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Category Archives: Ecology
A Sunflower in November
Sunflowers end up facing the sun, but they go through a lot of dirt to find their way there. – J R Rim Setting aside the metaphysics, this giant sunflower is growing in a pot on my patio. I didn’t … Continue reading
Walking Covehithe
Walking Covehithe, the village that’s disappearing into the sea
Posted in Art, Ecology, Inspiration, Walking, Walking Art
Tagged Covehithe, St Andrews Church Covehithe
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A First Try at Eco-Dyeing with Staghorn Sumac (Rhus Typhina)
I was delighted, when we first came in May last year to inspect what was to become our new home, to find no less than four mature Staghorn Sumac trees flourishing in the garden, for I knew Sumac to be … Continue reading
And Another Eco Print on Watercolour Paper
Posted in Art, Eco/Natural Dyeing and Printing, Ecology, Printmaking
Tagged Eco Print, Eco Print on Watercolour Paper
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Happy New Year – Bring it On 2018
Posted in Ecology, Inspiration, spirituality
Tagged Amazon Forest, Avaaz, Clean Energy, love, Masai, Me Too, Murdoch Mafia, Paris Climate Deal, Racist Travel Banb, Too, Trump
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First Attempt at Dyeing with Mushrooms
“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder’s fork and blind-worm’s sting, … Continue reading
Secret Studio
This was my secret studio during the period of The Great Transition, where I began to discover the eco collograph. It’s the shed at our allotment. It has a veranda which we closed in with trellising, including the trellis door … Continue reading
Eco Collographs: Shaking the Tree
What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree? Logan Pearsall Smith The image above is another of my experiments with eco collographs on 300gsm watercolour paper. Look like … Continue reading