Dear Mr Parkenham,
I was horrified to discover that the publication of your books has resulted in the senseless killing of thousands of trees. In the interest of creating the finest "art paper," the publishers cut away all the living material except the pulpwood, bleach that with strong chemicals and press it tightly to bind it into pages! It's like binding Chinese women's feet.
Viewing natural trees can be quite moving. Sometimes you see them growing out of rocks on mountains and surviving in terribly hostile environments, and that is moving. But seeing these images of trees tattooed on the fossilized remains of their dead friends is loathsome to me.
he hee!
