Herbalism is the practice of using plants as a tool to maintain overall physical and mental wellness. How do Herbalism & Foraging Go Together? The best plants to maintain our health with are wild ones! These plants have had to work hard to produce chemicals to deter insects, prevent over-browsing, and stay strong against fungi …
Category: DIY Creations, Flowers, Gardening, Health, Illustrations, Plants, sustainability, The Art of Ecology, Wild Edibles Tags: actions, botanical illustration, botany, ecology, Flowers, forage, Gardening, Health, herbalism, herbalism study tool, herbs, medicinal plants, nature, Plants, sustainability, The Art of Ecology, wild edible, wildflowers
As part of the Wild Art 2021 December Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “Transformation”. Each month, I will focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. This month, the first is an animal that has the unique ability to swap out the …
Category: Adaptations, Animals, Colors, conservation, Endangered Species, Flowers, Illustrations, Ocean, Plants, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: Adaptations, Animals, botanical illustration, color-changing flower, Colors, conservation, drawing challenge, Endangered Species, Flowers, habitats, hermit crab, lantana, nature, Plants, pollinators, scientific illustration, The Art of Ecology, transformation, Wild Art 2021, Wildlife Behavior
As part of the Wild Art 2021 November Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “In Peril”. Each month, I will focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. This month, the first is a flower who brought me great joy picking them as …
Category: Animals, birds, conservation, Endangered Species, Flowers, Illustrations, Plants, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, birds, botanical illustration, conservation, drawing challenge, eastern blue eyed grasses, Endangered Species, Flowers, habitats, in peril, least bittern, native plants, nature, pennsylvania, Plants, scientific illustration, The Art of Ecology, Wild Art 2021
As part of the Wild Art 2021 November Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “FLIGHT”. Each month, I am going to focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. This month, I focused on two species, one amphibian who glides (instead of flies), …
Category: Adaptations, Animals, Flowers, Illustrations, Plants, The Art of Ecology Tags: Adaptations, Animals, botanical illustration, drawing challenge, Flowers, glide, habitats, milkweed, nature, Plants, scientific illustration, seed dispersal, The Art of Ecology, wallaces flying frog, Wild Art 2021
September marks National Mushroom Month, and rightfully so! Many amazing, forage-able fungi start appearing around this time of year. Whether you’re looking for mushrooms to eat, to use for making botanical dye, or just because you plain old appreciate them and find them fascinating, September is a great time to start going around searching for …
Category: Illustrations Tags: bioluminesecnt, blue in nature, blue pinkgill, botanical illustration, conservation, decomposer, ecology, fall fungi challenge, fly agaric, fungi, Gardening, jack-o-lantern mushroom, magpie ink cap, morel, mushroom month, mushrooms, nature, parrot waxcap, scarlet elf cup, scientific illustration, Seasons, The Art of Ecology
As part of the Wild Art 2021 August Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “PREHISTORIC”. Each month, I am going to focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. This month, I focused on two species, one commonly found along beaches and the …
Category: Animals, conservation, Endangered Species, Illustrations, Ocean, Plants, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, botanical illustration, cinnamon fern, conservation, drawing challenge, Endangered Species, fern, habitats, history, horseshoe crab, living fossil, nature, oceans, Plants, prehistoric, scientific illustration, The Art of Ecology, Wild Art 2021, wildlife
As part of the Wild Art 2021 August Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “HOME”. Each month, I am going to focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. This month, I focused on how different species create their homes and shelters. One …
Category: Animals, birds, Illustrations, Plants, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: Adaptations, Animals, bird habitat, birds, botanical illustration, bowerbird, clownfish, drawing challenge, fish, habitats, home, oceans, Plants, scientific illustration, symbiosis, The Art of Ecology, water, Wild Art 2021, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior, wildlife habitat
As part of the Wild Art 2021 July Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “Patterns”. Each month, I am going to focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. This month, I focus on a specific recurring pattern of the natural world. Can …
Category: Illustrations, Ocean Tags: Animals, botanical illustration, botany, drawing challenge, fibonacci sequence, fibonacci spiral, golden ratio, nautilus, patterns, phyllotaxy, Plants, scientific illustration, spiral, succulent, The Art of Ecology, water, Wild Art 2021, wildlife
As part of the Wild Art 2021 June Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “Water”. Each month, I am going to focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. These creatures rely heavily on aquatic ecosystems, yet their aquatic habitats also rely on …
Category: Illustrations Tags: Animals, axolotl, botanical illustration, botany, drawing challenge, Endangered Species, Flowers, Plants, pollution, scientific illustration, The Art of Ecology, water, water on earth, watershed, wetlands, Wild Art 2021, wildlife
As part of the Wild Art 2021 May Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “Wonder”. Each month, I am going to focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. There is so much about the natural world that I wonder about, marvel at, …
Category: Illustrations, Ocean Tags: Animals, blue flowers, blue in nature, botanical illustration, botany, Colors, colors of nature, cyanophores, drawing challenge, fish, Flowers, pigments, plant pigments, Plants, scientific illustration, The Art of Ecology, Wild Art 2021, wildlife, wonder
