Jennie Speirs Grant RSS (Scottish, B.1963) "Biosemiotic Drawing (Birdsong)", Silverpoint, Carbon &

Jennie Speirs Grant RSS (Scottish, B.1963)"Biosemiotic Drawing (Birdsong)", Silverpoint, Carbon & Graphite on a Prepared Ground on 280 gsm BFK Rives. Float Mounted. Exhibited at Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation. 56cm x 76cm (Framed 73cm x 98.5cm). Unique drawing. From an ongoing series of direct notations of soundscapes in early morning mature woodland. First shown at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation. Archival quality materials and framing. Details of the specific observations - for example the bird species, and prevailing weather conditions are supplied with the work. Drawing made at the Banqueting Hall, Jesmond Dene. A Biosemiotic series notating Northern European woodland birdsong in its environment. Tuesday 25/06/13. 07.10 – 08.15 a.m. Dry and cool, prior to a warm morning. Sunny, clear, breezy.Notes : Blackcap, continuous song. Tits – various, Wrens, Bullfinches. Woodpigeons, Crows, Jackdaws.Very restrained – a limited range of birds – Chiffchaff (distant), Blackbird (once)Silverpoint, Graphite & Carbon on Zinc White Gouache. BFK Rives 270 gsm Acid free paper.Aluminium Frame.