Live happily, you're worth it. Happy Spring! Attention Bibliophiles and Nature Lovers! I'm delighted to announce that the book Lichenpedia: A Compendium of Lichen Lore, will be available on May 28! Written by Kay Hurley and illustrated by me, this book combines botanical history, science and art to explain the important and often overlooked role of lichens. It’s an entertaining and educational treasure, available in hardcover (with a cloth cover and an elaborate foil-stamped design) or on Kindle. You can pre-order it now via Amazon, the MIT Press Bookstore and, of course, the publisher: get a sneak peek inside at Princeton University Press. Lichens are a crazy communion of a fungal species combined with an algae species and/or cyanobacteria, resulting in a mutualistic, symbiotic relationship. This "inextricable intertwingling"* of things in nature permeates my worldview and greatly influences my artistic endeavors. I wish for more mutualism. I hope Kay's words and my drawings in Lichenpedia will illuminate the extraordinariness of humble lichens and deepen our connection to one another and nature. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone you think might like it. Thanks for reading! All the best, *“Inextricably intertwingled” is a phrase coined by Phil Bertoni, a revered math teacher, musician, author. May he rest in peace. If you like this email, please tell your friends to subscribe to this irregular publication :-) |
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Live happily, you're worth it. Happy New Year! My latest exhibit opens on Saturday, January 6!“Loving a Leek and the Soil It Grows In: The Art and Science of the Soil Biome” The reception is open to the public, 11 AM – 1 PM, in the Lawrence Library at 15 Main Street in Pepperell, MA. Troubadour Micro-Paul in a Macro-Amoeba Dreamscape Join me for this cornucopia of fun! See my paintings of root veggies and magnified images of Upswing Farm soil as a backdrop to digital dreamscapes! Hear a...
Live happily, you're worth it. Greetings! It's Sue here. First, thanks to all who could attend my recent talk and exhibit at the Harris Center for Conservation Education: “An Illustrated Exploration of Lichen Lore.“ Thanks also to Kay Hurley for co-presenting with me at the opening; she was a huge hit with her enthusiasm for and knowledge of lichens. This traveling exhibit is based on my illustrations for our book, Lichenpedia: A Brief Compendium, written by Kay and due out in May 2024 by the...
Live happily, you're worth it. Hi there! It's Sue here.Before I tell you about the upcoming exhibit, let me introduce myself. I am an artist and documentarian working in pencil, pastel, and film to convey my love of people and the planet. I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember. Over the last year I’ve been working on illustrations for an entertaining and educational book about lichens, authored by Kay Hurley, for the Princeton University Press. Lichenpedia: A Compendium of Lichen...