The Genestreaming Journey Sculptures Team wish to thank our sponsors and the Shire of Ravensthorpe for their support.
Sincere thanks to the Ravensthorpe Shire and community for supporting the development of this project. Special thanks to The Ravensthorpe Herbarium, Gabrielle Major, Di Burton, Kier Douthie, Rosemary Jasper, Nathan McQuoid, Sue Leighton, Natalie Bell, Kingsley Dixon, Gary Muir, David Groombridge, Aunty Carol Pettersen, Natalie Cordon, Niki Crane, the Ravensthorpe District High School and students and Keith Bradby and the Gondwana Link team.
The Genestreaming Journey Sculpture initiative was co-founded by Aunty Carol Pettersen & Ben Beeton
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Artworks for the Ravensthorpe Genestreaming Journey Sculpture
Field Naturalist Art by Scientific Illustrator Mali Moir and Ben Beeton of the Art of Nature School with illustrative input by Chenda Goldfinch, eco-dying by Kier Douthie & Haiku Poems by Helen Taylor
Mali & Ben give special thanks to the Ravensthorpe Herbarium, Landscape Ecologist Nathan McQuoid & Gary Muir of WoW Wilderness Eco-Projects for their support.
Aboriginal Artworks
Created by Yvonne Bell & Rachael Elphick & the Ravensthorpe District High School Students
Aunty Carol extends special thanks to Natalie Cordon, the LOTE teacher at the Ravensthorpe District High School for her wonderful enthusiasm for this project.
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Selected Species
Phylogenetic Tree of nominated plant families research by Gary Muir of Wow Wilderness Eco Projects
In the field naturalist artwork we have placed the plants in the panels in accordance with the phylogenetic tree of shared ancestry. The sculptures phylogenetic tree determines the sequence in which the families are displayed. In the project we used a map of the region as a contributing element.
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Aunty Carol Pettersen working with Ravensthorpe District High School Students to create artworks for the Ravensthorpe Sculpture.
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Details from Artworks
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Special thanks to Mark Hewson of Torbay Glass Studio and Glenn Hoskins of Roll Form and Marie Mayberry for overseeing Sculpture installation. Documentation by Kier Douthie.
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Ravensthorpe Field Naturalist artwork for a Genestreaming Journey Sculpture
This is a field naturalist artwork informed by the Ravensthorpe herbarium, the threatened and endemic plants of the Ravensthorpe Range, and the ecology, geology and deep time history of the region. It is approximately 3 meters in height by 4.6 meters in length. It has been designed to be installed in 15 panels within a physical and an augmented reality Genestreaming Journey Sculpture which is a content contributor to a broader project.
Step 1 – This project focuses on broadening an awareness of the ecology, geology and deep time history of the region through a contemporary field naturalist artwork which is displayed on a SciArt webpage with accompanying film clips and other resource material that inspired the artwork. This project has a strong conservation message. It is presented as a visual literacy resource tool about the region.
In this first step we have explored and documented the ecology, geology and conservation actions that are taking place in the Ravensthorpe Range. Through consultation we have selected 15 plant families. Landscape ecologist Nathan McQuoid informed us that 13 of the families have endemic plant species only found on the Ravensthorpe Range. We gave particular focus to threatened species.
The Art of Nature School features online art courses created by Mali Moir and Ben Beeton. The Art of Nature School offered our nature journaling course to Ravensthorpe Shire residents with several people accepting the offer and working towards the creation of the artwork that will be included in the final Genestreaming Journey Sculpture field naturalist artwork about the region.
About Mali Moir – “For the past 25 years I taught students in botanical and scientific art thru the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, I illustrated for the National Herbarium of Victoria and I was a museum expedition artist. I lead a 10 year group art project into arid Australia. I hold an adjunct position at the University of Western Australia”. https://www.malimoir.com.au/
About Ben Beeton – “During the past 15 years I have completed over 35 artist residency projects in partnership with conservation and eco-tourism organizations focusing on the ecology, geology and deep time history of natural systems. I have spent many years developing the Genestreaming toolkit for modeling the Tree of Life in new and innovative ways that we now use for our Genestreaming Journey Sculpture public art initiative. I worked at the Australian National University in the development of Genestreaming virtual reality teaching tools. I hold adjunct positions at the Australian National University and the University of Western Australia”.
