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Ginkgo biloba, a living fossil, the last surviving species of its genus.

It's that time again 🍄 Happy October!

Maybe it would fun to talk about music for a bit... 🎶

Banco de Gaia - Last Train to Lhasa Indescribably good. A journey in itself. Although not the first time I heard it, its presence on Sasha & John Digweed's Northern Exposure mix is pretty mindblowing. I highly recommend it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPga...

The jellyfish have returned… Some of you may remember these cyanotypes from their first release. After a little time away, they’re now returning to my shop! Just to let you know, I only made six of each print, and several of them have already been sold. 🪼 shop.rowanclair.com 🪼

These prints are the result of a long fascination with strange creatures of the deep. They appear otherworldly and delicate, yet they are surprisingly resilient and sometimes even dangerous, and have an ancient history, drifting through the oceans for hundreds of millions of years.

Maybe it would fun to talk about music for a bit... 🎶

Lindstrøm - Rà-àkõ-st A fascinating track that starts simply and builds into something strange and incredible, I love this kind of slow progressive layering of sounds. Masterful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtr5...

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Susumu Hirasawa - Dreaming machine How on earth to pick a track from an artist with such an incredible discography... I'm choosing this one because of a live performance of it that had an impact on me but can no longer find a video of it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfZ7...

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Kraftwerk - Der Telefonanruf Continuing the German theme. Something about this one is quite special to me. I always liked their songs in German more than English. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQpb...

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Biosphere - Cloudwalker II This was the first track of Biosphere's that I heard and it instantly transported me to another world. He quickly became one of my favourite artists and is a driving force behind me learning to produce music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVsO...

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The Souljazz Orchestra - Kossa Kossa Time to hop genres again to a recent discovery, this is one that I simply cannot listen to just once, I have to play it multiple times before I can move on, it's addictive... www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xt8...

Maybe it would fun to talk about music for a bit... 🎶

The Avalanches - Because I'm Me One of my favourite artists of all time. I used to listen to them when I was scared of flying on planes and it made me feel better, I can't help but be uplifted by their music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu0K...

Maybe it would fun to talk about music for a bit... 🎶

Klaus Nomi - Total Eclipse I knew I needed a song of his here but wasn't sure which. But I think this one is exemplary of what he's capable of. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmLk...

Maybe it would fun to talk about music for a bit... 🎶

Happy 13th anniversary to Final Fantasy XIV! This is just a handful of the pieces of art I made inspired by the game over the years, from 2019-2023, as many as I could fit in a post on here. You can see the progress I made in that time!

Gradually, I started making art again after barely making anything for several years, because I was so passionate about it that I just HAD to. It helped me to rebuild myself. And I know there are thousands of other people whose lives were changed by this game and its community too.

Happy 13th anniversary to Final Fantasy XIV! This is just a handful of the pieces of art I made inspired by the game over the years, from 2019-2023, as many as I could fit in a post on here. You can see the progress I made in that time!

In 2013 this world took me in and showed me so many things. It created a universe so full of life and history, taking inspiration from real world places, people, culture, animals, plants, even food and drink, which are all woven together into something entirely new to discover and explore.

New fine art prints are now available in my shop! 🌿 shop.rowanclair.com/collections/familiar-paths 🌿 These landscapes bring together moments from familiar places, remembered and reimagined through illustration: not simply what they looked like, but what it felt like to be there.