plants

Books in a Box – Part 1 of 2

NOTE: If you have received this post twice it is due to a post scheduling glitch, my apologies. Yesterday I conducted a skill share workshop at the Fabric of Society York on using ready made boxes as a vehicle for artist book ideas. I will be writing more about that experience in part 2, butContinue reading “Books in a Box – Part 1 of 2”

This Sunday: On Plants. A Zoom series on plants and the different ways artists relate to them.

You do not have to be an artist or an expert on plants to enjoy this upcoming series hosted by the Plastic Club. It will kick off this Sunday with a presentation I am giving on looking at the characteristics of leaves with an emphasis on trees. Many people enjoy plant journaling as a wayContinue reading “This Sunday: On Plants. A Zoom series on plants and the different ways artists relate to them.”

Compound Leaves: An Attempt to Explain with Examples

It is daunting when you are learning to identify plants to decipher between a simple and compound leaf. At times, compound leaves are also referred to as Divided leaves. For this article, I will stick to the term Compound Leaves/Leaf. The suggestion usually made is to look for a bud at the base of theContinue reading “Compound Leaves: An Attempt to Explain with Examples”