Herba In Extremis homeware based on traditional willow pattern

based on traditional willow pattern china typical of the 19th century (when there were potteries in Ouseburn) and some of the landmarks of the Lower Ouseburn Valley

Enjoy using this Furoshiki by switching the colors and patterns depending on your mood or occasion

Fiona Cumberpatch

32cm x 32cm (image to paper edge)

Create prints directly from plant materials using ink and an etching press

Herba In Extremis homeware based on traditional willow patternMany plants have a remarkable ability to survive and thrive in the most inauspicious places such as a dried up bank of a reservoir, the cracks in a pavement or amongst the fag ends and litter on a street planter. These images were made from photographs of plants discovered in a local shopping street. They celebrate the work of Wylliam Turner of Morpeth who printed 'A New Herball' in 1551 and is considered to be the father of English botany. His