EMULSIONS FOR ANTOTIPIA
Bauhinia Variegata flowers macerated in alcohol; water, vinegar and baking soda over papel Arches Watercolor 300 g, 15 x15cm.
Antotypia (Anthos, Blossom in Ancient Greek) is a photographic process that takes advantage of photosensitivity from some plants to produce a photo-sensitive emulsion suitable for printing.
The invention of this photographic process is attributed to Sir John Herschel who published extensive research on the subject in 1842, stemming … Read more
Photographer Robert Llewellyn is the author of three books: “Seeing Trees”, “Seeing Flowers”, and “Seeing Seeds.”
“When I first looked at trees — really looked at them — it was like meeting another civilization,”
“Picking up a camera changes how I see things. The plant world, previously hiding in plain sight, now reveals itself as another civilization living among us. They have a plan. I’ll never see them the same … Read more
Michelle Posey of Pelican Produce. Upper Ninth Ward
By Elsa Hahne
Sometimes the vacant lot next door, overgrown with weeds, turns into a beautiful garden. Not by itself, of course, but since nobody’s moved in and no houses are being built there, it can seem like magic.
That’s true for hundreds of neighbors in the Lower and Upper Ninth Ward as well as for residents throughout the city. And in … Read more
John leads guided mushroom walks throughout the Catskill Mountain region. Learn about mushrooms in the woods and their functions in the ecosystem and our lives.
Click here to see the schedule for future walks
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
Photograph by Alyssa Locke. Photo editing by Alyssa Locke and Ken McCarthy.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
Photograph by Alyssa Locke. Photo editing by Alyssa Locke and Ken McCarthy.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
This dragon blood tree can live up to five hundred years (Beth Moon/Abbeville Press)
Yews of Wakehurst taken in Ardingly, West Sussex, England in 1999: Its tentacle-like roots ride over the cliff’s edge to find soil to sink into and its drooping branches filter out daylight, according to Moon, giving the woods an eerie ambience.(Beth Moon/Abbeville Press)
Rilke’s Bayon taken in Ta Prohm, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia in 2007: Of … Read more
Photograph by Alyssa Locke. Photo editing by Alyssa Locke and Ken McCarthy.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
Photograph by Alyssa Locke. Photo editing by Alyssa Locke and Ken McCarthy.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
