These etchings (some with chiné collé) recall my routine of walking the old mountain stairways in Kalk Bay and St James, when the weather was inclement in Kommetjie. I have a longstanding fascination with plant shadow. Instead of counting stairs, I used the ritual as an opportunity for close observation of plant shadow, where mosses and lichens grow in the cracks.

 

The shadows over the mosses and lichens are incredibly beautiful. They make me wonder why these particular textures have developed on these old stairs over the years and to consider their shape and form.