Nature bed makes me feel so peaceful. It was my second piece at my father-in-law’s house in PA. I lay down on the Earth and have a peaceful deep sleep.
I made my nature bed become closer to Mother Nature. The lovely smell of lilies and roses made me so happy and romantic.
The story is life and death. After the farmer cut the corn, I thought about the circle of life in the field. My beautiful artificial flower letters spell Yeo, which means woman. Like me, women will grow in this dry land. It is my metaphor for a tomb because eventually, we all go back to nature.
Nature Bed Interactive (2019)
Title: Nature Bed Interactive
Medium: Flowers on fabric
Size: 5×7 feet
Progress video link
Nature bed is a celebration of life and the afterlife. It is my exploration of a funeral. I made my first nature bed in Pennsylvania in the Summer when there were lots of flowers I could collect. I recreated the bed at Bushwick Open Studio this past year. It started as an empty bed and I asked my visitors to add flowers to the bed however they liked. I took photos of the bed after each visitor’s contribution. The last visitor was able to lay down and could enjoy the bed. This project was displayed during the International Women’s Show to celebrate unity so the visitors can participate in my project. We are always surrounded by nature and will go back to nature. I show that life is short and nature has the answer for many of my questions.
Nature Bed Installation (2018)
Nature Bed
Nature bed is a celebration of life and the afterlife. It is my exploration of a funeral. I made my first nature bed in Pennsylvania in the Summer when there were lots of flowers I could collect. I recreated the bed at Bushwick Open Studio 2018. It started as an empty bed and I asked my visitors to add flowers to the bed however they liked. I took photos of the bed after each visitor’s contribution. The last visitor was able to lay down and could enjoy the bed. This project will be during the International Women’s Show to celebrate unity so the visitors can participate in my project.
We are always surrounded by nature and will go back to nature. I show that life is short and nature has the answer for many of my questions. My Nature Bed Installation was a spiritual experience for me.
As a woman artist, I try to heal myself and society through nature because people have lost their ability to connect. Nature Bed is the experience of my funeral that I am sharing with the world. I came from Mother Nature and will go back to nature. This is the celebration of life and death. For me, it is peaceful and free from interruption.
My second Nature Bed was a collaboration with amazing artists including Marilla Palmer, Zee Bdr, Eva FC Muller, Nina Kuriloff, Marne, Kenneth, Nicole, Eleanor, and Taline.
Sending Away Love – International Art Collaboration (2019)
I held an international call for artists to participate in this remote collaboration project from 2018-2019. I mailed each chosen artist three colors of flowers and tasked them with creating their own interpretation of Nature Bed.
Instructions
*Nature Bed: leaving and sending away with love
Red Flowers: Life
White Flowers: Death and Heaven
Yellow Flowers: Happy Memories
Please use the flowers as decorations or throw somewhere whenever you a loveable space. (Like on the grass, in a park, pond, river, or even your bathtub)
Please after you decorate with the flowers, take a picture or video and hashtag me on Instagram or Facebook #BlondJenny or email me
Here is my progress and results
