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A Rhapsody with Nature

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...

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Kindness Is Free, Let’s Pass It On

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...

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SNEEZE

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...

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Essington Windmill

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...

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Pollen Art Drawing Project

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...

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Seeing Small: Microscope and Art Project

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...

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Stations of the Cross

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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