Dear Readers,
Before we take time off to spend the weekend with family and friends, I would like to take a moment to thank you for your continued interest and support of ArtPlantae, its educational objectives and the learning opportunities it provides each month. I appreciate the feedback you have provided through surveys and through personal email. Your contributions help to make ArtPlantae a better resource for everyone.
I would also like to thank the feature artists, authors and educators who shared their work with us and who taught us so much this past year: Jane LaFazio, Mally Francis, Kandis Elliot, Margaret Best, Elaine Searle, Mindy Lighthipe, Niki Simpson, Anna Knights, Helen Allen, the Birmingham Society of Botanical Artists, Hazel-West Sherring and this month’s featured guest, John Muir Laws, who is discussing the use of nature journals in the classroom. Guests work with me well in advance of their feature month and I am extremely grateful for their time, enthusiasm and generosity.
There were big changes this year with a new store and the exciting addition of exhibition catalogs by the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA), the ASBA’s new coloring book Colorful Edibles, Google eBooks and mobile apps for Android and iOS. Store proceeds keep this website and ArtPlantae’s outreach activities going and I thank you for visiting and using the new store. I hope you find it to be a useful and informative resource.
Wishing you all good health, good company and forward movement beyond your wildest dreams in 2012,
Tania
ArtPlantae Today 