The Anther’s Fire

‘I offer my eyes that you may see

when will you weary of profanity
and recognise breath within bark

pulse within stone

the anther's fire?

The Anther’s Fire is a stark and powerful poem continuing the exploration of metempsychosis that Autumn began in Ajar To The Night.

Released to honour the Winter Solstice, and the Great Alignment of Saturn and Jupiter, The Anther’s Fire was created in two editions, both printed on cotton bookwove papers, thread-sewn, and with textured loose covers:

​Solanum Edition of 12

- The Anther’s Fire thread-sewn booklet
- Amethyst cover with debossed sigil
- Four signed photographic prints
- Four colour-field cards, time-infused with individual plant decoctions
- Handwoven wild tussah silk enclosure
- Glass phial of Solstitial incense
- Presentation box with coverplate
- Wax-sealed and stamped
- Signed and numbered

Hypericum Edition of 72

- The Anther’s Fire thread-sewn booklet
- Saffron cover with debossed sigil
- Signed and numbered

The Solstitial incense was a blend of twelve primary ingredients: four resins, four dried plants and four essential oils, including Frankincense, Gentian root, Mistletoe and Juniper.

The delicate colour-fields comprised infusions (from between 4 to 12 hours) of four plants native to Britain and Ireland:

- Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- Juniper berry (Juniperus communis)
- Elder (Sambucus nigra)
- Rose-hips from the wild Dog-rose (Rosa canina)

All incense and colour-field ingredients were either wild gathered by the author or sourced ethically and sustainably.

View a selection of images of the Special Editions.