Molly Kaderka

Fossilized Fern Leaf , 2016

pastel pencils and gouache on paper

10 x 10 in (25.4 x 25.4 cm)

Depiction of a fossilized impression of a fern leaf from the Upper Carboniferous period, 280-310 million years ago. During this time, warm temperatures and swampy environments led to a flourishing of plant life, including ferns. As these plants died, their decaying material formed the coal reserves used to this day. Object is in the National History Museum of London, listed as Neuropteris Gigantea Sternberg.

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