Peatlands Inspired artwork
When I visited the Cambridgeshire Fens one grey February day, I was struck by the number of perfectly straight water channels cut into the landscape. This led me to find out more about the peatland eco-system. These artworks tell the story on it’s collapse, the sinking land and the resulting release of CO2. Click the image for more information on each piece.
Inspired by the deteriorating peatlands and the rectangles of the water channels, the sluice gates and cut peat. The design represents the sinking landscape and the breakdown of the peatland eco-system.
Layers of earth pigments were painted onto linen with the final layer including soil from the Cambridgshire Fens. The tumbling rectangle design was screenprinted with earth pigments on top. Hand stitching was added to the tumbling rectangles.
You can read more about my inspiration and design process in my blog post
Image 50 × 60 cm plus frame, unglazed and ready to hang
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Inspired by my research into the deteriorating peatlands and the man made water channels created to drain the land. With insufficient water the eco-system which supports the creation of peat collapses; the land starts to sink and CO2 is released into the atmosphere. Fortunately big projects are underway to restore them, although this will be a long term project.
Monoprints were layered on top of each other to create the papers for this collage which is mounted onto board and sealed.
Image 40 × 40 cm plus a small minimalist white frame
Acrylic paint on board, framed and ready to hang
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Inspired by the deteriorating peatlands and the rectangles of the water channels, the sluice gates and cut peat. The design represents the sinking landscape and the breakdown of the peatland eco-system.
Monoprints were printed using rectangle shapes as a stencil to deepen the link to the peatlands. The tumbling rectangle design was cut into the darker print and collaged onto the green background. The bright green reminds me of the colour of the grass against the damp grey-brown winter landscape.
You can read about my inspiration and my design process in my blog post
Image 28 × 35 cm plus a small minimalist frame, unglazed and ready to hang
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Inspired by my research into the deteriorating peatlands and the man made water channels created to drain the land. With insufficient water the eco-system which supports the creation of peat collapses; the land starts to sink and CO2 is released into the atmosphere. Fortunately big projects are underway to restore them, although this will be a long term project.
Monoprints were layered on top of each other to create the papers for this collage which is mounted onto board and sealed. Stencils were used in these monoprints to reference the unseen strata underground
Image 40 × 40 cm plus a small minimalist white frame
Acrylic paint on board, framed and ready to hang
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Inspired by the deteriorating peatlands and the rectangles of the water channels, the sluice gates and cut peat. The design represents the sinking landscape and the breakdown of the peatland eco-system.
Monoprints were printed using rectangle shapes as a stencil to deepen the link to the peatlands. The tumbling rectangle design was cut into the darker print and collaged onto the background. The yellow-orange background makes me think of the sun setting over the peatlands.
You can read more about my inspiration and design process in my blog post
Image 28 × 35 cm plus a small minimalist white frame
ready to hang
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Inspired by my research into the deteriorating peatlands and the man made water channels created to drain the land. With insufficient water the eco-system which supports the creation of peat collapses; the land starts to sink and CO2 is released into the atmosphere.
When the peatland eco-system is working well it holds CO2 safely underground, Fortunately big projects are underway to restore them, although this will be a long term project.
Individual monoprints were layered and used to build the collage which has been mounted onto board and sealed.
Image 30 × 30 cm plus a small minimalist white frame
Acrylic paint on board, framed and ready to hang
Click to find out how to purchase an artwork