Antarctic Artist

Mirrored Lemaire

Just had to buy this notebook for working in Antarctica this season.

With thanks to Bob Clayden for providing the solargram cans. 

Day without a breath of wind are rare and exquisite

Take only memories, leave only footprints

Thinking about snowflakes, ice crystals and paper cutting today.

Recordings of the otherworldly sounds of the Weddell Seal.

Mock up prototype - Antarctic Colour Wheel. Colours shown here include: Deep Drake; Jade Ice Jewel; Ancient Breath; Ice Cave; Heart of the Glacier; Ship Surge; Snow Algae; Weddell Coat: Ice Shadow

Crabeater / Leopard / Elephant / Fur / Weddell

Bubble nets are made by the whales diving down deep then swimming up in a spiral pattern while releasing a steady stream of bubbles. As the bubbles rise they form a bubble cage which traps the fish or krill. The whales then swim up through the centre of the bubble net with their jaws open and capture a great gulp of food. Humpbacks are ‘baleen’ whales: they filter their food through baleen plates. When the whale closes its mouth the water pours through the baleen plates which trap their food behind.

This highly evolved species has earned the title of the King penguin. Instead of a brief and limited breeding season the King penguin reproduces on a continual cycle. Within the colony all stages of the life can be found. Parents nurturing eggs, through to fledging chicks, juveniles and breeding adults. The islands of South Georgia and the Falklands are home to the King penguin.