# Pigmented Topiary Installations The Color Pencil Tree is One Way to Save Trees Slated for Removal By Meghan Young | Published 2012-08-13 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/color-pencil-tree References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/12/Color-Pencil-Tree/) & [daverittinger](http://www.daverittinger.com/) The Color Pencil Tree is a [public art installation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1) proposal dreamed up by Dave Rittinger, an artist based in Brooklyn, New York. A creative, cute and child-like creation, it would brighten up any landscape in an instant. As its name alludes to, the concept revolves around a cleverly carved tree and [many different colors of paint](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creative-acts-of-color). Essentially, the branches of a tree would be carved to resemble [color pencils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pencil-multitap). Designed with North Philadelphia in mind, the Color Pencil Tree is part of a larger project to save trees slated for removal for the redesign of a city park. Rittinger writes, "My work is often playful, colorful and incorporates a sort of metaphorical blending of objects and function, so the fact that pencils are made of trees just made perfect sense." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 18% | Activity: 16% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Colorful Public Art Installations:** Creating colorful and playful public art installations that incorporate recycled materials can make urban landscapes more attractive and provide an opportunity for artists to showcase their work. - **Creative Tree Carving:** Carving trees into creative shapes and designs could be a new trend for public art installations and add an innovative twist to urban landscapes. - **Repurposing Trees for Art:** Repurposing trees that are slated for removal into art installations could be an upcycling trend that reduces waste and adds value to urban communities. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art and Culture:** The art and culture industry can benefit from funding and supporting public art installations like the Color Pencil Tree, which can beautify communities and increase foot traffic. - **Urban Development and Design:** Urban development and design professionals can incorporate creative and sustainable public art installations like this into their projects to make spaces more engaging and attractive to the community. - **Sustainability and Environmental Conservation:** Sustainability and environmental conservation industries can work with artists to find new ways of repurposing materials such as trees slated for removal to create eco-friendly art installations that benefit the community and raise awareness about environmental issues. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tree-Integrated Mysterious Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tree-mural.md) - [Eco-Friendly Pencils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sprout-worlds-plantable-pencils.md) - [Tree-Based Material Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/abney-effect.md) - [Digital Ink Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colorpik-pen.md) - [Textured Pine Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crayon-pine.md) - [Contemporary Conservationist Treehouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sylvascope-treehouse.md) - [Sculptural Writing Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/experimental-pencils.md) - [Recycled Plastic Writing Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mechanical-drop-pencil.md) - [Air-Purifying Tree Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/treeone.md)