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A Rhapsody with Nature
Johann Wolfgang (von) Goethe was an influential German poet, scientist and philosopher. In 1790 he wrote The Metamorphosis of Plants which he described in a letter to a friend as the 'truth about the how of an organism'. Goethe went on to write the long poem...
Making & Understanding the Colour of Plants and their Impact
Making & Understanding the Colour of Plants and their Impact focusses on my journey making and using botanical inks from plants which touches on the fields of neuroscience and chemistry through an artistic perspective using film, drawing and sound. I was honoured...
Kindness Is Free, Let’s Pass It On
Kindness is free, let’s pass it on: A collaborative art-science exploration between Susan Brisco and Kanj Nicolas - two artists looking into kindness in the community and the astonishing science of kindness. [button...
SNEEZE
An art-science ACE project to explore the common allergy hay fever, highlighting pollen's beauty and malevolence. please follow @thesneezeproject Pollen: friend or foe? Friend: Pollen is an exceedingly good friend to humans. Pollen is vital for plant...
The Beyondness of Bees. An art-science project exploring honey bees using microscopes, drawing and stitch.
This project was funded by Creative Black Country and was in collaboration with Wildside Activity Centre, fine artist Susan Brisco and textiles artist Elise Stewart. The aim of the project was to connect the public with nature and the honey bee through a creative...
Virtual Drawing: A review from the perspective of a Fine Artist. A trip into your drawing;
Virtual Drawing: A review from the perspective of a Fine Artist. A trip into your drawing; Susan Lily Brisco (MA Fine Art, BA Fine Art) suebrisco@hotmail.co.uk With thanks to LearnPlay Foundation, The Boot Factory, Wolverhampton and Fab Lab Sandwell’...
Essington Windmill
Essington Windmill; an artist’s perspective. ...........‘a sense of place uniting local history with drawing, film and photography’ As I drove past Windmill Farm in Essington I caught a glimpse of the...
Pollen Art Drawing Project
Seeing Smaller is a future workshop where pollen grains are viewed at much higher magnifications of typically 10000 X, or even 100,000 X. This viewing requires a specialized scanning electron microscope and the artist has access through a collaboration with a science...
Seeing Small: Microscope and Art Project
Nature forms the backdrop to our society and generally goes unnoticed however take a dandelion specimen and place under a simple microscope …. see the vivid yellow pollen grains arranged along the stamens …. see the feathery formations of the seed flight. Now draw...
Stations of the Cross
‘Stations of the Cross’; art works by Susan Lily Brisco ‘It has been on my heart for some time to engage with Jesus’s journey to the cross from a creative viewpoint. As I immersed myself in the scriptures and narratives, I feel that I too have taken a...
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