#Theory 26 We can talk to plants. They will communicate to us if we communicate to them. As we share secrets, so do they. In episode 36 of TNT, Melanie Dizon and I have a conversation about our conversations with plants.
“The more we believe in something, the more powerful that thing becomes.” - Melanie Dizon
Melanie and I first crossed paths in 2017 while making potatoes with quinoa somewhere deep within the Amazon rainforest. Then, we talked about Earth Dome homes and Buckminster Fuller. Ol' Bucky would've loved to meet Melanie Dizon.
Her ideas never stop flowing, and by working with some particular medicinal plants, she hones the motivation and skills required to put them into action.
Melanie is an artist and designer of oh so many sorts. While we were working together in various capacities earlier this year (2019), I must've seen her engaged with 25 different projects. Most of which had to do with Indigenous Cultural Preservation and Rainforest Conservation.
She was born in the Philippines, raised in New York City, and currently resides in the Southeast Peruvian Amazon. She moved there shortly after Donald Trump was elected.
An entrepreneur since she was 16, her passion for design and storytelling has brought her to the work of bridging cultures and traditions through the creative lens. This sometimes means filming documentary video of legendary cacao maestras, or photographing plants for her company @nahasupernatural.
Her current work involves tea experiences using wild-foraged Amazonian plants, installation art using natural materials and mixed media, and is a curator for indigenous art exhibitions.
Melanie's spirit animal is a spider.
Check out Melanie at @medizon on Instagram or @nahasupernaturals or www.melaniedizon.co
Stay wild folks,
A.C.E. the Theorist
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