Tiny Things

Lichen are very small, they are one of the first things that begin to grow on stone. They often have a bright colour and a very interesting shape.
These white and yellow lichen are growing on a grave stone in Kensal Green Cemetery.

This is my interpretation of lichen highly magnified. It is silk organza that I have stitched to make shibori shapes, it is dyed with weld. It is on a background of crumple dyed silk organza over cotton dyed with iron and tannin.