Digital Media + Geology

  • Drawing in Geoparks

    Drawing in Geoparks

    At the conclusion of an inspiring 2024 European Global Geoparks Conference in Keflavik, I participated in a one day Education Geotourism field trip through the Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark. The large coach bus had geologists from across Europe, and the tour was hosted by Ólafur Jón Arnbjornsson from GeoCamp Iceland. Ólafur Jón did a wonderful…

  • Drawings of Isafjörður

    Drawings of Isafjörður

    During an eight day visit to Isafjörður, Iceland, I created ten drawings with pen, ink wash and charcoal on paper. This was a vacation, a time away from my curatorial work and opportunity to spend time exploring this small coastal town in remote Northwest Iceland. I was accompanying my wife who was teaching a two…

  • Coastal Erosion & Acadian Geology

    Coastal Erosion & Acadian Geology

    To examine how J.W. Dawson thought about coastal erosion, I searched the OCR content of the first edition of Acadian Geology (1855) for relevant terms and concepts. Dawson used the term ‘erosion’ only once, in relation to glacial action. However, in several examples he described examples of coastal erosion as shore “wasting” or cliff sections…