Welcome I am Suzanne Matheson,a professional jewelry designer.I specialize in ZBrush, a 3d design software that allows fora sculptural approach to creating virtual forms. Feature – Bespoke Wedding Bands In 2024, I was commissioned to
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For the past few months I have been taking silversmithing classes at Bedrock Studios in Edmonton, Alberta. Needing to get in some practice, I decided to make sterling silver rings for my partner, my adult kids,
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Many years ago, a black bird flew into my dreams. In her bill she carried a long, shiny piece of metal, a strange looking tool she used to open my window. She came to me
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Last year I received a request from the University of Guelph Institute for Environmental Research (GIER) to commission some natural science illustrations.The institute had received a small grant to create unique communications/knowledge mobilization pieces that
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Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: LepidopteraFamily: Nymphalidae Species Status, the following listed Monarch as “Special Concern”:federal Species at Risk Act in 2003; Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, 2007; New Brunswick’s Species at Risk Act,
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Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Species Status in Ontario: Least Concern Family, Sciuridae:The term, rodent, comes from the Latin rodere, which means “to gnaw”. All animals in the order
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Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passerellidae Species Status in Canada: “Ipswich” Savannah Sparrow subspecies Passerculus sandwichensis princeps, on SARO “Special Concern” listsince 2003 and COSEWIC “Special Concern” list since 2009 Family, Passerellidae:The
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Class: Magnoliopsida Subclass: Rosidae Order: RhamnalesFamily: RhamnaceaeHost Plant for Endangered Species,Erynnis martialis Mottled Duskywing butterfly Erynnis martialis on Host Plant (Ceanothus americanus), Colour/Detail, 2020 © Suzanne M Matheson Buckthorn Family, Rhamnaceae:Worldwide, there are
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Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: LepidopteraFamily: Hesperiidae Species Status in Ontario: on SARO “Endangered” list since 2014 Erynnis martialis, Colour, 2020 © Suzanne M Matheson Family, Hesperiidae:The Skipper family, Hesperiidae, is made up
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Put simply, “Biodiversity is the shortened form of two words “biological” and “diversity”. It refers to all the variety of life that can be found on Earth (plants, animals, fungi and micro-organisms) as well as
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