Wednesday, March 19, 2008
:Joe’s seaweed:
My friend Joe is studying postgrad seaweed. Well - it’s not called that exactly, but as he spends a lot of his time traveling the coasts of NZ and Australia gathering and observing seaweed - this is how I think of it.
When I was last at his house, his dining table was covered with these samples of tiny little seaweeds, pressed on to watercolour paper. I thought they were rather beautiful and thought you might enjoy seeing them, too. They are very small - a little bigger than a 50 cent coin.
They look like tiny trees.
And it also says something about our ability to ‘see’, or not. Joe finds these beauties in the same oceans that I visit - but I’ve never noticed a baby seaweed - have you?
Posted by on 19 March, 2008 at 7:27am
the red one is so pretty and so very tree like and autumnal.
xx
I love your code thingees - today it’s telling me I’m 32. So happy with that…
Posted by on 19 March, 2008 at 12:06 PM
I love love love the little bits of seaweed. Would make for a seriously gorgeous print for fabric.
I am contemplating cool tattoos (too scared to actually ever get one) and I think the dark red one would look awesome on a bod somewhere.
Posted by Nikki on 19 March, 2008 at 12:38 PM
Posted by Sue on 19 March, 2008 at 01:21 PM
Ooh - yes - seaweed badges - good idea, Sue.
Nikki - they would make lovely tattoos! Go on! I dare ya’.
Posted by Helen Lehndorf on 19 March, 2008 at 02:34 PM
Posted by melissa on 19 March, 2008 at 10:47 PM
I love that you thought we would enjoy seeing these gems. Beautiful and ethereal. I only wish I wasn’t land locked and could see these too! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by on 20 March, 2008 at 07:48 AM
I’m glad everyone enjoyed them as much as me! x Helen
Posted by on 20 March, 2008 at 03:20 PM
