The Riverscape series of wall panels explores the characteristics of the banks of Oddford Brook, and especially the clearing behind Rebecca’s chapel studio in Tisbury. Rain and runoff water is filtered and purified by the roots of water-loving alder and willow before it joins the brook, and the roots help to stabilise the land. The nitrate-rich soil at this margin produces an abundance of wild plants like nettle, comfrey, dock and dandelion, a habitat for insects and small creatures, and a wildlife corridor for birds and animals.
This series focuses on the types of lichen that grow on the trees that populate the banks of Oddford Brook. Lichen is found where there is a healthy ecosystem with unpolluted air, and is not classified as a plant or fungi, but has a classification of its own. It doesn’t have roots to absorb nutrients and exists by absorbing moisture, the air, and sunshine and converting them into energy. It is very slow growing and indicates that the environment is in balance.
Riverscape Series, Tuckingmill Lichen 2
500 x 500 x 60 mm
Glass, glass enamel, timber.
2023
