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I’m talking to Tiffany Francis in this episode who is a nature writer and illustrator from the South Downs in Hampshire. Her third book Dark Skies was published this autumn with Bloomsbury. We discuss her published books and how they came about. Tiffany shares a lot about her journey to nature writing, current projects and about a transition to be more in control within her own creative practice. We share our passion for nature and the seasonal cycles. We talk about the contemporary nature writing scene and how it relates to the current environmental crisis we face.
‘We can’t just leave it scientist to solve the climate crisis, it’s a burden for us all to bear. The role of art and literature in conservation is becoming more and more important. The new wave of nature writing is being so personal reflects the fact that we are part of nature and nature is part of us.’
Tiffany was also chosen this year as a writer-in-residence for Forestry England. She talks about this and the work she produced as a result, when and where it will be first presented.
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Some references from our conversation:- Tiffany's published books: https://tiffanyfrancisbaker.com/books
- The blog post she wrote I refer to | 5 Things I've Learnt Since Becoming an Author: https://tiffanyfrancisbaker.com/blog/2019/10/30/5-things-ive-learnt-since-becoming-an-author
- about her Forestry England writer residency: https://tiffanyfrancisbaker.com/forestry-commission-residency
- Kendal Mountain Literature Festival:
https://www.kendalmountainfestival.com/events
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You can follow Tiffany on instagram and on twitterhttps://tiffanyfrancisbaker.com/
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:: Dialogues with Nature Network has launched and is currently open for new members to join until 16 July. Find out more here.
:: If you feel the flowers and trees are calling, the grasses are whispering your names, come and join us in the Meadow, our Foundation Course here.
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In this episode I’m talking to Catalina Christensen who is an inspiring painter and pigment collector. Her work centres around a personal connection to landscape through the colours she finds and extracts from nature in the places she visits. Her inspiration comes from her early years, hearing of the great Italian Renaissance painters, of alchemy and the inherent human need to be creative and leave traces. She talks about her journey through many countries, coming from an architectural background and how she arrived at her current art practice in great detail. How and where it all started and what techniques and materials she uses in her work.
‘A painting begins with collecting the rocks for the pigments. The gathering and processing of pigments is an artistic endeavour in itself’
Catalina is also the co-founder of Wilderness Art Collective, a platform for artists whose work responds to the environment, for discussions about beauty and diversity in their creative work.
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Some references from our conversation:
- The place with the rock paintings in Colombia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1chica
- Landlines exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society
https://www.rgs.org/
- Wilderness Art Collective https://www.wildernessart.org/
- Cornelissen - a quaint old place in London where you can buy pigments if you don’t want to make your own. https://www.cornelissen.com/
You can follow Catalina on instagram and on twitter
https://www.catalinachristensen.com/
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:: Dialogues with Nature Network has launched and is currently open for new members to join until 16 July. Find out more here.
:: If you feel the flowers and trees are calling, the grasses are whispering your names, come and join us in the Meadow, our Foundation Course here.
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The 1st solo episode is with me, where I tell you my story and how I arrived at the place where I am now. My life and work are closely intertwined. Here, I talk about some of the contributing events in my upbringing, education and working life that had an impact in my current creative practice.
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'Once upon a time there was a girl who was born into a family as the youngest of three sisters in a faraway land, in the middle of a continent where the summers were hot and dry and winters white and cold. This was the land where the nomad Huns settled down travelling from East to West over a thousand years ago. In this small corner of the world folklore and traditions are still alive to this day. She had a grandmother who was old and wise. She taught her all she needed to learn and equipped her with the skills needed to seek her treasure beyond the borders, the seven seas and the peaks of glass mountains. The day came for her to embark on her lifelong adventure. Her blessing and curse was living without age and compromise. She walked on a path less travelled, free, while wearing her heart on her sleeves, doing what she loved most.'
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