{"title":"Blue Bower Art","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/8199\/6171\/files\/Jessica_Hodgson_headshot.jpg?v=1792553880\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"222\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDr Jess Hodgson is a conservation ecologist turned cyanotype artist and the maker behind Blue Bower Art. At CSIRO, she kayaked through wetlands to catch spoonbills and ibis, surveyed plants in critically endangered ecosystems and flew drones for research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhen chronic health issues ended her science career, she turned to cyanotype, a sun-printing process botanists have used to record plants since the 1840s. Jess prints real ferns, flowers, feathers and wings, many collected on her conservation property in the Southern Tablelands of NSW. Her work includes original artworks, prints, cards, bookmarks and workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blue-bower-art-bookmark-dandelion-wishes-bkmk-dand","title":"Jessica Blue Bower Art | Bookmark – Dandelion Wishes |","description":"\u003cp\u003eEveryone knows the dandelion wish: blow on the seed head and let it go. This design uses the seed head of a native daisy from my conservation property in the Southern Tablelands of NSW, its fine seeds drifting white on soft blue. The sleeve has space to write a message, so you can add your own wish, a word of encouragement or a simple thinking of you, with no separate card needed. Printed from my handmade cyanotype on sturdy recycled card, it keeps someone’s place in a book long after the day it was given. A small gift for a friend having a hard week, a student before exams, or anyone who needs a wish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica Blue Bower Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49873354621083,"sku":"shop-blue bower art-bookmark-–-dandelion-wishes-bkmk-dand","price":9.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/8199\/6171\/files\/JH-BKMK-DAND_f9d002ba-7407-4d72-9f44-72a45391fa82.jpg?v=1792553610"},{"product_id":"blue-bower-art-bookmark-red-tailed-black-cockatoo-tail-feather-bkmk-rtbc","title":"Jessica Blue Bower Art | Bookmark – Red-tailed black cockatoo tail feather |","description":"\u003cp\u003eI found this red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) feather in northern Queensland, and its barred pattern became this bookmark. The bands across the feather show in white and blue from quill to tip. Printed from my handmade cyanotype on 350gsm recycled card, it makes a good page marker for a birdwatcher’s field guide, where you flick back and forth all day. The sleeve has space for a message, so there’s no need for a separate card. Give it to a bird lover, slip it into a Christmas stocking, or keep it for yourself if you can never walk past a feather on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica Blue Bower Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49873354752155,"sku":"shop-blue bower art-bookmark-–-red-tailed-black-cockatoo-tail-feather-bkmk-rtbc","price":9.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/8199\/6171\/files\/JH-BKMK-RTBC.jpg?v=1792552690"},{"product_id":"blue-bower-art-bookmark-bottlebrush-bkmk-bb","title":"Jessica Blue Bower Art | Bookmark – Bottlebrush |","description":"\u003cp\u003eBottlebrush (Callistemon) is one of Australia’s best-known native shrubs, and its brush-shaped flowers bring honeyeaters and lorikeets into gardens across the country. On this bookmark, a flower spike and its slender leaves print white on deep blue, from my handmade cyanotype. It’s slim enough for a paperback and long enough for a hardback, with the design on both sides. The sleeve has space for a message, so you can write your thank-you straight onto it. Give one to a teacher at the end of the year, or to a native gardener who has everything else. Pair it with my Grevillea bookmark for a small native flower set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica Blue Bower Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49873354784923,"sku":"shop-blue bower art-bookmark-–-bottlebrush-bkmk-bb","price":9.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/8199\/6171\/files\/JH-BKMK-BB.png?v=1792552532"},{"product_id":"blue-bower-art-bookmark-skeleton-leaves-bkmk-sklt","title":"Jessica Blue Bower Art | Bookmark – Skeleton leaves |","description":"\u003cp\u003eSkeleton leaves are not easy to find. They form when the soft tissue of a fallen leaf breaks down and only the network of veins is left. As a former CSIRO conservation ecologist turned artist, I found these and made them into a cyanotype by hand, so every vein shows white against deep blue. This bookmark is a print of that original, on 350gsm recycled card that stays firm in a nature journal, a sketchbook or a novel. The sleeve has space to write a message, so it’s ready to give to a teacher, a gardener or anyone who collects small treasures from the bush.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica Blue Bower Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49873354850459,"sku":"shop-blue bower art-bookmark-–-skeleton-leaves-bkmk-sklt","price":9.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/8199\/6171\/files\/JH-BKMK-SKLT.png?v=1792552351"},{"product_id":"blue-bower-art-bookmark-forest-dreaming-bkmk-frdm","title":"Jessica Blue Bower Art | Bookmark – Forest dreaming |","description":"\u003cp\u003eForest Dreaming is the deepest blue of my fern bookmarks. Dense fronds of rough tree fern (Cyathea australis) from my conservation property in the Southern Tablelands of NSW fill the design. Cyanotype makes this Prussian blue, the same colour as the first blueprints. This bookmark is a print of my handmade original, on firm recycled card with the design on both sides. The sleeve has space for a message, so you can write a note for a mum who reads every night, or for the person who says they want nothing this year. It fits a Christmas stocking and gets used long after the paper is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica Blue Bower Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49873355800731,"sku":"shop-blue bower art-bookmark-–-forest-dreaming-bkmk-frdm","price":9.