A Botany of Glass
2020A Botany of Glass looks at the role of plants and algae in early, pre-industrial glass making. This is an open-ended project of experiments that explore botanical alkalis, industrial legacies, personal experience and plants in their current environments.
![Fern. Bracken (Pteridium aquiline), Golden Scled Male Fern (Dryopteris affines), Sand. River West Allen, North Pennines. Lead glass cullet.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e92636c84b7b0c54f81e9ad42cd8cb038f1b149cef5046c8254b27f78ff49d3/Botany-of-Glass-Fern-1-2.jpg)
![Fern. Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum), Golden Scaled Male Fern (Dryopteris affinis), Sand. River West Allen, North Pennines. Batch.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/49f6bcc64b6f40e764ebb4ed949da0650182169ba460260f53aad8b77096e7c4/Botany-of-Glass-Fern-2-2.jpg)
![Sea Kale. Sea Kale (Crambe Maritime), Sand. Jernhatten, Kattegat, Lime, Sangstrup Klint. Batch.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b507177f36497d0a57f159c50079093ac122066ec28995bcca971f5ba3a30b5/Botany-of-Glass-Sea-kale-2.jpg)
![Elder. Elder (Sambucus Nigra), Sand .River Derwent, Muggleswick, Lead glass cullet.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3299bed801613ece553e60bee4c54fbcb10dbb14bc2cb5e565db2a0095b0a774/Botany-of-Glass-Elder-2.jpg)
![Bramble. Bramble (Rubus Fruticosus), Sand. Warksburn, Stonehaugh. Lead glass cullet.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e37db5ffaf3dce833a6caf376cda5b84db120b233f477cb0670f1bb35adaee42/Botany-of-Glass-Bramble-2-1.jpg)
![Bramble. Bramble (Rubus Fruticosus), Sand. Warksburn, Stonehaugh. Batch.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03ba99a65a4deb7c03d159dbbbd93c01de23b16cd978af60edd6606b1fa7d843/Botany-of-Glass-Bramble-2-2.jpg)
![Plum. Plum (Prunus domestica Opal), Prunus domestica Victoria), Sand. River Allen, Staward Gorge. Lead glass cullet.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a93d26e7855fe93bc3eb6a958b615e613bbe1d38b53debab26db29bc547fec1e/Botany-of-Glass-Plum-2.jpg)
![Thistle. Spear Thistle (Cirsium Vulgare), Marsh Thistle (Cirsium Palustre), Creeping Thistle (Cirsium Avense), Cotton Thistle (Onopordum Acanthium). Batch.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80cc27215404f1a397ae9838b5a526ace7d84cb9fde60809263adce8b0fc83f0/Botany-of-Glass-Thistle-2.jpg)
![Hops. Hops (Humulus Lupulus), Sand. River Derwent, Muggleswick. Batch.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0edd0cda153ce21432a3f093376bf6b38576db5ecb2a82e7cf96b58a2a0be417/Botany-of-Glass-Hops-2.jpg)
A Botany of Glass
2020A Botany of Glass looks at the role of plants and algae in early, pre-industrial glass making. This is an open-ended project of experiments that explore botanical alkalis, industrial legacies, personal experience and plants in their current environments.