Skip Schukman Reading Notes

1. -Why does he choose to work outdoors?
- What is the meaning behind his work?
-What is important about his selection of materials?

2. -His background in biology, forest service, and wildlife management may very well have impacted his choice to work outdoors, as well as his choice of materials.
-The idea of buying a "personal relationship with the artist," not the art seems wierd to me.
-It seems as though he is more focused on the process/what goes into creating his work, than on the actual finished product.
-Working in nature would be a cheap way to keep up with the creating art projects after graduating.
-I'm glad he does not use polluting machinery when he creates his work, although I am not so sure about how I feel about his changing the landscape. I know how humans we do it with landscaping and building, but I'm just not sure how I feel about him rearranging it to create art.
-I'm glad he tries to utilize the resources that are already there.
-It is an interesting idea that he tries to create all these different setting with the land and resources around clients' land.
-His ideology reminds me of the Native American's respect for the land, that I would like to have and wish more people would as well.
-I wish more people were so crafty with the land. As a society in general, we have moved away from a more intimate relationship with the land. During childhood, more of this bond exists, but as it gets older I think it seems to fade and becomes kind of frowned upon (unless your a farmer).

3. -I think he works outdoors because it is something he enjoys. He has a background in forestry and wildlife management, so it was probably a natural choice for him.
-His work is about interaction, both his interaction with the land and with his clients. Through his work, he wants to establish an appreciation of the simplicity of the land in his clients, as well as share his value system.
-His selection of materials comes from what is present on the site, or what he brings into the site that typically is recycled from elsewhere. However, he tries to only use what is already at the site.

4. -His method of working is very different from the maintstream, how did he come up with the idea of working the way he does?
-How did he find people to support his creations?
-Where does his inspiration come from in creating the structures?