Consolidated List of ARTWORK -Plant Families nominated by Landscape Ecologist Nathan McQuoid and Ravensthorpe Community- Order of families for artwork, 15 families, one on each of the 15 panels.
1. Orchidaceae: 115 = P1 = 2 sp
Rhizanthella johnstoni (syn. gardneri) from internet photo
Pterostylis Greenhood from Ben photo
2. Cyperaceae: 156 = P2 = 3 sp
Lepidosperma sanguinolentum Rosemary Mali Ben 29.5.22 Kier’s property fresh collection
Gahnia ancistrophylla Rosemary Mali Ben 29.5.22 Kier’s property fresh collection
Sedge species Rosemary Mali Ben 29.5.22 Kier’s property fresh collection
3. Proteaceae: 175 = P3 = 5 sp
Grevillea patentiloba subsp. platypoda Di 21.5.22 fresh collection
G. sulcata Rosemary 31.5.22 fresh collection
G. fulgens Rosemary 14.6.22 fresh collection
Isopogon sp. Di 21.5.22 fresh collection
Banksia corvijuga internet photo
4.Dilleniaceae: 181 = P4 = 2 sp
Hibbertia abyssus D.Little 3.3.2012 Hallys orebody Ravensthorpe. Pressed collection.
H. atrichosepala internet photo Florabase 2
5. Fabaceae: 201 = P5 = 6 sp
Acacia bifaria Rosemary 21.5.22 fresh collection from her property
A. heterochroa subsp. herterochroa Mali Ben 19.6.22 fresh collection
A. myrtifolia Rosemary 31.5.22 fresh collection
A. pinguiculosa subsp. pinguiculosa Rosemary 31.5.22 fresh collection
A. sp. Rosemary 31.5.22 fresh collection
Daviesia megacalyx Rosemary Mali Ben Ron 14.6.22 fresh collection
6. Rhamnaceae: 208 = P6 = 3 sp
Cryptandra craigiae Craig 10103 01/07/2016 RAV Herbarium collection
C. sp. Rosemary 31.5.22 fresh collection
Spyridium majoranifolium Rosemary Mali Ben Ron 14.6.22 fresh collection
Siegfriedia darwinioides Rosemary 24.6.22 fresh collection
7. Casuarinaceae: 217 = P7 = 1 sp
Allocasuarina hystricosa internet photo
8. Euphorbiaceae: 242 = P8 = 1 sp
Beyeria villosa Craig 6084 30.4.2004 RAV Herbarium collection 3
9. Myrtaceae: 281 = P9 = 13
Calothamnus roseus Rosemary 1.6.22 fresh collection
C. quadrifidus Rosemary 1.6.22 fresh collection
Hoppergram = Eucalyptus desmondensis, E. desmondensis x occidentalis, E. occidentalis all Kier 22.5.22 fresh collection from her property
E. megacornuta Kier Mali Ben 22.5.22 fresh collection
E. mcquoidii Nathan 14.6.22 fresh collection from Bremer Bay home
E. proxima E. kessellii E. salubris E. tetraptera Kier fresh collections 23.6.22
Hypocalymma jessicae Rosemary 1.6.22 fresh collection
Micromrytus navicularis Rosemary Mali Ben 14.6.22 fresh collection
10. Gyrostemonaceae: 328 = P10 = 1 sp
Gyrostemon sessilis M. Bennett 747 16/06.2003 RAV Herbarium collection
11. Malvaceae: 309 = P11 = 2 sp
Guichenotia anota internetphoto
G. apetala internetphoto, dissections Rosemary 17.6.22 fresh collection
12. Ericaceae: 403 = P12 = 3 sp
Styphelia epacridis Rosemary Mali Ben Ron 14.6.22 fresh collection
Brachyloma geissoloma Rosemary Mali Ben Ron 14.6.22 fresh collection
Acrotriche orbicularis RAV Herbarium collection. Rosemary fresh collection
13. Goodeniaceae: 458 = P13 = 2 sp
Dampiera deltoidea E Tink 332 25/10/1998 RAV Herbarium collection
Lechenaultia superba Graham Richardson 14.6.22 fresh collection from Hopetoun home
14. Pittosporaceae: 471= P14 = 2 sp
Marianthus mollis internet photo. Dissections J Hill 2 02/12/1998 RAV Herbarium collection
Billarderia bicolour Kier 5.6.22 fresh collection
15. Lamiaceae: 432 = P15 = 1 sp
Microcorys pimeleoides internet photo