Episode 10: Jean Mackay - The art of discovery
“I love subjects that people overlook”
– Jean Mackay
Jean Mackay is an artist, educator and naturalist. She uses her art practice as a way of capturing and appreciating the small moments in everyday life and teaches that we can all become explorers of the world around us.
Listen to hear more about:
· Jean’s unique educational experience during her university years.
· How she tackles the task of depicting complex subjects in her journal.
· Using simple design principles to put together a page.
· How the experience of listening to the dawn chorus changed her view of birding.
· How keeping a nature journal connects her with the naturalists and explorers from history.
· About her new book ‘The Nature Explorer’s Sketchbok’.
Find out more about Jean on her website www.jeanmackayart.com and view her artwork on Instagram. You can purchase The Nature Explorer’s Sketchbook from Tumblehome Books and from Amazon.
Thanks for listening!