Mick Brown

©️ Morel.
Mixed media on 120gsm matte.

Back on the shrooms, the gift that keeps on giving.
Morel is an interesting fungi.
The novel 'Hothouse' by Bryan Aldiss is brilliant.
The earth long ago destroyed by nuclear war and knocked off its axis has stopped rotating, the half still facing the sun has become one huge impenetrable jungle, inhabited by monstrous carnivorous plant type creatures.
Humans have evolved. There are very few left living in small family groups, being 18 inches in height and greenish in colour, and having no knowledge of their past, they exist to survive, that is until a piece of fungi a Morel drops onto the head of our hero, Morel holds the history of the world within its mycelium network and educates Gren all the while growing like a parasite on his head!
Needless to say, our diminutive hero saves the day (sort of), but as a kid, I really enjoyed the story, so as a tiny tribute, I've included a few bits of Morel fungi in this piece.
I hope you like it!

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