Epipactis Sancta gifts Clare Curtis studied illustration and

Clare Curtis studied illustration and printmaking at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee

I can spend hours on the beach and the tide always catches me

Created in 2008 this twinkling chandelier is part of a striking series of etchings depicting interior lights

refreshing and no-one could see how unfit I was

I first came across the axolotl at Tynemouth Aquarium

Epipactis Sancta gifts Clare Curtis studied illustration andEpipactis sancta, the Lindisfarne Helleborine, is a rare and endangered orchid species that is endemic to Lindisfarne (Holy Island). It has been suggested that it may have been introduced to the island by the monks, who used it for medicinal purposes, and it was only rediscovered in 1958. It is one of the least showy orchids in the world, although has generated heated debate as to how distinct it was to the dune helleborine (which I will leave to the