tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5395501391734045632024-02-07T22:02:09.044-08:00caroline dear.sphagnumThis blog documents my developing work as part of an RSA residency for Scotland award 2011. For this I have been researching Sphagnum skyense moss, only found on Skye and traveling to Edinburgh printmakers to learn screenprinting. I intend to make a series of screenprints which relate to sphagnum.Caroline Dearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023963673342884262noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-539550139173404563.post-8847089779107057312012-06-04T10:05:00.000-07:002012-06-04T10:05:00.419-07:00Sphagnum walkTo mark the end of this project and thank the various people who have been involved I organised a walk where we looked at different mosses and sphagna, swapped stories and facts about sphagna and Sphagnum skyense in particular.<br />
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Maolios Caimbeul read us his poem about a rock that we passed on our path.....<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial-BoldItalicMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>A
Stone by the Way</b></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Not
gneiss but a great lump of basalt </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>which
fell thousands of years ago</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span lang="en-GB">from
Grianan nam Maighd</span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-GB">e</span></span><span style="color: black;">a</span><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-GB">n</span></span><span lang="en-GB">
and down Leathad na Caillich, </span></i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>and
now lies by the edge of the path above Loch Hasco </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>scrubbed
by the elements’ untold years. </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Like
something living, bright and shining, </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>covered
by a multi-coloured film of life, </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>brown
and yellow and red moss, </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>and
algae of all kinds gripping you like a skin. </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>And
though we all know you’re dead, </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>of
the dust of the earth, you support what’s alive, </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>the
film of life that surrounds you, </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>and
draw me to you like a magnet </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>every
day I pass, renewing the whims of memory </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>that
come with age, a symbol and sign </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>by
the way, inspiring thought and thoughts </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>all
like a transitory layer of moss </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>on
the surface of stone, </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>a
stone anciently from the stars </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>and
which will long outlast us </i></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT, cursive;"><i>carrying
the colour of life</i></span><span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;">.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: 21px;"><b>Clach
ris a’ cheum</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chan
e gneis a th’ annad ach cnap mòr basalt</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a
thuit na mìltean bhliadhnaichean air ais</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">bho
Ghrianan nam Maighdein ’s sìos Leathad na Caillich,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">thu
nis nad laighe ri oir a’ cheum os cionn Loch Hàsco</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">air
do sguabadh le bliadhnaichean nan sian.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thu
mar nì beò soilleir, soillseach,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">le
lìon bheatha ioma-dhathte gad chòmhdach,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">còinneach
dhonn is bhuidhe is dhearg, </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is
algae de gach seòrsa cho dlùth riut ri craiceann.</span></span></div>
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’<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB">S
ged tha fhios againn uile gu bheil thu marbh, </span></span></span>
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’<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB">s
de dhust na talmhainn, tha thu nad thaic dhan nì tha beò,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">dhan
lìonraidh bheatha tha gad chuairteachadh,</span></span></div>
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’<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB">s
thu gam tharraing thugad gach latha thèid mi seachad ort </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">mar
