NatureArt Lab Blog
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Dr Anna Voysekhovich is an award-winning botanical artist and scientific illustrator based in Sydney. Her illustration of this beautiful Albany Pitcher Plant recently won the Best in Show at the BASA, and here is her story about this threatened plant species from Western Australia!Read now
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An inclusive arts community space - Hive Studios Art Space! - by Sandra Pearce
Read nowHive Studios is an exciting new arts space founded by local artists Lena Tisdall and Sandra Pearce, and is located in Banyo in the northern suburbs of Brisbane. The Hive Studio space houses Sandra’s printmaking and papermaking studio Art from the Urban Wilderness, and is also open to the community and local artists to use for art workshops, studio hire and community events.
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Trip to Atherton Tablelands and Kutini Payamu National Park, Cape York - 1 to 17 May 2020 - by Julie Lyne
NatureArt Lab's 2020 seventeen-day journey to the far north Queensland regions of the Atherton Tablelands and Cape York revealed a wealth of biodiversity, but also the existential threats to habitat in many areas. From insects as beautiful as the Cairns Birdwing butterflies to giant stick insects and land snails, hundreds of birds from the tiniest fern wrens to the Southern Cassowary, from leaf-tailed geckos to Boyd's forest dragon, green tree frogs, saw-shelled turtles to crocodile tracks, platypus to northern spotted quoll and cus cus and my unexpected favourite - possums, striped, coppery brushtail, Herbert River, and green!Read now -
CELEBRATING NATURE CONNECTIONS: Create | Explore | Observe | Inspire at the Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens … by Lynda Griffin
Read nowLocated in the heart of Kabi Kabi Country, the Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens was the perfect location for a month-long celebration of art, nature and science, Celebrating Nature Connections. This event featured a showcase exhibition of creative works by the NatureArt Lab South-East Queensland branch tutors Libby Derham, Zoe Lawrence, Petra Meer, Danny McCreadie and Sandra Pearce, alongside an exciting program of events and workshops.
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Celebrating NatureArt Lab's Five-Year Anniversary!
Read nowWebsite Redesign, Upcoming Classes and Big News! Since our establishment in 2017 we've grown an incredible community of staff and students. We have expanded our program offerings with a high quality series of foundation studies in drawing and watercolour plus...
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Roper's Story - an orphaned flying fox in Canberra - By Clare Wynter
Roper was found orphaned in early November last year in Commonwealth Park. He was approximately 3 weeks in age. He had large holes in his wing membranes, possibly after dropping off his mother as she was flying out to forage for the night.Read now -
Captivated by Curlews - Peter Lindenmayer
Read nowMalishka – a Curlew comes back to our coast, is an illustrated children’s story, with some bird activities for kids and information for adults, written by author Peter Lindenmayer, and beautifully illustrated by Canberra NatureArt Lab artist Lesley Wallington. Available online from Wildlife Queensland – wildlife.org.au/shop . Proceeds from the sale support bird conservation organisations.
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NatureArt Lab Wins ACT's Best of Business Award for Promoting Sustainability! - By Vivienne Pearce OAM, Australian Association of Environmental Education (AAEE)
Read nowCongratulations to Julia Landford, NatureArt Lab’s founder and AAEEACT Vice- President and Executive member since 2018, on your recent award. In 2019 Julia won the ‘ACT Environmental Educator for excellence in environmental education and sustainability’ Award. Her influence, supported by AAEEACT...
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3 Photography Tips for the Tasmanian Fungi Season
To prepare for our 14 day Tasmania Fungi Season Nature Experience trip starting April 30, we spoke to our tour's expert guide and photographer Renee Prescott about her top macro tips to photographing fungi.Read now