Patterns in Stillness

Lichen creates its own quiet world on the surface of bark — a slow‑growing layer of texture, pattern and muted colour.

In this piece, the overlapping forms reveal how stillness can hold a surprising amount of detail: circular structures, soft mosses, pale greens and greys settling into the grain of the wood.

It’s a reminder of how much happens at a small scale in nature, and how these subtle surfaces often shape the character of a landscape more than we realise.