Studying the seed

Throughout this project so far, I have been concentrating on natural forms, and everyday phenomenas regular people do not experience. For example this small seed from my garden.

By using charcoal I have been able to really emphasise its shape and texture.

I am not totally satisfied with this drawing as it doesn't educate the audience.

Drawings

Drawings from last week, including sketches from my new Ocean book.

Ernst Haeckel's Natural Forms

Star Sea Squirt




Shapes taken from 'Ocean'



Section taken from E.Haeckle's Natural Forms

Colour studies from the 'Ocean'

E.H Natural forms

Underwater snake

The Guardian 09.07.10

I am very excited to read that Marine Scientists have descovered 10 new underwater species. The work took place along the mid Atlantic ridge, where the warm water of the South meets the cold water from the Gulf stream in the North.

"The terrain looked the same, mirror images of each other, but that is where the similarity ended. We were surprised at how different the animals were on either side of the ridge which is just tens of miles apart. It seemed like we were in a scene from Alice Through the Looking Glass." Professor Monty Priede from the University of Aberdeen

Here are four out of the ten beautiful photographs taken by David Shale:

A Benthic Holothurian (Peniagone Diaphana) from the mid Atlantic ridge, which was caught swimming above the sea floor.

Bathypelagic Ctenophore from the benthic boundary layer, was found attached to seafloor by adhesive tentacles.

The delicate Polynoid Polychaete worm was caught at appoximately 2,500m below sea level.

Basket Star. Cousin to the starfish, it feeds on plankton and shrimp and uses its arms to walk.

Saturday's inspiration...

Went fishing in Waterstones; Ocean, The World's last wilderness revealed

Westminster Degree Show, fabric based on a Spider's web

Back to nature

I have spent the afternoon in my garden at home. What better way to get in touch with nature...

Fridays inspiration

Today I have been busy writing up my evaluation and proposal for Monday. However, I have just stumbled(literally) across this interesting blog...

www.macrocosm-magbook.blogspot.com



oh and this ugly creature....

Todays inspiration...

Paper cut out, showing the link between the flower and the space around it

Jamie's watch as the light bounces off it. This reminds me of a small seed.