, rather
than its destruction.
People who shape trees
are in 3 main categories
Visionary Creators
Inspired Explorers
Aficionados Practitioners
Over time these
categories will divide into more.
Visionary Creators
These are people who individually had envisioned shaping trees, and
worked to make their dream a
reality.
These visionaries seem to fall into roughly
two groups.
There has to be a better way than this. Why not grow the tree into the
shape I want?
I wonder if I can shape a tree to my design?
Inspired Explorers
These are the people who were inspired by others to shape trees. This
group of
people had various influences, which started them on the path of
shaping trees. For some it was writings, drawings, photos of shaped
trees or existing shaped trees.
These inspired people fall into two groups.
The ones that took the initial spark and developed it to try to make it
a reality.
The ones that saw the shaped trees, were so impressed by them, as to
work towards understanding how the trees were shaped.
Aficionados Practitioners
These are people who were fascinated by the idea, and decided
to learn the art.
As time progresses, this category will become vast.
There are various ways of teaching. Through the written word, vocally,
visually, learning from a more experience person, or a
combination
of any of the above. As technology progresses, there will
develop different teaching methods, many of which we
are not
aware of today.
As the shaping methods become more defined, the path will become
clearer
and many devotees will follow.
