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The Creative Perfectionist Gap
This week wraps up our first six-week course in botanical drawing and watercolour at the Hygēa Apothecary in Newcastle. What a delight it has been to see each of our painters build their skills week after week and establish a foundation in botanical watercolour. Each...
The Lost Art of Looking: How Botanical Art and Herbal Medicine Have Always Been Important Women’s Work
Why reclaiming both might be exactly what we need right nowThere is something that deeply connects us to the awe and wonder of looking closely at a plant. I mean, not just glancing or scrolling past a beautiful image of one. But really looking at the curve of a leaf,...
Why Making Art is One of the Best Things You Can Do For Your Emotions
Creative practice builds emotional resilience, one brushstroke at a time.If there was one word to describe the world over these past few years, it would be tender. What do I mean by that? I mean things could snap at any minute, it's a delicate sitution - globally,...