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My mum has a 19thC collection of eggs, inherited from her great aunt Doreen. These are guillemot eggs and each one has a unique pattern. It’s illegal to collect or sell eggs, or own eggs collected after 1954, but these well pre-date that. One even has 1834 written on it 🥚🥚🥚

I'm teaching an online art class on 'Painting Eggs in Watercolour' with my artist colleague Sandy Ross Sykes - Wednesday 31 March 7-9pm. There are a few places left. Please message me if you are interested.

I will be talking at "Winged Geographies: Birds in Space and Imagination" eventbrite.co.uk/e/winged-geogr… Eventbrite UK

We are deeply saddened to announce that OurBrainBank founder Jessica Morris died on June 8th. Jessica inspired countless people with her passion and created a movement that will one day turn #glioblastoma from terminal to treatable, powered by patients. ourbrainbank.org/donate

Jacqueline Taber’s Geedon Gallery's 20th Anniversary Exhibition runs until Sunday 24 October, featuring work by Guild members, Anne Hickmott, Rebecca Jewell , Sophie MacCarthy, Georgy Metichian, Graham Rust, Simon Smith and A Lincoln Taber. geedongallery.co.uk/exhibitions/sp…

Hiking in the Pyrenees, came across about 50 vultures eating a dead cow

Just got these seaweed monoprints back from the framer. I’m looking forward to showing them November 18-27 Fen Ditton Gallery and Cambridge Conservation Initiative #cornishseaweed #natureprint #fenditton #artscienceresidency

Moving into second half of The Animal Feeding Project retreat week - amazing arts engagement workshop with Rebecca Jewell + Sandy Ross Sykes. Bones, feathers, watercolours and more. Such a great day.

Day Two - first steps on making our Feeding Bestiary, telling stories of the animals we're researching. My page is The Coypu, inspired by 1978 MAFF source found at The Museum of English Rural Life..

Look what we made!

Look at us all! Such a great week. 🙂

Also huge thanks to Stuart Black Archaeology@Reading for hosting us at such an excellent venue

Tiger skull drawing step-by step in Faber Castell Polychromos pencil on mid tone paper! #sketch #cat

Exhibition: Art, Science and the Natural World Dates: 18–27 November Visit Fen Ditton Gallery (Fen Ditton Gallery) to view the works and research that has been developed during the residencies of Sarah Gillespie Rebecca Jewell & Esther Tyson at CCI. ow.ly/TB6v50LEyyL

A bit of a surprise in the #SloaneHerbarium NHM Botany today as I continue with work to inventory the collection. I have never seen a folio like this before. A work of art... but difficult to count the number of specimens. And who is it?

can I have flea Please if anyone has any ALIVE human fleas (Pulex irritans) let me know @therealbcd

C’mon ! It’s time to dig a little deeper for the UK’s wildlife ! 89,292 signatures on the Wild Justice e petition . . . can we make it a nice round 90K by midnight ? Please sign here and RT petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6196…

👩‍🎨 We had the joy of assisting in the fantastical workshops by Drawn From Nature where we created Bestiary paintings as part of our The Animal Feeding Project project, which consisted mostly of talking about parasites, feeding animals, and painting What more can a girl ask for

Attention all emerging creative professionals! The Art Workers' Guild is excited to announce the launch of Creative Connections, a program for creative people at the start of their careers, where you can meet and connect with Guild members, career. artworkersguild.org/what-we-do/cre…