If you don’t know what this is about, you missed the introduction, which you can find here.
Sometimes ideas just come to us. Sometimes we all get together and brainstorm until our brains can storm no more (this happened about a week ago). Sometimes we get inspired by the thoughts and ideas around us. This is a case of inspiration.
On a vacation to the coast of Oregon, I first saw the words ‘Octopus Tree’ on a road sign. Even though it took over a year for me to finally get anything on paper, images of octopus trees percolated in my mind since that first sighting. I can’t really explain why, but this phrase just clicked. That’s the thing about inspiration: it just happens.
The Octopus Tree is pretty cool, but it wasn’t really how I imagined it would look.
image courtesy of Lighthouse Friends
This tree itself could have been a decent model for a t-shirt design, but I chose to think about the phrase ‘Octopus Tree’ itself. After all, if nature made something pretty sweet, couldn’t three Bonanziers make something even more awesome in every way? The answer, hopefully, is yes.
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I find the tree amazing (didn’t knew a tree like that existed). Nature has the best and strangest designs :=)
Yeah, it’s a pretty cool tree in a beautiful area. There’s a short but gorgeous hiking trail right nearby. There’s a little bit of information about the tree here.
That tree is awesome. I live in Oregon, and have been to the coastseveral times, but never seen that sign or that tree. Wicked.
Awesome! I go to school in Portland (Reed College). The Octopus Tree is in Cape Meares. The Oregon coast is, as everybody says, beautiful.