Artist Gary L Hightshoe | I'm Quirky (Quercus) Hoodie
Quercus macrocarpa — commonly called the Bur Oak, or Mossycup Oak — is one of the most majestic native oaks of central and eastern North America. The genus name Quercus is the classical Latin word for oak. The species name macrocarpa comes from the Greek words for "large fruit," a reference to the impressively large acorn this tree produces. Gary L Hightshoe spent 47 years teaching students to know trees by their names, their leaves, their stories — and to recognize that the "quirky" ones are often the most magnificent. The Bur Oak grows slowly, lives long, and bears acorns wrapped in a fringed mossy cup unlike any other oak. There is a quiet confidence in being a little different. This hoodie is for the ones who lean into it.
⚠ Sizing note: This hoodie runs slightly small and is less stretchy than other styles in the Collective. For the perfect fit, consider sizing up one.
Gary L Hightshoe is the "Tree Whisperer." The grandfather of the prairie. The godfather of Savanna Studio. As Emeritus Professor of Landscape Architecture at Iowa State University, Gary taught plant materials, planting design, and landscape resource management for more than 47 years. His students, his colleagues, and his friends gave him those names because they captured what was true: nobody knew the trees, the prairie, the savanna, the Midwest's living landscape the way Gary did, and nobody loved them more.
Gary is the author and illustrator of North American Plantfile and Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Rural and Urban America — books that have shaped the field of landscape architecture for a generation. His most enduring contribution may be Savanna Studio, the only traveling landscape architecture studio of its kind in the world. Over two decades, Gary led more than 1,000 students to the Boundary Waters, Yellowstone, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Banff, and the Badlands — teaching them that you can't develop a relationship with the landscape from behind a desk.
Through his art, Gary brings the natural world he has spent a lifetime studying into spaces where people can carry a piece of it with them every day. Every tree he draws, every barn he sketches, every silo he renders is a small act of preservation — a record of the Midwest as it was, as it is, and as it deserves to be remembered.
"Long after we've come and gone, a tree still stands." — Gary L Hightshoe
About this Hoodie:
• Unisex fit — available in sizes S through 3XL, every design, every color
• 100% cotton face, 65% ring-spun cotton / 35% polyester body
• Front pouch pocket, self-fabric patch on the back, matching flat drawstrings
• 3-panel hood for a clean, structured silhouette
• Direct-to-Garment (DTG) printing across two print areas: front and back — artwork bonded into the fabric, not pressed on top. Won't crack, peel, or fade.
• Sizing note: this hoodie runs slightly small. For the perfect fit, consider sizing up one
• Tested in real life: washed many times, still looks like the day it arrived
Quercus macrocarpa — commonly called the Bur Oak, or Mossycup Oak — is one of the most majestic native oaks of central and eastern North America. The genus name Quercus is the classical Latin word for oak. The species name macrocarpa comes from the Greek words for "large fruit," a reference to the impressively large acorn this tree produces. Gary L Hightshoe spent 47 years teaching students to know trees by their names, their leaves, their stories — and to recognize that the "quirky" ones are often the most magnificent. The Bur Oak grows slowly, lives long, and bears acorns wrapped in a fringed mossy cup unlike any other oak. There is a quiet confidence in being a little different. This hoodie is for the ones who lean into it.
⚠ Sizing note: This hoodie runs slightly small and is less stretchy than other styles in the Collective. For the perfect fit, consider sizing up one.
Gary L Hightshoe is the "Tree Whisperer." The grandfather of the prairie. The godfather of Savanna Studio. As Emeritus Professor of Landscape Architecture at Iowa State University, Gary taught plant materials, planting design, and landscape resource management for more than 47 years. His students, his colleagues, and his friends gave him those names because they captured what was true: nobody knew the trees, the prairie, the savanna, the Midwest's living landscape the way Gary did, and nobody loved them more.
Gary is the author and illustrator of North American Plantfile and Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Rural and Urban America — books that have shaped the field of landscape architecture for a generation. His most enduring contribution may be Savanna Studio, the only traveling landscape architecture studio of its kind in the world. Over two decades, Gary led more than 1,000 students to the Boundary Waters, Yellowstone, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Banff, and the Badlands — teaching them that you can't develop a relationship with the landscape from behind a desk.
Through his art, Gary brings the natural world he has spent a lifetime studying into spaces where people can carry a piece of it with them every day. Every tree he draws, every barn he sketches, every silo he renders is a small act of preservation — a record of the Midwest as it was, as it is, and as it deserves to be remembered.
"Long after we've come and gone, a tree still stands." — Gary L Hightshoe
About this Hoodie:
• Unisex fit — available in sizes S through 3XL, every design, every color
• 100% cotton face, 65% ring-spun cotton / 35% polyester body
• Front pouch pocket, self-fabric patch on the back, matching flat drawstrings
• 3-panel hood for a clean, structured silhouette
• Direct-to-Garment (DTG) printing across two print areas: front and back — artwork bonded into the fabric, not pressed on top. Won't crack, peel, or fade.
• Sizing note: this hoodie runs slightly small. For the perfect fit, consider sizing up one
• Tested in real life: washed many times, still looks like the day it arrived
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