Brooks' Earth Art

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Earth Art--What Is It????

Earth art is the process of taking a piece of land/earth, and through the process of digging, moving, and placing soil; creating an area of beauty, and peace. Over the years since I came to the Island of Maui, I have been engaged in the process of earth art to change this 5 1/2 acre piece of land from a steep sloping pasture to a creative fish farm with ponds, chanels, waterfalls, fruit trees, and gardens. This work has been done over the past 32 years and all by hand. When we started here on Maui, we had a team of 19. We started the monumental project that became Brooks' Fresh Water Fish Holding Ponds Inc.; a fish farm and water holding system. As time progressed, many decided to move on and do other things. So our core team came to be myself and 7 others who continue to help me with the work of designing this 5 1/2 acre earth art project.

Photos Through The Years. 

1978 to Now

They say 1 picture is worth a 1000 words. These pictures will save more that a million words to show the process of designing this monumental Earth Art Project.

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Brooks' Ponds Through The Years: 

Through the years, the Brooks' Ponds have gone through many many changes as they progressed from 1976 to the present day. I will be showing you photos taken over the years that will show just how this team has accomplished an amazing feat of earth sculpture to create this fantastic earth art that will continue on into the future of the island of Maui.

1983 - Five years after ariving on Maui & seven years into the project 

The land was purchased in 1976 by an advance team, and I arrived in 1978. These pictures show the progress of the project after discovering that there was a whole lot of water flooding through the house that needed to be rerouted.

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The Sculpture Continues. 

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charlino wrote...

Maui is a beautiful place.

ReplyPosted November 11, 2008

EarthsculptorPro wrote...

I'd like to thank all fans that have come to my page and have enjoyed all the beauty in my pages. Still I would like to be able to have many many more fans and many people buying from http://picturestodecoratewith.photoreflect.com so that I could help a lot of other people and be able to complete this fantastic water park I am building. But anyway, to all of you that look unto my site, I say Thank You. I will continue to bring a lot more beautiful pictures from many places around Maui, Hawaii. Still to all of you, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. Hope we can increase my fan club with more people enjoying my work.
Hopefully someone will help me reach out to many many others with my art of Beautiful shots of Maui.

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adez7 wrote...

Hi Thurlow, I love what you have done in Hawaii!

ReplyPosted August 23, 2008

a_willow wrote...

It must be very rewarding to finish project as big and great as one you were involved into! I am fascinated with people making their contribution in preserving nature and making world a better place!

ReplyPosted August 23, 2008

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Blog Posts from Google 

West Vista Urban Farm School
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ArtBeet: Representing The Arts Community in Kewaunee County ...
Lucas Woodhull, 12, proudly pointed to a cardinal and a fish that he painted on the wall. He was excited to be part of the project. "I thought it would be fun to paint something I could see for generations to come," Woodhull said. ... "For the past month, late-afternoon thunderstorms have coasted across this farm with an almost reassuring regularity. After three or four storms in as many afternoons, they seem almost domesticated ? an aunt or uncle stopping in for a surly ...

Other pages of interest on the subject of "Earth Art" 

The subject of "Earth Art" is not one that is widely studied. Still, I think you will find some amazing sites on these pages that will show the diversity of projects that are termed "Earth Art".
Earth Art
Earth Art at the small, medium and conceptual scale.
Just Send $1.00 To Help
This page explains how our project is in need of funding and how everyone who wants to be a part of the history of Maui can help and get their name listed as having helped with this monumental project.
Feel better about your situation
An interesting fact sheet about the true condition of the world, and contrasting to our own situations. Almost everyone will find something to be thankful, and "count your blessings" for.