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/8199\/6171\/files\/JH-BKMK_FRDM.png?v=1792552184"},{"product_id":"blue-bower-art-bookmark-whale-shark-bkmk-whsk","title":"Jessica Blue Bower Art | Bookmark – Whale shark |","description":"\u003cp\u003eA whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swims the length of this bookmark, its body filled with Australian wildflowers in deep cyanotype blue. I haven’t met a whale shark yet, but swimming beside one at Ningaloo is high on my list. The bookmark is a print of my handmade cyanotype, with the artwork on both sides, so it looks right whichever way it sits in the book. Its sleeve has space to write a message, so the sleeve is the card and the gift is ready to hand over. Give it to an ocean lover, a diver back from Ningaloo or a reader who would rather be at the beach. Collect it with my red-tailed black cockatoo and dragonfly bookmarks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica Blue Bower Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49873355833499,"sku":"shop-blue bower art-bookmark-–-whale-shark-bkmk-whsk","price":9.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/8199\/6171\/files\/JH-BKMK-WHSK.jpg?v=1792551943"},{"product_id":"blue-bower-art-bookmark-grevillea-bkmk-grv","title":"Jessica Blue Bower Art | Bookmark – Grevillea |","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Deua grevillea (Grevillea rhyolitica) in my garden is a favourite of the eastern spinebills, small honeyeaters with long curved beaks that reach deep into its flowers. This bookmark holds its spidery flowers and narrow leaves in white on deep blue, printed from my handmade original cyanotype. It marks your place without folding corners, whether you are reading a novel or keeping notes in a bird guide, and the rounded corners keep it neat in your bag. The sleeve has space for a message, so it doubles as the card. A small gift for native plant growers, birders and anyone who plants for wildlife.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica Blue Bower Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49873356030107,"sku":"shop-blue bower art-bookmark-–-grevillea-bkmk-grv","price":9.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/8199\/6171\/files\/JH-BKMK-GRV.png?v=1792550624"},{"product_id":"blue-bower-art-bookmark-coastal-forest-bkmk-cf","title":"Jessica Blue Bower Art | Bookmark – Coastal forest |","description":"\u003cp\u003eCoastal Forest mixes bracken fern (Pteridium esculentum) from my conservation property in the Southern Tablelands of NSW with soft teal, blue and washes of gold. A bookmark is one of the few gifts a reader will actually use, and this one keeps their place without folded corners. It’s printed from my handmade cyanotype on sturdy recycled card, with the artwork on both sides. The sleeve has space for a message, so it doubles as the card. Tuck it inside a new book, give it to a teacher as a thank-you, or pair it with a coffee for a book-loving friend. It’s one of three fern designs, with Prehistoric Forest and Forest Dreaming.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica Blue Bower Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49873356226715,"sku":"shop-blue bower art-bookmark-–-coastal-forest-bkmk-cf","price":9.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/8199\/6171\/files\/JH-BKMK-CF.png?v=1792550567"},{"product_id":"blue-bower-art-bookmark-among-the-wildflowers-bkmk-wldflwr","title":"Jessica Blue Bower Art | Bookmark – Among the Wildflowers |","description":"\u003cp\u003eWalk through the grassy woodlands of the Southern Tablelands of NSW in flower and you’ll find small wildflowers tucked between the grasses. This bookmark gathers them: Australian wildflowers, seed heads and grasses scattered down its length in white on blue. If you love the look of pressed flower bookmarks but not the fragile petals, this one gives you the same botanical feel on firm 350gsm recycled card. It’s printed from my handmade cyanotype and slips into a journal, planner or garden book as easily as a novel. The sleeve has space for a message, so it arrives ready to give to a bushwalker, a wildflower lover or a friend who reads in the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica Blue Bower Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49873356325019,"sku":"shop-blue bower art-bookmark-–-among-the-wildflowers-bkmk-wldflwr","price":9.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/8199\/6171\/files\/JH-BKMK-WLDFLWR.jpg?v=1792550532"},{"product_id":"blue-bower-art-bookmark-prehistoric-forest-bkmk-pf","title":"Jessica Blue Bower Art | Bookmark – Prehistoric forest |","description":"\u003cp\u003eFerns grew on Earth long before the first flowers, and Prehistoric Forest leans into that ancient feel. Fronds of bracken fern (Pteridium esculentum) overlap in deep teal with a hint of violet. I collected them on my conservation property in the Southern Tablelands of NSW, after years working as a CSIRO conservation ecologist. This bookmark is printed from my handmade cyanotype and sits neatly in a field guide, a gardening book or a nature journal. The sleeve has space for a message, so the gift and card arrive together. A good choice for nature lovers, gardeners and anyone who reads about the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessica Blue Bower Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49873356521627,"sku":"shop-blue bower art-bookmark-–-prehistoric-forest-bkmk-pf","price":9.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/8199\/6171\/files\/JH-BKMK-PF_d1f5f4b1-fc2a-443b-aa2e-40525d86c396.png?v=1792550488"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/8199\/6171\/collections\/Bookmarks_styled.png?v=1792550215","url":"https:\/\/shop.belcoarts.com.au\/collections\/blue-bower-art.oembed","provider":"The Shop at Belco Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}