AUTUMN + ERMINE + CLIMATE CHANGE
Yesterday was the autumnal equinox, the day when the sun passes directly over Earth’s equator.
However, an article on BBC Earth from last October asks the question: Is the end of Autumn as we know it, coming to an end?
“As temperatures rise across the globe, these traditions are under threat. Already trees in many areas are changing colour several days later than they did two decades ago. One recent study predicts delays of seven to 20 days by the year 2100 in the US.” -Stephanie Pappas
With a growing awareness of the seriousness of climate change, there comes hope: Climate change week in NYC kicked of with John Kerry. Bernie Saunders and now Hillary Clinton are against the Keystone Pipeline. Pope Francis exclaiming that “climate change is a problem that can no longer be left to future generations..we know that things can change…climate change is a moral issue”. And as stated, clearly and with imagery on NASA’S website “Scientific evidence for warming of the climate system is unequivocal“.
If truth is the hallmark of health, then let the scientific facts be an inspiration and a guide for change.
When creating “Ermine” we were focusing on making changes within our own lives in regard to how we impact the environment with our daily habits. Leonardo da Vinci has been quoted as saying that “moderation cures all vices” and is thought to have used an ermine in his painting symbolizing purity as it was believed an ermine would face death rather than soil its white coat.
2ETN’S “Ermine”
24kt Gold Etruscan Revival Brooch,
Oil Painting on Cocobola Wood