Following a tutorial with Jenny I went out to collect more primary research and spent a full day taking pictures of moss, lichen etc. I tried to get some good shots of the flat lichen on the pavement and gravestones in the hope that I may be able to translate this image for use with the laser-cutter.
Also took pictures of the lettering on the headstones and the way the lichen and moss has grown on and around these - seeming to highlight certain letters and areas of text and obscure others. This was similar to the way the stains had obscured the lettering my original object. I tried to recreate this in the workshop, using a wax resist on etched and stamped text before using soaking in the sulphur solution to blacken. The results were okay but needs development as the black coating is not permanent - can this be sealed in by some means?
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