Episode 10: Jean Mackay – The art of discovery

<p>Jean Mackay is an artist, educator and naturalist. She uses her art practice as a way of capturing and appreciating the small moments in everyday life and teaches that we can all become explorers of the world around us.</p><p>Listen to hear more about:</p><ul><li>Jean’s unique educational experience during her university years.</li><li>How she tackles the task of depicting complex subjects in her journal.</li><li>Using simple design principles to put together a page. </li><li>How the experience of listening to the dawn chorus changed her view of birding.</li><li>How keeping a nature journal connects her with the naturalists and explorers from history.</li><li>About her new book ‘The Nature Explorer’s Sketchbok’. </li></ul><p>Find out more about Jean on her website <a href="http://www.jeanmackayart.com">www.jeanmackayart.com</a> and on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeanmackayart/">Instagram</a>. You can purchase The Nature Explorer’s Sketchbook from <a href="https://tumblehomebooks.org/book/the-nature-explorers-sketchbook/">Tumblehome Books</a> and from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Explorers-Sketchbook-Jean-Mackay/dp/1943431590/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=MacKay+nature&qid=1596633894&s=books&sr=1-1">Amazon</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for listening!</p><p><a href="www.journalingwithnature.com" target="_blank">www.journalingwithnature.com</a></p><p> </p>