mhagnait, ag ùrachadh magaidean na cuimhne</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a
thig leis an aois, nad shamhla ’s nad shoidhne</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ris
an t-slighe, ’s a’ brosnachadh smaoin is smaointean,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a
tha mar sgannan còinnich diombuam </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">air
uachdar cloiche, a’ chlach a thàinig o chian </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">às
nan reul, ’s a mhaireas fada às ar dèidh</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a’
giùlan fiamh na beatha. </span></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21px;">With the help of Nick Hodgetts, a bryologist (botanist specialising in mosses and ferns) we found some Sphagnum skyense in a new location for him. This sphagna was found in 1987 on Skye, hence the name, by the Norwegian Kjell Flatberg. We discussed the fact that nothing eats this plant yet it is home to many specific flora and fauna, and that it was alive at the same time as the dinosaurs were roaming Staffin and leaving their footprints on the shore.</span></span><br />
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The delicate variety of Sphagna, begining to notice for myself the huge range of this wonderful species.<br />
Seen with magnification these unassuming plants show the rich structures and forms used to grow in these difficult conditions. These plants have mastered the art of survival, when dried out they can survive without water for long periods and then come alive when water becomes available again.<br />
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beautiful and soft to touch....<br />
always coexisting with lots of other mosses<br />
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Sphagnum acts as a sponge holding 20 times its dry weight of water<br />
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Sphagnum is what makes peat - it forms at 1mm a year - so 1m is 1000yrs old, the weight of the plant growth compressing the layers beneath.<br />
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The different spahgnum species forms a rich tapestry of living colour in the bog;red, orange, yellow, pink, green, ochre, brown, copper, red.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGK3e4cIcXhfTm_XQ6bPwUFm7CqaHnDMXoEVmj0Fj04G3M98WpPGjWQHm2NwM-JhTexKgcfOkr1dHO_f-8Cn_J1xhQNeDI4xJUsFnFuaR3n6Brq_S6poBeM5zaC4teM5xoO01tRFk2ZKl9/s1600/CDear+s.moss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGK3e4cIcXhfTm_XQ6bPwUFm7CqaHnDMXoEVmj0Fj04G3M98WpPGjWQHm2NwM-JhTexKgcfOkr1dHO_f-8Cn_J1xhQNeDI4xJUsFnFuaR3n6Brq_S6poBeM5zaC4teM5xoO01tRFk2ZKl9/s320/CDear+s.moss.jpg" width="320" /></a>Caroline Dearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023963673342884262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-539550139173404563.post-20884171465368007562012-05-22T07:53:00.000-07:002012-05-22T07:53:00.173-07:00In Edinburgh again...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Visiting again to try and print a series of things, peat stories, photographic separations of Sphagnum and some text, thinking about the layering of colours something I have avoided with using peat.<div>
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Being in Edinburgh I notice moss where it grows and makes use of places other plants can't manage as in this wall head beside the Water of Leith.</div>
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</div>Caroline Dearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023963673342884262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-539550139173404563.post-88994904603017303462012-03-14T06:37:00.001-07:002012-03-14T06:37:00.101-07:00prints gathered together<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztrU7gadpVI0BgruOVlDF5nd_e7i_w8jhTSzl0OmjcyJXWExrM5aFJRH6VSm0KHxdfB4AELPacvSemkGpGEOrZ0i9poDG3p6I21DhkWfUyL7KKD_lpqTPnYk3LpI-theqt5pePuWwXV0D/s1600/CDear+braithwaite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztrU7gadpVI0BgruOVlDF5nd_e7i_w8jhTSzl0OmjcyJXWExrM5aFJRH6VSm0KHxdfB4AELPacvSemkGpGEOrZ0i9poDG3p6I21DhkWfUyL7KKD_lpqTPnYk3LpI-theqt5pePuWwXV0D/s640/CDear+braithwaite.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
This seems to sum up the special properties of this plant - printed using peat.<br />
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I have been looking through, selecting ones that are ok and signing them, very like finishing photographs properly, quite satisfying.<br />
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</div>Caroline Dearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023963673342884262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-539550139173404563.post-7395233519781006992012-03-07T07:22:00.007-08:002012-03-07T07:22:00.480-08:00Sphagnum in its own place<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBoCePs6qaaNjpzzu5jx5UEPNSe9JflcV5wcl8aBPWNEkp8gnfQ2zCyMmlM5q1rFr2CwF7crF0jK8Rzv0JyVHbARGhE94p5qQimuBMeCvaUNKsbXctPYxF3IbTHURrQ0g1-Mm4oP08RZZ/s1600/CDear+sphagnum+growing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBoCePs6qaaNjpzzu5jx5UEPNSe9JflcV5wcl8aBPWNEkp8gnfQ2zCyMmlM5q1rFr2CwF7crF0jK8Rzv0JyVHbARGhE94p5qQimuBMeCvaUNKsbXctPYxF3IbTHURrQ0g1-Mm4oP08RZZ/s640/CDear+sphagnum+growing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
