by Sarah Oates | Jul 3, 2023 | 3000 days |
Do you ever look at a particular plant and wonder how it might fare if it was faced with a hotter … or wetter … or drier environment? You know, and I know, that plants are amazing in their ability to adapt to change. In fact, they are more robust than...
by Sarah Oates | Jun 7, 2023 | 3000 days |
2629 days …. and counting … I am in Europe attending botanical art seminars and workshops in Austria, Romania and France. When I have shown my scroll in these countries, the reaction of people has remained the same – deep concern about what is...
by Sarah Oates | May 1, 2023 | 3000 days |
The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney hosted a wonderful exhibition called “On the Edge – species at risk”, in which a variety of artists were invited to create artworks to highlight Australian flora, fauna and habitats that are threatened by climate change,...
by Sarah Oates | Apr 1, 2023 | 3000 days |
A few days ago, on Earth Hour Day (26 March 2023), I completed the final drawing on the first scroll. It now has 365 images on it, and I have started work on the second scroll. The first scroll I am going to call “Biodiversity” because it is a...
by Sarah Oates | Mar 1, 2023 | 3000 days |
Today’s note is a beautiful poem “Cool it” written by Toby Fay in response to viewing the “3000 days …” scroll. Toby lives in London and I have used excerpts of his evocative poems in previous exhibitions. He has captured the intent of the scroll perfectly....
by Sarah Oates | Feb 9, 2023 | 3000 days |
I was delighted to have the story of the scroll picked up by ABC Riverina recently. It received good coverage in a number of states around Australia as a result. The link to the story, “Botanical artist documenting species on 8-metre scrolls to raise environmental...
