Inky Leaves Podcasting - Audio Sketchbooks and Soundscapes

Inky Leaves Podcasting - Audio Sketchbooks and Soundscapes

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Inky Leaves Podcasting - Audio Sketchbooks and Soundscapes episodes

  • Episode 9: In Conversation with Turkish botanical illustrator Işik Güner
    This week, I am joined by botanical illustrator Işik Güner who tells us all about her work from her studio in Turkey. Işik is well known for her extraordinarily accurate depictions of plants in watercolour and for her passion for plant conversation. She worked extensively on Plants from the Woods and Forests of Chile, is art editor for the Flora of Turkey, has paintings in the Transylvania Florilegium, held an exhibition to promote the conservation of the Orchids of China in China and teaches all over the world, having just finished a stint as Artist in Residence at Denver Botanic Garden. Currently, Işik is on cusp of finishing all of her preparatory work for her new book.

    Işik originally trained as an Engineer and took to painting after her studies. In 2014 she was awarded a prize for the best illustration at the 2014 RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) botanical art exhibition in London for her splendiferous rendition of a Gunnera tinctoria pictured here.

    For the first few minutes of this podcast, we are taken to Red Square in Moscow, and at the end of the show we can listen to some very pretty bells which were again recorded in Moscow. I am continuing to play around with sound and the different effects you can achieve with field recording. I view these segments very much as one would an audio sketchbook. The short mixes form the preliminary work that will influence the direction of the final audio component of my latest project on the Blue Flower.

    IMAGE: Gunnera tinctoria by Işik Guner © Watercolour on paper.

    36 min
  • Episode 8: In Conversation with Australian botanical artist Heidi Willis
    This week, I get to catch up with botanical artist Heidi Willis to hear about all of her latest projects and travelling adventures. Today, Heidi discusses what it is to be a professional painter and illustrator in the 21st Century and how our work affects the choices we have to make in life Heidi is well known for traveling extensively in her search for inspiring remote habitats and teaches globally.

    Heidi Willis is an entirely self-taught Natural History watercolour artist. Her reputation as a leading natural history, wildlife and botanical artist is well established and her meticulous and intricate studies of botany and birds can be found in significant public and private collections around the world.

    For the first few minutes, we are taken to a small village near Santa Fe in Spain. It's Sunday and the Church bells are ringing. I am continuing to play around with sound and the different effects you can achieve with field recording. I view these segments very much as one would an audio sketchbook. The short mixes form the preliminary work that will influence the direction of the final audio component of my latest project on the Blue Flower.

    IMAGE: Heidi Willis ©

    42 min
  • Episode 7: In Conversation with four times RHS gold medalist Julia Trickey
    This week, I get to catch up with botanical artist Julia Trickey to hear about all of her latest projects including her latest publishing venture with Two Rivers Press. Julia also talks about the times she has shown at the RHS and how after winning so many medals she now has a demo stand at Royal Horticultural Society's Botanical Art Show which is open between July 11th and 12th 2018.

    For the first five minutes, we are taken on a journey across Sussex to the magical gardens of Great Dixter. Here I continue to play around with sound and the different effects you can achieve with field recording. I view these segments very much as one would an audio sketchbook. The short mixes form the preliminary work that will influence the direction of the final audio component of my latest project on the Blue Flower.

    IMAGE: Julia Trickey © Fading Anemone

    34 min
  • Episode 6: In search of the Blue Meconopsis and Bloom in the Park 2018
    This fortnight I am joined by botanical artist Elaine Moore-Mackey who has been one of the organisers for this year's Bloom in the Park which is open until June 16th 2018. My interview with Elaine is at about 13 minutes into the recording if you want to fast forward.

    The episode begins with my trip to Scotland as I travel up north in search of Blue Meconopsis flowers for my latest project 'Blue Flower'. I start speaking at about 4 minutes in. The sounds are of my journey up to Perthshire and from the places I visited including Cluny House and Gardens, the Royal Botanical Gardens Edinburgh and the Explorer's Garden as well as some more time spent in the bluebell woods. As always, there is a little sound snippet right at the end

    23 min
  • Episode 5: World Botanical Art Day Special with botanical painter Billy Showell
    Today I am joined by botanical artist Billy Showell who has just been elected as the new President of the Society of Botanical Artists (SBA).

    We talk about Billy's painting, the SBA's upcoming exhibitions and what to expect at the Art Workers Guild in London for Botanical Art Worldwide Day.

    The market recordings at the start and end were recorded by me last weekend when I was at the Columbia Road Flower Market in East London continuing my search for Blue flowers.

    IMAGE: Billy Showell 'Queen of night' © On show at 'Tulipa' in the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid until May 20th

    n.b. The 18th May 2018 is Botanical Art Worldwide Day; a groundbreaking event which sees botanical artists, organizations, and institutions collaborating together simultaneously worldwide.

    22 min
  • Episode 4: World Botanical Art Day Special with botanical illustrator Lucy Smith
    Today I am joined by botanical illustrator Lucy Smith to talk about her work at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and what we can expect for Botanical Art Worldwide Day. The bird recordings are the notorious parakeets which live in Kew Gardens and were recorded by me in 2016.

    We had numerous technical problems so apologies for the quality of the recording towards the end. After quite a bit of editing, I think we made it through!

    IMAGE: Lucy Smith ©

    n.b. The 18th May 2018 is Botanical Art Worldwide Day; a groundbreaking event which sees botanical artists, organizations, and institutions collaborating together simultaneously worldwide.

    18 min
  • Episode 3: World Botanical Art Day Special with natural science illustrator Sarah Morrish
    Today I am joined with botanical artist Sarah Morrish to talk about her work with Gaynor Dickeson for the Association of British Botanical Artists.

    The 18th May 2018 is Botanical Art Worldwide Day; a groundbreaking event which sees botanical artists, organizations, and institutions collaborating together simultaneously worldwide.

    In the interview Sarah mentions that other countries slideshows may be available on the Botanical Art Worldwide website. Unfortunately, this will not now be possible, but look out on the Botanical Art Worldwide Youtube channel for some of the slideshows and other exhibition videos.

    19 min
  • Episode 2: In conversation with botanical art collector Dr. Shirley Sherwood
    This week I am in conversation with British botanist, botanical art collector and author Dr. Shirley Sherwood on her life's passion for plants in pictures. Having dedicated 27 years of her life to travelling extensively and amassing an astonishing collection of contemporary botanical paintings from artists around the world, Dr. Shirley Sherwood is rightly described as the driving force behind the revival of interest we are seeing today in botanical art.
    36 min

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This is an audio sketchbook promoting the work of artist J R Shepherd and the world of botanical art.