Simon Mitchell as ‘Nature Boy’. Join him on one of his favourite journies through spectacular Cornish valley countryside in springtime. This is a walk (or bike ride) along the River Fowey between the ancient Cornish settlements of Lerryn, St.Winnow and Lostwithiel. Continue reading
In this issue of Nettle Soup I have decided to demonstrate a technique which combines science, art and nature, themes of these pages. This is the effect of salt on a watercolour wash. This effect creates a stunning texture which can be used in a number of ways including that of a generalised ‘nature’ texture / background. Continue reading
Three Cairns by Andy Goldsworthy
Andy Goldsworthy was born in Cheshire and grew up on the edge of the Harrogate side of Leeds, West Yorkshire. As a youngster he worked on farms as a labourer. He has likened the repetitive quality of farm tasks to the routine of making sculpture:
“A lot of my work is like picking potatoes; you have to get into the rhythm of it.” Continue reading
Ice Star by Andy Goldsworthy
There is not much about Tyndall Flowers on the Internet but its one of those things that just caught my attention. Firstly it sounds like somebody’s name: ‘Tyndall Flowers, Private Detective’: I can imagine that on a door somewhere. Then there is a place called Tyndall in the USA that has a flower shop, and an air forced base. Tyndall Flowers though, are a name given to some of the most unusual shapes found in melting ice. Continue reading
This Mandelbrot fractal zoom, the longest I could find is put here in memory of the scientist and mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot who died in October 2010, age 85. Continue reading