Anthropocene Sketchbook

The Anthropocene is an informal geologic term referring to the period that began when the human impact on the world's ecosystems first became significant. All work by Robin Carlson (robinleecarlson.com).

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Here’s a spread from my amazing trip to Orcas Island last summer to explore the Cascade Creek watershed and make sketchbook pages for @odeislove. I visited the Coho Preserve for the first time and was so happy to get acquainted with the beautiful, secluded ravine. #orcasisland #cohopreserve https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ZcgfxAH-q/?igshid=f2tr0m4xv91u

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I’m very excited to have received my copy of Ode: Orcas Island! It is @ayngailey and @saracfarish gorgeous tribute to the island and the people who live there and I am honored to have had my artwork included. You can see more of the book and order a copy at odeislove.com. @odeislove I’ll post some of the other spreads I made for this project over the next few days. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7UBt7ZgfW-/?igshid=499oelulsozv

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Doodling. #howtocatchamole #marchamer https://www.instagram.com/p/B7MjvCHgZiV/?igshid=uc4rg2limtdc

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Nice collection of lichens on the venerable rocks at Indian Rock Park in Berkeley. #dustlichen #lepraria #goldspecklichen #candelariella #greenshieldlichen #flavoparmelia #sunkendisklichen #aspicilia https://www.instagram.com/p/B7JY1TkgWAC/?igshid=jqx2k1q8t7f

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Green stinkbug on the top of a chain link fence. #southerngreenstinkbug #nezaraviridula #northdavisripariancorridor #northdavisditch https://www.instagram.com/p/B7HHGAJAS5V/?igshid=1qn3fezhvzcn3

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Beautiful mistletoe in abundant fruit on willow along the North Davis Riparian Corridor (North Davis Ditch). #americanmistletoe #phoradendronleucarpum #phoradendronleucarpummacrophyllum https://www.instagram.com/p/B7FjEcQg2UK/?igshid=w2ph2u2ci1jz

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#oakmistletoe #phoradendronleucarpum #phoradendronleucarpumtomentosum https://www.instagram.com/p/B7C6pJRA-tz/?igshid=cjbd6f3c126y

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#inuksuk https://www.instagram.com/p/B7C6TvpAJBc/?igshid=o2rr029kajft

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Hooray! My playground artwork (spring toys and an EcoHunt) for @landconservancyslo are installed. I can’t wait to see them in person! https://www.instagram.com/p/B7CVD-JASML/?igshid=g21rgcs1tq56

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Happy new year! Nothing says new year fresh start to me like slime molds and the beetles that eat them. #wolfsmilk #lycogalaepidendrum #slimemold #anisotoma #fungusbeetle #leiodidae https://www.instagram.com/p/B6zeTP1ghRq/?igshid=335jdhx81d33

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Spider with an epic meal, if it can subdue it. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6tp1YYAhL-/?igshid=1vnf1i19msktj

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Neighborhood walk. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6n5_7ZgnlV/?igshid=1gu25f1gpphln

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Neighborhood walk yesterday. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6mdMbCAL-n/?igshid=7mmqgv9aizb

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Happy solstice, one day late! This is a native, outdoor-living roach. #chaparralinsects #westernwoodcockroach #parcoblattaamericana https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ZFOovABiC/?igshid=1t1upu1uco1d9

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#bushtit #psaltriparusminimus #californiathrasher #toxostomaredivivum #charcoalbeetle #melanophilaconsputa #chaparralbirds #chaparralinsects https://www.instagram.com/p/B6UCNmSgr2l/?igshid=w8mnoi60oz1j

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Another longhorned beetle attracted to burned areas for the woodboring opportunities provided by dead and dying trees and shrubs. #xylotrechus #cerambycidae #longhornedbeetle #chaparralinsects https://www.instagram.com/p/B6QsHyyAXLr/?igshid=7u3ypm268s1h

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A gorgeous longhorned beetle that mimics the tarantula hawk. #tragidion #cerambycidae #longhornedbeetle #chaparralinsects https://www.instagram.com/p/B6M0rDcAMNZ/?igshid=9qale98cgpym