Game of Shrooms is an international art holiday founded by artist 'Daniel 'Attaboy' Seifert' in 2019, and this year I am delighted to be taking part as an artist and an art hunter! The idea is that artists hide mushroom related art works for people to find and keep. They will be in place for… Continue reading Game of Shrooms! Dublin, Ireland!
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Trametes gibbosa, Lumpy Bracket Fungus, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin
Trametes gibbosa, lumpy bracket, on a sycamore stump, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin A wintry dusk stroll around the historical Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin revealed a colourful array of lichen and some curious brackets and crusts too on the old trees and stumps. This pale, chunky, lumpy specimen, Trametes gibbosa, common English name 'lumpy bracket', was covering… Continue reading Trametes gibbosa, Lumpy Bracket Fungus, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin
Xylaria polymorpha, Dead Man’s Fingers, Dublin
07/06/2021 Xylaria polymorpha, Dead Man's Fingers Pottering about my little suburban back garden (in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) which is almost entirely paved, aside from two raised beds at either side, my eye caught sight of a grey undulating clump, sticking out between the chickweed and dry soil. I pondered for a moment whether I… Continue reading Xylaria polymorpha, Dead Man’s Fingers, Dublin
