Finding out about moths

 This morning I went across to the Understanding moths workshop, worried that I hadn’t paid as it said there was no charge when I booked, then I saw an advert which said there was a charge. The lady running the workshop was in the cafe at the arts centre when I arrived, and she assured me the class was free. She has a couple more booked with have a charge. There were only a few of us nd the first hour was informative and there were photos of different moths all over the table for us to look at.

She has been doing research for a couple of years so told us bout the life cycles, how they adapt and how they camouflage themselves on twigs etc. Another lady, the person who photographs the moths for her was there and in a cool bag she had a moth that she had captured the previous night. It was an oak moth and it was passed round, very carefully in its plastic box. Then she told us about the flexagon we were going to make after the break to look round the exhibition. I took a few more photos of the amazing watercolours as they were stunning.

That one is a photograph.

I was back in the studio before anyone else and the photographer had the moth out taking photos, so I got a chance to as well. A few of her as seeing her manage to take the pics when holding the moth on a pencil was fascinating.

Then it was time to create our life cycle flexagon.

It was interesting, going to try and remember how the flexagons are created!

Had lunch with Darren when I got back and popped to the local shop, but nothing more of interest. Took a photo from the window as the clouds rolled in.