tobacco brown: What gardening taught me about life
Tobacco Brown: O que a jardinagem me ensinou sobre a vida
TED Resident tobacco brown is a social artist working at the public intersection of environmental art and restorative justice. Full bio
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leftover patches of linoleum
de restos de linóleo
my mother was having removed.
que minha mãe mandou remover.
when the garden caught my attention.
quando o jardim chamou minha atenção.
of embroidered roses
nos padrões de rosas bordadas
a sense of joy and adventure.
de alegria e aventura.
a feeling to go forward
um sentimento de entrar
started at that exact moment.
começaram naquele exato momento.
I ran so fast through the house,
corri tão rápido pela casa,
and my grey plaid wool hat
e coloquei meu gorro cinza de lã
pudesse vestir o casaco.
on a fresh carpet of grass.
and flipped three more cartwheels
e dei três estrelinhas
no canteiro de flores.
of bittersweet lemonade
de limonada bem gelada
with sprigs of mint
com galhinhos de menta
and textures of her garden.
e texturas do jardim.
have healed all the way from her halo
foram curados desde a auréola
antes de sua morte,
anywhere in the world
a ir a qualquer lugar no mundo
throughout the world,
parks and courtyards,
in blighted lots off the street.
e até em lugares degradados.
at Stilwerk Design Center,
no Stilwerk Design Center,
hydrangea and lemon balm
hortênsias e capim-limão
to all six floors.
por todos os seis andares.
Frederick Douglass High School
colégio Frederick Douglass
fed an entire community
uma comunidade inteira
during the Great Depression.
durante a Grande Depressão.
at Court Square Park --
no Court Square Park,
of deliciously fragrant floribunda
de floribundas perfumadas
that planting and growing a garden
que plantar e cuidar de um jardim
que o de criar nossa vida.
begins in the spring,
começa na primavera
the dead leaves,
and the proper nutrients
e que os nutrientes adequados
on the surface.
beautiful blooms in life
aqueles lindos botões na vida
a fazer o trabalho direito.
equilibrados com cuidado,
of living a life of grace.
de levar uma vida com graça.
that another tree is sick,
pelas raízes que outra está doente,
of their nutrients to that tree
para aquela árvore
about what will happen to them
no que vai acontecer a elas
to other trees that need it the most.
para aquelas que mais precisam deles.
we are all connected by our roots
todos conectados por nossas raízes
that we can honestly grow.
podemos genuinamente crescer.
in the garden of hardship.
no jardim da dificuldade.
into a chrysalis,
se transforma em uma crisálida,
the confines of the cocoon,
do confinamento do casulo,
can't strengthen its wings.
não pode fortalecer suas asas.
without ever taking flight.
morre sem sequer voar.
human connectivity into the garden.
a conectividade humana no jardim.
for this transformation.
para esta transformação.
waiting to be born.
esperando para nascer.
into our waking lives.
all you've been given.
aquilo que receberam.
living deep inside of you.
bem dentro de vocês.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
tobacco brown - Social artistTED Resident tobacco brown is a social artist working at the public intersection of environmental art and restorative justice.
Why you should listen
tobacco brown paints the landscape with the authentic medium of flora and fauna. She initiates living art installations from nature's products and materials with the intention of creating a collective consciousness that results in liberated and healthy communities, focusing on art as a tool for blight remediation and therapeutic healing.
brown has created social environmental art sculptures and installations for public art, permaculture for resilient community projects and blight remediation that results in the restorative healing from socio-political inequalities. She received her BFA in 1978 at Memphis State University in communications design. She continued to study at School of Visual Arts, when selected by portfolio to study with Milton Glaser. During those SVA years, she also studied advertising design at DDB+O, Young and Rubicam and Mary Wells in invitational classes at professionals home in New York City.
brown currently travels between New York City, nature sites, art residencies and communities that seek and promote healing and continuity. She believes that nature principles when amplified can impact the behavior of global cultures.
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