In The Tree Collectors, Amy Stewart paints a picture of the lives and work of fifty different people, literally and figuratively. As I hold the hardbound book in my hand and flip through it, I find beautiful illustrations on every page, sketches that have been hand drawn by Stewart herself. Through these she manages to create a thread that runs within their stories. All of these people have one thing in common – they collect trees.
Initially I’m drawn to the book purely because I’m curious. Who collects trees? The idea came to Stewart ten years ago when she met someone named Len ...
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