Hot Dog Book

Hot Dog Book Activity

My 3 words to chose between:

Ritual

Health

Trees

I firstly didn't really understand the term ritual and therefore felt that I couldn't explore this theme to its full.

Secondly I am having health problems at the moment and although this would mean I would be able to draw whilst spending time in the doctors/hospital however I don't want to spend more time thinking about health than is necessary.

Lastly I like trees and woodland especially at this time of the year and so I chose TREEEEEES!

I had some discussions with various people about if they liked trees, why they liked trees, if they had favourite trees, if they had any stories about trees...

1) Likes thick forests (when you can't see the edge of the forrest and can get lost in the trees)

Unfortunately she said that it was quite space where she grew up (more hills, mountains and beaches)

2) Likes drawing trees

Likes dead trees particularly, hanging trees (willows/vines/overgrown/moss)

Says green in a really nice colour

Most natural big things-extremely wide and old "natural giant structures"

Thinks tree houses are cool

Loves the trapped light from forests-especially the autumn

Lives in a horse shoe shaped street. He used to climb trees that branched over a stream. One time one fell over. He sat on it and someone pushed him off and he fell into nettles. It sucked.

3) Loves trees (nature) - a tree hugger
Has grown up around trees

Favourite trees are the ones with red leaves and holly trees

Autumn is her favourite time (not too hot or too cold and beeaaautiful-colours)

When she was about 15 she was supposed to go on a date  but got stuck up a tree for aaaaages...her friend had to phone her date and tell him that she couldn't make it because she was stuck up a tree! This is what happened...

He used to build tree houses with his father. His father used to cary large trees and he used to struggle with only small branches. He said it was really crazy to think how when they went back to the same spot it had changed. Anything could have happened inside the shelter (a romantic night, a homeless persons home) and animals could have been around/inside it.

From this I think my project could lead to the specific themes of: 

• Investigating different types of trees
• Different dependent wildlife
• National Parks
• Bark
• Leaves
• People walking
• Favourite trees
• Christmas trees (festive)
• Buildings/deforrestationg (opposite of)

I could ask people the questions of:
Do you have any stories about trees?
What do you feel whilst under this tree?
What are you thinking about/is going through your head?
Why are you here?