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Martha Ressler, Visionary Green Roofs

Inspired partly by visionary architect Antoni Gaudí, and partly from my wildest imagination, Visionary Green Roofs is my contribution.

Antoni Gaudi

I am particularly aware of the tons of concrete that eclipse anything green near me as acres of farmland are being turned into mammoth warehouses. Although I live in the country, the area is 2.5 hours from New York City and an hour and a half from Philadelphia, with a major interstate highway intersecting it. Very convenient to warehouse goods for transport.

Giant Warehouse, like those near my home.

If only their roofs were green! Carbon could be being sequestered by growing plants, and there would be a reminder of the nature that once occupied that space.

Sigh!  Only in my dreams. A keen dream of a supreme green roof?  I was trying to make that into a title, and failed . . .  Unless someone can help, this is Visionary Green Roofs. It is raw edge applique, with all-over feather free motion quilting.

Visionary Green Roof, Detail.

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気候変動 + 構造物 = 緑の屋根

マーサ・レスラー

先見の明のある建築家アントニ・ガウディにインスパイアされた部分もあれば、私の想像力からも部分的にインスピレーションを得た、ビジョナリー グリーン ルーフは私の貢献です。

数エーカーの農地が巨大な倉庫に変わりつつあるため、近くの緑を覆っている大量のコンクリートに特に気づいています。 私は田舎に住んでいますが、この地域はニューヨーク市から 2.5 時間、フィラデルフィアからは 1 時間半で、主要な州間幹線道路が交差しています。 輸送用の商品を保管するのに非常に便利です。

彼らの屋根だけが緑だったら! 炭素は植物の成長によって隔離される可能性があり、かつてその空間を占めていた自然を思い出させるでしょう.

はぁ! 夢の中でだけ。 最高の緑の屋根の切実な夢? それをタイトルにしようとして失敗した。 . . 誰かが助けてくれなければ、これはビジョナリー グリーン ルーフです。

6 thoughts on “Climate Change + Structures = Green Roofs

  1. Oh, I love this! It would be so great if corporations would have to do this to offset their ecological impact. Well done!

  2. So intrigued by the beautiful collection of colour, pattern and stitch. Reading the concern about the concrete and warehouse build-up, your message is strong and we know it is getting worse all the time.

    1. I’m afraid so. I just read about a small community miles from the main corridor where I live in the county. They are offering 10 year tax abatements to a warehouse that would take up HALF of the borough’s land! They don’t know the pain they are inflicting on themselves.

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