Plant - Hair Moss, Polytrichum Commune
Location - Sheltered spot amongst the heather
Notes - I love this material, it is soft, long, flexible and works in lots of different thicknesses
as well as being a great rusty orange colour and smelling of earth
make a rope a day....100 ropes / 50 plants NEW - exhibited NOW for 2012 they will be at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in Sleat on the Isle of Skye from Sat 4th Feb to Mon 16th April These ropes are an exploration of plants, of place, and of my personal responses to these through the making of them. 100 ropes/ 50 plants was exhibited in Inverness museum and art gallery in July/ August 2011 and at the SNH headquarters Great Glen house Inverness Sept/Oct 2011.
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Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Rope No.14
Location - Amongst shelter created from remains of old house
in heather moorland
Plant - Hair moss
Date - 14th Feb
Weather - Damp rain, making things bright
Notes - This moss can grow into huge clumps, these are 80cm deep
it forms a lovely bright green curving form, gently covering the land
I love the smell and earthy feel of it
in heather moorland
Plant - Hair moss
Date - 14th Feb
Weather - Damp rain, making things bright
Notes - This moss can grow into huge clumps, these are 80cm deep
it forms a lovely bright green curving form, gently covering the land
I love the smell and earthy feel of it
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