The depth of their colour depends on light, temperature and variety.
Warm days, cool nights.
The anthocyanins, a family of antioxidant pigments more commonly found in blackcurrants and blueberries, give the orange its blood colour. They will only develop in the right conditions, particularly when temperatures are low at night – and Mount Etna provides the right climate.
These ‘suns’, from that special place, take me through January.
Artist and producer working across media and form, often making art with other people arising from context and place. Sue began collaborating as a teenager in a girl punk band, going on to work in live performance in the UK and internationally, including as a Lecturer at Dartington College of Arts in Devon. Commissions include work for festivals and non arts organisations. Sue also works in community and movement building around climate in her home town of Frome, Somerset, and as project lead for Future Shed Frome. Sue also convenes an experimental online Art Club with artist Joff Winterhart.
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Sue Palmer - artist & producer 