"The site had secret garden vibes. Pulling back a bunch of overgrown invasive plants, I'd find a beautiful peony the size of a grapefruit. She began reading Sarton's journals. She writes accounts of living on this very spot, tending to gardens, writing, and having writers over and fostering creative discourse. It was like this magical portal opened."
"I wanted to explore this parallel between the creative pursuits of gardening and art and how gardening can offer sanctuary to even other creatives. I thought: a good way to do that may be to start by making a garden right here on this land. Glovinski threw herself headlong into the world of gardening."
"Ultimately, that garden, known as the Wild Knoll Foundation Garden, was planted across the entire footprint of the now-lost home, and is a site-specific living work as well as a community garden. The experience led Glovinski to embrace gardening in her own life."
"There's a loss of control that's necessary to learn."
Gardening became a central practice connected to art-making and time. Interest began during a residency in southern Maine at Surf Point, where the grounds once held Wild Knoll, the home of author May Sarton. The overgrown site suggested “secret garden vibes,” and clearing invasive plants revealed large peonies. Reading Sarton's journals connected the land to gardening, writing, and creative gatherings. Glovinski, initially not a gardener, began tending the land to explore parallels between gardening and artistic pursuits and to offer sanctuary to other creatives. The resulting Wild Knoll Foundation Garden covers the former home’s footprint and functions as both a living, site-specific artwork and a community garden.
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