A Perpetual Journal Practice (connect with nature)

A Perpetual Journal Practice is a lovely book that asks you to accept an invitation to connect with nature, with botanical artist Lara Call Gastinger. She teaches artists on how to develop a rich mindful practice, using 52 of her own full-page journal spreads.

From how to number each page spread in a fresh blank journal, to tips on bringing those blank pages to life through art, this is a powerful book for naturalists who seed a deep and personal understand of nature and the healing of green spaces.

Who wrote this book?

Lara Call Castinger is an artist and botanical illustrator from Virginia (USA) and was chief illustrator of the Flora of Virginia, a botanical reference.

She has an undergraduate degree in Biology from Unviersity of Virginia, and a master’s degree in plant ecology. She also has been awarded two gold medals at London’s Royal Horticultural Society Botanical Art shows.

She also teaches about plant identification and drawing at University of Virginia’s Department of Landscape Architecture.