FRED GARDNER
Biography and Artist Statement
Artist Statement
Ancient man was utilitarian in his existence. Plant life provided food, shelter, tools, art and natural medicines. The African, as the earliest man, gave reverent homage to the cycle of creation. As part of the ecological evolution of life, after childbirth the African would pick a favorite tree and give back to the Plant-God of the Universe by burying the afterbirth under the roots of a tree. Honoring this tradition, I give back to that which sustains us through the humble production of my original art form -...more