It rains, it rains quite a lot, we often just have damp air, grey and laden with moisture. This is the ideal habitat for the mosses that live in Scotland, especially on the west coast. Scotland is known worldwide for the mosses and bryophites that flourish here.<br />
On a grey windy dark day you can look amongst the heather and discover carpets of bright greens, yellows and reds, these belong to the many different species of Sphagna we have in Scotland (34).<br />
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some, like this direct print of the bog moss, I had originally thought didn't work, now it think there is some potential.<br />
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</div>Caroline Dearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023963673342884262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-539550139173404563.post-3811192876431379762012-01-17T14:03:00.000-08:002012-01-17T14:03:52.781-08:00printing againThere has been a bit of a break; I had short residency in France in November and my trip down in December was thwarted by snow, but now I am back in Edinburgh and seeing how much I remember about the whole process. Before coming down I had prepared a number of pieces ready for printing, I am experimenting with many different things: using peat itself, trying inks and mixing colours, layers, drawings, photocopies, using the computer etc. etc.<br />
The atmosphere is great in the workshop; calm working environment, helpful advice if you need it. The one thing I thought I knew how to work with, the peat, turned out to not work so well this time.<br />
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Visit during Oct, I feel that I am begining to understand the process and method of working. It is a real pleasure working in the print studio, just a pity it is such a long journey and so much else to get to grips with! I am getting the hang of the buses, having the correct change to hand, walking dark streets in the rain, finding where to park and learning my way round the city by foot and by car.<br />
I managed to print a series using peat, I find the colour and texture most beguiling. I am experimenting with using straightforward photocopies of the plants, drawings, flat colour, photographs... I need to refine it a bit now that I can see the effects that each gives.<br />
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This time I managed to see a couple of exhibitions at the Ingleby gallery and at the Royal Scottish academy. I really enjoyed the 'Mystics or rationalists' <a href="http://www.inglebygallery.com/exhibitions/mystics-or-rationalists/">http://www.inglebygallery.com/exhibitions/mystics-or-rationalists/</a> at the Ingleby gallery exhibition - this made excellent use of the existing space within the building. I found it was a really stimulating mixture of artists and their work, lots to think about as well as physically engage with.<br />
I also enjoyed the RSA exhibition, Residency: 11 <a href="http://www.royalscottishacademy.org/">http://www.royalscottishacademy.org/</a> which showed work done at various residencies around scotland, the variety is great.Caroline Dearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023963673342884262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-539550139173404563.post-21240189996252939252011-10-27T09:22:00.000-07:002011-10-27T09:22:59.902-07:00looking down the microscope<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3JV9fTUFJOGV1eUiXNg3VJIRBfl1Rq9Ec7ov3l6yFhbuJ0saU38dnkjtOd7xIY7G9W5noAw83G2ZvReDTUB59ejyIncV2xp_BJ8vSK2zalNr3v-gQTLF8XwrMl4biAF02cjBx1eTLeAC/s1600/microscope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3JV9fTUFJOGV1eUiXNg3VJIRBfl1Rq9Ec7ov3l6yFhbuJ0saU38dnkjtOd7xIY7G9W5noAw83G2ZvReDTUB59ejyIncV2xp_BJ8vSK2zalNr3v-gQTLF8XwrMl4biAF02cjBx1eTLeAC/s640/microscope.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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The cell pattern in the stem leaf is distinctive for Spagnum skyense so I have taken some photographs with a friend on Skye <a href="http://www.robertarnold.co.uk/">http://www.robertarnold.co.uk/</a> at different enlargements through a microscope. These are really inspiring, the wonderful patterns and botanical systems at work in these simple organisms is mesmerising.<br />
<b>Interesting fact</b> - Sphagna have a distinctive animal life which is solely associated with them, living both on the watery surface and within the water filled cells.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screenprinting using peat </td></tr>
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I have been trying to use the skills that I learnt earlier in the summer, remembering each process and the correct sequence, learning to handle the large screen safely, washing correctly etc., there is a lot to learn.<br />
There is a lovely atmosphere at the Edinburgh printmakers, <a href="http://www.edinburgh-printmakers.co.uk/">http://www.edinburgh-printmakers.co.uk/</a>, everyone working away quietly, calm focused concentration. Everyone is extremely helpful and supportive. I find it hard to break off for lunch or tea, being so engrossed.<br />
