24 Days of Making, Doing, and Being: December 2
Sun worship.
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I spent many afternoons this autumn hunting for chanterelles. When I would tire of looking at the computer screen, I would go on a walk. That’s the benefit of a studio in the forest.
I’d stare intently at the ground while moving my feet, pulling aside huckleberry branches to get a better sightline to the forest floor, occasionally squatting down to push sword ferns out of the way to see if anything was hidden underneath.
It was easier in the early part of autumn, when the leaves had yet to fall. Once plastered on the ground, the yellows and browns of maple leaves made spotting the pop of fungal gold more of an endeavor. It also made finding one that much more exciting.
It felt like holding the sun in my hand.