by guest bloggers Ruth Intress and Nan Johnson, originally published on WCVE’s Science Matters blog The colors, textures and landscaping at Richmond’s Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is all but hidden from people who are blind and visually impaired. But not for long. Christina Walinski, a Virginia Commonwealth University Engineering student and her professor, Dianne T.V. Pawluk, Ph.D., are creating a wireless device that could aid [...]
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Text & photos by by Susie Kowalik, Instructor, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Years ago, I came across a book by Claire Walker Leslie called Keeping a Nature Journal. It was my introduction to journaling… and the discovery of a wonderful gift, both for myself and those that I have had the privilege of teaching over the [...]
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by Jonah Holland, PR & Marketing Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Garden volunteer Judith Towers volunteering today educating about botanical dye and weaving. Can you believe that the eucalyptus plant dyes wool this rust color? One more thing Judith told me? You techies will love this. The idea for a computer, originally came from a loom. [...]
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Posted in Adult Education, Education on Feb 20th, 2013
Text & photos by Judy Thomas, Adult Education Instructor, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Needle felting is an old craft, but it is on the cutting edge in botanical art. I just finished teaching a session of ”Needle Felting with Botanical Subjects” in the Art in the Garden program at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. What a [...]
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