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October 24, 2017

ASLE 2017 Conference Reports

McIntyre Amy

There were many activities on the 2017 ASLE Conference program in addition to concurrent sessions, and a number of interest groups met during the week in Detroit. Descriptions of a few of these, and summary reports we have received so far, are compiled for those who could not attend the conference or these particular events.  Additional reports will be added as they are received.

Articulate Detroit: Visualizing Environments with Augmented Reality is a project that uses mobile technology to create an interactive walking tour of sites on Woodward Avenue. This ...

Tree Lines

McIntyre Amy
Tree Lines

By Valerie P. Cohen and Michael P. Cohen. Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press, 2017.

Tree Lines unites striking ink drawings of high-altitude pine trees with poetic vignettes about how people interact with mountain environments. The drawings and text work together to form a direct artistic encounter with timberline conifers. The husband and wife team of Valerie and Michael Cohen employ a unique process whereby she draws in isolation, gives him her drawings, and he then writes whatever he’s inspired to create. Neither ...