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New Jewelry Material: Mycelium, Growing Green Adornment
For the past 11 months, my studio life and creative time have become consumed by mycelium. Mycelium is the vegetative stage of what we know as mushrooms, it’s the white fibrous stuff you see under a rotting log in the woods or under wood chips around your home. A year ago I read a book that mentioned ‘the largest living organism on earth’ which is a patch of honey mushroom mycelium (Armillaria) growing in a forest in Oregon. This fascinated me, so I followed my curiosity. I began to read articles and watch videos and learn about all aspects...