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A celebration of the unique coastline of the Great Ocean Road and the deep time that has shaped it. Written in Stone takes the reader from the ochre cliffs of Torquay where 25 million year old fossils can be found, past the tip of Cape Otway where Gondwanan rivers have preserved dinosaur bones and on towards the Twelve Apostles. Each location has been mapped, photographed, sketched and offered to the reader with the eye of a geologist and an artist. Through following the iconic Great Ocean Road Written in Stone shows us how to look closer and see things that we may otherwise pass by. It reveals how the colours, lines, textures and patterns we find in rocks are all here as a result of time and process acting on and shaping the landscape. This book captures the curiosity and beauty of small moments. Of objects found on walks, collected and treasured. Philomena shows us that each small piece is a puzzle to the wider workings of geology and how it shapes our lives.

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Philomena is a Writer/Illustrator and explorer of wild places. Her work focuses on the meeting point between Science and Art. She is interested in how we connect to place. How we can become more intimate with the world and our own sense of belonging. Graduating in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts and Science (Geology) and a Diploma of Creative Writing from the University of Melbourne, she has since focused on exploring creative ways to communicate about the natural world. Philomena spent nine years living between Melbourne and the Southwest Victorian Coast creating Written in Stone: reading the rocks of the Great Ocean Road. This book has become a much celebrated publication and is currently into its third print run. She is a full time author, designer and educator. Spending time in her studio and traveling to talk on the topic of geology and creativity

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