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barbara tofte bradley
BARBARA TOFTE BRADLEY
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
The Enchanted Forest
site specific mfa thesis exhibit
fiber art installation in collaboration with the nature
lakeshore nature preserve, madison, wi
“the process of designing fiber art to be installed in a forest forged a deeper understanding and reverence for nature’s dynamic environment and how it can transport us beyond our modern world. our pulse slows while our minds wander. in that moment, we can discover new shapes and patterns, color, movement, and sounds. we are transported by the unexplained. we be the child that seeks delight and wonderment.”
45 trees were embellished with felted fiber art to encourage an experience of drawing closer to nature and discovering along the forest’s path…a bit of mystery, whimsy, and enchantment.
my thesis was inspired by Richard Louv's "Last Child in the Woods" and E.O. Wilson’s theory of biophlia - connecting people with nature.