Charms peeled from the wood’s ancient hide 2 | 2025

Charms peeled from the wood’s ancient hide 2, watercolour and graphite, 10cm x 10cm (image), 27cm x 27cm (framed) in black timber with off-white mat, 2025 

There is a whole universe unseen by people hidden in gardens and parks in the trees planted by people over the years.  What people often don't see are the other creatures and insects that rely on these trees and their seasonal cycles for their own existence. What appears to be a calm environment to our eyes presents a dramatic backdrop for the life and death of other plants, insects and animals that inhabit that arboreal world.