Vine People are ambassadors for green action: helping where needed. Some say they are super-heroes, others troublemakers. In a recent misadventure with poison ivy they broadcast, “Vine people are not terrorists”.

VINE PEOPLE ARE NOT TERRORISTS
News reports claim my actions are that of an environmental terrorist organization: that we have unleashed a harmful toxin in the halls of power throughout the North America. Countless victims are suffering chemical burns after opening a card with figures that are of half human, half vine. They allege the Vine People are saturated with a toxic substance causing blisters, extreme discomfort and may be deadly. Some claim its anthrax all over again.
I did make and send the Vine People cards. I sent them to people that flaunted extreme environmental negligence. Some went to politicians, others to developers and CEO’s of dirty industry.
I sent the cards as an AWARD OF BAD FAITH.
I am not a terrorist. I don’t belong to any terrorist organization. I had no intention to set off this international panic. I’m as artist and the Vine People are an art project – intended as ambassadors for green action.
The cards were printed with poison ivy. I thought a blister or two would appear on the hands of people that needed encouragement to rethink their attitude. Poison ivy is more effective than imagined. The blisters are highly contagious and will spread wherever they touch but this is not deadly or even serious and the blisters will clear up in a few weeks if not scratched.
My sincerest apology for the terrible misunderstanding my project has unleashed.
I hope attention will be refocused away from this misadventure and back where it was intended - to the heads of North America government and industry with encouragement to lead responsibly.