Following a trip to RSPB Rainham my recent creations seem to feature birds, I’ve also been growing a wildlife garden at my home for the past 6 years and am always amazed at the number of different species of birds that visit. Including my resident Robin who chirps away on the garden table whenever he…
January 2013 desktop wallpaper calendar
I’m a bit late with this months calendar, have been too engrossed in cutting paper :) but the good news is that I aim to update my blog more regularly in 2013 Hope you all have a great 2013, mine started out really well ;) and am looking forward to sharing my art/nature/craft/science projects with…
Silhouette Cameo… :)
I am now the proud owner of a Silhouette Cameo cutter :) (explodes into a puff of glitter, feathers, hearts and kittens)… lol Its a card and paper cutter which allows you to download or design cutting files to be cut into your desired media, it can also cut fabric, vinyl, and has a pen…
Rainham Marshes
On Sunday I decided to do a bike ride along the Thames next to the Rainham Marshes, I took a train from Fenchurch Street to Purfleet, then popped into the RSPB reserve to book myself on the ‘Sunday Stroll’ which is a guided walk around the nature reserve, before embarking on a short cycle ride…
December 2012 desktop wallpaper
Hello again :) I have been a bit busy of late working on a number of projects (more details coming soon) but here is a December wallpaper for you. It was created from a still image of a Caster Oil plant leaf and a little bit of jiggery pokery ;) Click the picture then again…
Colour Infrared Video Imagery
I’ve been experimenting with colour infrared video and photography for some time, photography is easier due to the IR blocking filter on my stills camera being quite weak, plus manipulating RAW images in Photoshop and Gimp using colour channel swapping is very effective. However video is another matter entirely, the IR blocking filter on my…
Dragonfly wings
In my endeavour to create and produce more I’ve tried to paint and draw some dragonfly wings I guess the colours aren’t very realistic but they are fun :) I used inktense pencils by derwent for the rich translucent hues. My neighbour has a wildlife pond so I’m frequently visited by dragonflies, damselflies and the…
Graphic Plants..
After seeing the x-ray plant photos of Steven Meyers I was inspired to create a video edit that captured the same look and feel. I filmed plants in my garden using a macro lens then processed the clips with various computer generated effects to create the vivid graphic look of the video below. The clips were then…
The Spindleberry
I couldn’t resist posting this photo of the gorgeous pink and orange berries found on a Spindle Tree. They were discovered during a walk in Kent, growing on chalky soil in a hedgerow. Apparently the wood from the Spindle Tree is very hard, fine grained, and was used for making into wool spinning spindles and…
Humble Umbels…
I really love the form of the plants in the Umbelliferae family, I’m entranced by the upward sweeping negative curvature of the flowers, which resembles the inverted circles found in hyperbolic geometry. They are found in the British Isles as the native plants Wild Carrot (also known as Queen Anne’s Lace), Cow Parsley, Hogweed and many…
Phloem 