Crested Cows Wheat wood engraving relate to landscape and ecology

relate to landscape and ecology

The narrative theme of the series is that of identity and relationships: each girl’s position with regard to her own role

22cm x 16cm (image size)

Joanna was influenced by this Van Morrison track

My current challenge is to love the beautiful snails eating my hostas

Crested Cows Wheat wood engraving relate to landscape and ecologyThe crested cows wheat is a lovely wild flower once found in abundance in woodlands, hedge bases, field margins, and roadsides, now it is very rare and in decline. This dramatic unusual looking flower which is related to the more common yellow rattle, has heads that are densely packed with deep purple toothed bracts, the flowers themselves display colours of rose, purple and yellow. It is semi parasitic relying on a number of host plants to top up