Lichen
A series of illustrated character studies based on the kinds of lichen growing quietly all around us — on walls, rooftops, gravestones, tree trunks. Easy to miss, but once you start noticing them, they’re everywhere.
Each of the 18 characters is based on a real species. Match them up, go lichen-hunting, or just start noticing them next time you’re out and about.
The project began as a way to pay closer attention to the overlooked — and has since grown into a sold-out poster, a collaboration with Plantlife (who shared the series across their channels), a handful of ID videos, and now a printed mini field guide.
For wholesale inquiries about the field guide, please get in touch.
Field Guide available from:
Online
Shelf Editions
England
BAM
104-108 Belle Vue Road, BS5 6BX
BRISTOL
Shelf Editions
4 Saltegate, LN21DH
LINCOLN
Helen of Troy
141 Fore St, EX4 3AN
EXETER
Moss Archives
18a Cheap St, BA11 1BN
FROME
Rare Mags
5 Lower Hillgate, SK1 1JQ
STOCKPORT
Scotland
The Owl at No 2
2 Mid Stocket Road, AB15 5NE
ABERDEEN
Cereal Bakery
Burr’s of Tongue, IV27 4XF
LAIRG
Nairn Books
94 High Street, IV12 4DE
NAIRN
Atkinson Price Books
27 High Street, ML12 6DA
BIGGAR
Hub Spot
1139 Pollokshaws Road, G41 3YH
GLASGOW
But N Ben Books
6 Cameron St, AB39 2BL
STONEHAVEN
Collective Goods
68 High Street
FORT WILLIAM
Wales
Oriel DAVIES Gallery
Y Parc | The Park, SY16 2NZ
NEWTOWN
Oriel Myrddin Gallery
Church Lane, SA31 1LH
CARMARTHEN