Mississauga Festival of Trees

Install from December 2nd - December 16th 2022

Three Trees made of steel with outstretched branches stand before you. Each branch is full of marigold dyed silk leaves. On the forest floor, glass mushrooms are scattered about and connected by a thin translucent webbing.

Mushrooms and mycelium are present everywhere in a forest and act as the communication lines between trees and plants in the area. This secret conversation goes unnoticed by the eye from the leaves on the trees down to the root systems. A few mushrooms break the surface to give us a hint of the liberate connections below the dirt.

Carly Franklin in local textile artist working with materials found in the forest and grown i the garden. Daniel Kerman is a local glass blower focusing on jewelry and ornamental wares. Andrew Cirtwill is a local blacksmith specializing in historical and artistic creations.