art-books – Eav Brennan

Tree ferns

I have made a tiny spool scroll of the life cycle of a tree fern (Dicksonia Antarctica). These are amazing plants with a remarkable natural history. Ferns as a class of plant emerged on Earth a very long time ago (nearly 400 million years). Their life stages and structures pre-date the seed as an evolutionaryContinue reading “Tree ferns”

Sydney freshwater streams and creeks

A reflection on an endangered ecosystem This post is about the ecosystem more than the scroll I’ve made. I used very similar methods to the scroll I made about Eastern Suburbs Banksia scrub. There’s more detail about the crafting and materials in that post. If you would like to explore your local waterways make sureContinue reading “Sydney freshwater streams and creeks”