The inspiration for the birch wall pieces was a visit to Maine Audubon’s lodge at Borestone Mt. Every possible surface of the Adirondack style buildings were covered with bark: walls, doors, window frames, wood box. Why not also create a blanket of birch paper, moss, leaf mold, and lie on the forest floor, dreaming of river journeys by canoe? The forest floor seemed so inviting—cool and green.