The Canopy

Materials

• Two large birch branches (or any sturdy bare branches with character)
• A tall cardboard drum or sturdy planter, weighted at the base with bricks or sand
• Cardboard tubes (carpet tubes from your local flooring shop are free for the asking and as tall as a five-year-old)
• Metal plant stands or studio stands
• Kraft paper, thick green cardstock, and brown corrugated card for cutting giant leaf shapes
• Make.Do screws and screwdrivers
• Green crepe paper streamers, torn fabric strips from old green sheets (op shops are brilliant for these), faux ivy garlands from Kmart or Spotlight
• Fishing line or thin twine
• A soft toy orangutan (or whatever jungle creature you have with grippy hands for hanging)
• Poster paint in every shade of green: emerald, lime, olive, forest, sage, plus a hit of yellow-green and blue-green for variation
• Big brushes, foam rollers, sponges
• Optional roll of kraft paper or canvas drop sheet for a backdrop
• Drop sheet or kraft paper to cover the floor