Category Archives: Ecology

Eco Printing to the Accompaniment of Quanta Qualia

Posted on June 30, 2020 by

Made this print today while listening to composer Patrick Hawes‘ sublime Quanta Qualia, which I’m rehearsing for The Isolation Choir’s virtual Summer School. I’ve made this little sample print as part of an online course on eco printing run and … Continue reading →

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Walking Covehithe

Posted on July 9, 2019 by

Walking Covehithe, the village that’s disappearing into the sea  

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A First Try at Eco-Dyeing with Staghorn Sumac (Rhus Typhina)

Posted on August 26, 2018 by

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 →

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And Another Eco Print on Watercolour Paper

Posted on February 15, 2018 by

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Eco Print on Watercolour Paper

Posted on February 14, 2018 by

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Happy New Year – Bring it On 2018

Posted on January 7, 2018 by

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First Attempt at Dyeing with Mushrooms

Posted on October 30, 2017 by

“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 →

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Secret Studio

Posted on October 20, 2017 by

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 →

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Eco Collographs: Shaking the Tree

Posted on July 11, 2017 by

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 →

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Oak Flowers on Silk – an Epitaph

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

There may not be another Spring in this park, so here is a bouquet in tribute, of flowers of oak, on silk. Continue reading →

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