Posted in Adult Education, botanical illustration, Education, Lora Robins Library on Mar 10th, 2013
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 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 9th, 2012
by Paula Blair Dabbs, Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden I signed up for the Nature Journaling class at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden because I love to draw and I thought it would complement my classes in Botanical Illustration, also offered at the garden. But as I learned from instructor Susie Kowalik, Nature Journaling is rewarding for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 19th, 2012
by Paula Blair Dabbs, Volunteer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden If the “slow food” movement is about being mindful of what you eat and appreciating it more, then botanical illustration might be considered part of the “slow art” movement. It doesn’t offer the instant gratification of digital photography, but rather the rewards of patience that come with truly [...]
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