I am also trying to use peat itself for screenprinting which I have used before but only in my own studio, not with all the correct equipment which makes it a lot easier. I have mixed it to the correct texture and have been surprised how even delicate text and drawings can come out. Lovely clear colour with depth.<br />
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I was surprised how much I can get done once the screen is ready and was able to organise a visit to the library and herbarium meeting Dr.David Long at the Royal Bottanic Gardens Edinburgh, <a href="http://www.rbge.org.uk/">http://www.rbge.org.uk/</a> which was extremely interesting. Looking at the samples of Sphagnum skyense in the herbarium and finding out more about this sphagna.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isotype of Sphagna skyense at the herbarium</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Caroline Dearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023963673342884262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-539550139173404563.post-56815713657857224212011-10-27T02:38:00.000-07:002011-10-27T08:09:07.815-07:00sphagnum research...."There is nothing on earth like this moss for it has its own special appearance, nor does anything quite like it spring up in damp, swampy places"<br />
this is the translation from the latin of the introduction to the 1880 book 'The Sphagnaceae or peat-mosses of Europe and North America' by R.Braithwaite<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful etchings from Braithwaite book</td></tr>
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I have been reading in the library at SHH headquarters in Inverness, Great Glen house, researching about this moss and learning to identify it in the field and becoming aware of the huge diversity in the landscape. Learning to see anew.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Interesting fact </b>- There are 34 different species of Sphagna in Scotland</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Interesting fact </b>- The cells of Sphagna fill with water and then dry out when there is no water, in Herbaria one sample of Sphagna 80 years old came back to life when water was added in order to look at under the microscope.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Caroline Dearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023963673342884262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-539550139173404563.post-10631624654363708862011-10-25T12:17:00.000-07:002011-10-25T12:17:55.581-07:00visual delight @ edinburgh printmakers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLy2yXGadi88xCrVZ8IUAIX-yn0CsqjHA6kAMTQgO3nkVZf-k8R252CddsjEDOaj7TmqSKm2OOYktxuqjv0srhBRnYSxfR2W3hXvRnUV39lEKc6pL4VSHsI5M_Hd_0ZuW2of5iYRE4T6A/s1600/printmakers+july.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLy2yXGadi88xCrVZ8IUAIX-yn0CsqjHA6kAMTQgO3nkVZf-k8R252CddsjEDOaj7TmqSKm2OOYktxuqjv0srhBRnYSxfR2W3hXvRnUV39lEKc6pL4VSHsI5M_Hd_0ZuW2of5iYRE4T6A/s640/printmakers+july.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
I attended the summer school in July for a week learning screenprinting and the relevant photoshop skills. I found the building and its contents visually stimulating and couldn't help myself from taking a few pictures. This was an excellent introduction to the techniques and processes involved in making prints. As usual I have far too many ideas to explore.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sphagnum at the Quiraing June 21st</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the fairy kingdom</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was revealed to me today</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a new world opening </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">beneath my feet</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was engulfed, enchanted</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you can return if you</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">don't eat or drink -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">just look and wonder</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">magnified times twenty</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">moss and sphagna became</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rich displays of intricate, extravagant form</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">leaf cells, hooked shapes</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">flowing forms of water</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">delicate curving lines</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">abundant complexity</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in pink, yellow, green</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I emerged for breath, wondrous </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and looked around</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">at the unchanged rocks and scree</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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