botanical illustration

„Die Pflanze, die man malt, wird dann auch Teil von einem selbst.“

Was ist botanische Illustration? Wie und zu welchem Zweck beobachtet, dokumentiert und malt man Pflanzen? 

Isabel Mischka, botanische Illustratorin und Kursleiterin, nimmt uns mit in die magische Welt der Pflanzen.

Wir sprechen über den Arbeitsalltag von Illustrator*innen früher und heute und unsere Gedanken und Erfahrungen zum kreativen Prozess, Geduld und Talent.

Links zu Isabels Arbeit und Kursangebot: 

www.isabelmischka.com - Isabels Website

www.zeichenfabrik.at/kurse/botanische-illustration-realistisches-malen-von-pflanzen-in-aquarell?date=1257 - Isabels Kurse in der Zeichenfabrik Wien

www.kuenstlerstadt-gmuend.at/sommerakademie - Kurs in Gmünd

www.schuettkasten-geras.at/de/akademie/katalog-2024/kursansicht.html?kursuid=430&cHash=25443823fd7b4adda0d625bc7107a5a6 - Kurs in der Akademie Geras

How can something as mundane a plant tell us about a culture?

We may start talking about plants, but soon we will be in mired in a reaction to the Industrial Revolution, colonialism, imperialism, exoticism, Darwinism, social order and class, surreptitious societal coding, a rising middle class, the concept of leisure time, and a culture caught up in the allure of seeking and getting. Phew!

We’ll look at:

• the rise in London’s public parks, squares, and gardens
• a Whitechapel physician who catapults Britain’s economy
• the complicated daily life of Victorians and their plants 
• a teenage girl centuries ahead of her time
• how plants provided women with a foot in the door of careers in science
• plants that influenced the creators: designers, authors, illustrators
• an Amazonian lily pad that inspired an architectural marvel
• a secret form of communication: social coding through flowers
• Oscar Wilde and his green carnation

Note: Next week, we’ll be adding a bonus episode that acts as companion to this one. Stay tuned for the thrilling adventures of The Plant Hunters.  

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Eleanor Chaney is a freelance artist and educator. She is also the founder and creative director of The Library of Nature, an online resource for children. In this episode, Eleanor and I discuss how her experience as a contemporary artist has informed her approach to art, nature, teaching, and learning. We also talk about Eleanor's exquisite paper sculptures, her enthusiasm for natural history books, and how she secured enough funding to launch her project.

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Special Thanks

Janice Benson for supporting Eleanor with her application for The Library Of Nature; Neil Mather for his help and support on the project, and Tullie House Museum and Gallery for their support on Eleanor's recent Hidden Natural Histories project.

Theme music for the podcast is provided by:

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