Victorian Dried Seaweed Pressing, Isle of Wight, #1 how to draw trees which was produced by Fan

which was produced by Fan C-Pack Co

and of course that mullet

Most of all I love how composed but acutely observant and alert he seems --a wonderfully watchful presence to keep near

and vertically

the best drawings seem effortless

Victorian Dried Seaweed Pressing, Isle of Wight, #1 how to draw trees which was produced by FanThis is the first of a handful of small seaweed pressings I purchased together, which I think are just exquisitely beautiful! A few of them, including this one, are signed and dated (1867 I believe, though possibly 1887) at bottom, others initialed on back, so they represent the work of a few different people, most likely young women, among whom seaweed collecting and pressing was quite the thing during the Victorian era. I love the fact that making