Over two years as artist-in-residence with the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, Beatrice Forshall explored the stories and features of the many strange and wonderful flora and fauna that are quietly disappearing from our planet. Her book – Vanishing Species – is a celebration of those extraordinary life forms. Watch this 3-minute video involving Beatrice, sheets of zinc, inks and a press at her Devon home to see the contemplative process of lithograph creation by which she gave shape and feeling to what she had learned. Beatrice’s beautiful and vivid recreations will be on show at our Literature & Landscape exhibition from 3 – 5 October. With a Friday evening ticket you can also hear her talk about the exquisite and thought-provoking book she wrote and illustrated.