By: Carolyn Clark Seifried, NJSOC Master Educator
For two weeks in July the New Jersey School of Conservation hosted Stokes Music Camp; an opportunity for student musicians to expand their musical talents and creativity in our beautiful and inspiring outdoor setting.
Besides working diligently on their music, the students also participate in a fun and recreational nature or conservation class led by SOC staff and Master Educators every afternoon. One of the classes is Nature and Poetry. The objectives of this class are to discover the outdoors through their senses and to increase awareness by looking closely at some of the outdoor elements.
Two of the Stokes Music Camp musicians, Caden Wilson, and Sebastian Latonero, really got into creating ephemeral art and poetry during the class. They discovered a fallen log which became their “canvas” for creating their artwork. Caden and Sebastian used other natural items to add to their canvas and using their focus on what nature showed them were inspired and able to create the following poem. Caden and Sebastian received quite an ovation from their fellow classmates!
Titanic Art Piece
From death, life thrives until it dies. Then death does grow from the ashes of life. The tree dies and plants use it for survival in which they grow. Yet, life can live off life too.
