On 5th October we are hosting a talk and exhibition with artist Beatrice Forshall at Lubenham Lodge in Market Harborough by kind permission of Viv and Maurice Thompson.
5th October 6:00 - 8:30pm
Lubenham Lodge, Market Harborough, LE16 9TE
During this talk Beatrice will be speaking on her new book Vanishing Species as well as her process of making her hand painted engravings, which result in each picture being entirely individual.
The Book of Vanishing Species is a stunning homage to the planet's most mysterious, bizarre and wondrous creatures and plants. Their stories are captivating, from the eyeless and tiny dragonlike olm to the hawksbill turtle, whose gender will be determined by the temperature of the sand it is born in. These species may have survived for hundreds of thousands of years by cleverly adapting to their environments, but their future remains far from certain.
The book brings to life red cranes as they dance and bow for the sheer joy of movement, trees that breathe out a haze of misty atmosphere for insects that only feast on one kind of flower, a deep-ocean snail quietly building its shell from iron... and each one of them is illuminated with an exquisite illustration. As you turn the pages, there emerges a network of life that stretches across and around the planet in a dazzling web of existence.
This is both a love letter to life on Earth, and an urgent summons to protect what is precious in this world. - Bloomsbury Publishing.
6pm reception
6:30pm talk starts
Exhibition closes 8:30pm
Entry is free
Donations are being collected for Beatrice's chosen charity Flora & Fauna International
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Transport can be arranged from Market Harborough train station - direct from Kings Cross St Pancras International station.
