environment – Eav Brennan

Playing with microscopes

I have a new toy and have been making some paper crafts with it. Recently I got a new microscopic camera that goes up to 19x zoom from Australian Entomological Supplies and I have been obsessed with the plants in my garden (not a new thing, but the microscope has made a new perspective onContinue reading “Playing with microscopes”

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”

Timewalking with Naturalist Kitsch

Making soft sculptures to reimagine the ethical framework of naturalist collections A key idea of the Anthropocene Naturalist project is how to reinvent the extractive and colonialist practices of the naturalist tradition, while capturing its curiosity, attention to detail and connection to the more-than human. Collections have always been a part of the western scientificContinue reading “Timewalking with Naturalist Kitsch”