Nature Hikers Watercolors

The Nature hikers project

Looking at Nature people’s Cultural head wear expressions

Project, watercolors and text by Frits Ahlefeldt

Indigenous people and traditional cultures across the planet have created amazing and diverse ways of decorating and changing the way they look. Some use tattoos, other masks, flowers, leaves, feathers, painting, hats, wood, or a number of other materials and techniques to express different things like feelings, roles, position, experience etc. 

Some changes are permanent features each member will keep for the rest of their lives, other are decorations for special occasions.

I wondered how it would look if hikers took on these traditions in their appearance more. ( some all ready do )  And made this series of what I call Nature hikers, inspired by the way Nature people adapt and change their looks:

The collection of Nature hikers watercolors so far:

Man with Reed hat

Nature hiker with yellow flowers and feathers hat

Woman with leaf hat and painted patterns in face

Old nature hiker with backpack

Man with disk under lip

Man with different horns and rings in hair

Hiker with white and red painted head and leaves hat

Man with blue Two leaves hat – hikers watercolor sketch by Frits Ahlefeldt

Nature hiker with white stripe

Watercolor study of nature hiker – Face with traditional tattoos

Hiker with Feather head wear

Blond man with traditional Scandinavian head wear

Hiker girl with traditional people head wear