Liz Cambell

Liz Cambell's wonderfully intricate studies of lichen at the Royal Botanical Gardens of Edinburgh in their 'Small is Beautiful' exhibition until May 1st 2020.

Joanne B Kaar V

Last weekend I, at last, got the chance to see the exhibition 'Small is Beautiful' a lichen inspired art at the Botanics in Edinburgh.
'North' was a project started as a response to 'Fabric of place' a Chrysalis Arts Project by Joanne B Kaar. North is an embossed, stitched linen paper coat inspired by coastal lichens, Black- sea tar, Tan, sea star, White, crabs eye (crottle), Shaggy hood -sea ivory.
Crottle or crotal in Gaelic is a Scottish term for lichens that were traditionally used to make dye.
Crottle, according to local folklore, seeks its native rocks, this means that fishermen should never wear clothes that have been made using wool dyed with crottle, for if they do, they will be pulled back to the rocks or drowned.

Georgia Crook

Georgia Crook's exhibit in the exhibition Craft and Biodiversity at the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens.

Caroline Dear

These are some images from Caroline Dear's installation at the Craft and Biodiversity exhibition that I visited today at the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens , Caroline has made the installation from string moss.