Firetree visualizes ideas about
people connecting with people, and to the planet.
  • How do you create an object that can represent the "Big Picture" of life on Earth?
  • Then how might you imbue it with a sense of purpose?
 
The Firetree Project attempts to answer these two questions with a 24-foot tall, steel and copper sculpture. It represents the people, animals, and plant life living on a planet with a hospitable atmosphere, fertile soil, and water. There’s also sunlight and fire, plus the ever-present force of gravity. Add past, present, and future time, plus a touch of mystery and whimsy and you will recognize the Firetree and with it, the energy and vision it can carry into the future.
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This artwork hopes to ignite a vision for the world, one where engagement, ingenuity, and perseverance can build a safe and lasting planet habitat on Earth.
You stand, as do all people, within the Firetree. It represents the interconnected web of our global society and suggests that we have transitioned from being inhabitants of this planet to becoming its caretakers. Fire in the tree symbolizes the great power and potential we now hold to build a sheltering home with a strong planet future for all life on Earth.
You don't need fire to appreciate this artwork as a global metaphor.
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A Firetree happening can replace fire with other forms of celebration, such as candles, lights, dance, music, etc.
Your staff or an outside vendor can provide a Firetree event that is specific to your location.
Firetree presents the many things that we know about life on Earth.
Whether it’s religious conflict, political divide, climate change,  human rights, equity, food security, or your air conditioner isn't working, these issues all have one thing in common, they exist within the very finite space of our remarkable planet.
It's unlikely that we'll be planet-hopping anytime in the near future.
Earth is clearly our present and future planet home.