The Tree Man of Venice, with Neely Shearer of In Heroes We Trust, right and Jane Garnett.

The Tree Man of Venice, with Neely Shearer of In Heroes We Trust, right and Jane Garnett.

The Treeman Cometh

Venice boutique In Heroes We Trust threw a party dubbed Theatre on Dec. 5, and in a case of a party living up to its name, it was visited by Venice-style agitprop.

The Tree Man of Venice, a street performer with a realistic, 10-foot tall tree costume, planted his feet at the party. Lionel Powell, the Tree Man, puts together a costume with moss, tree sap, body paint and stilts to create his character, who he described as an environmental crusader and humanist.

Barbara Kramer, co-founder of the Designers & Agents trade show was seen at the party, as well as Lisa Kline, who ran a high profile self-named Lisa Kline boutique a few years ago.

Next week Neely Shearer, the owner of In Heroes We Trust will be releasing the In Heroes We Trust T-shirt line. Yowza!

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Lisa Kline and Neely Shearer at In Heroes' Theatre party. Image courtesy of In Heroes We Trust.