Every day for over twelve years, Mary Jo has posted a photograph of nature on her blog STILL. More than just a daily creative project, STILL has offered deep insights and connection to place.
Listen to hear more about:
- A childhood spent exploring nature.
- How an aptitude for mathematics led Mary Jo into a career as an aerospace engineer.
- The beginnings of STILL blog and the initial parameters of the project.
- Fitting a one-a-day project into an already busy family life.
- Being in a state of ‘creative noticing’.
- Going deeper rather than wider in her exploration of nature.
- The 72 micro-seasons of Mary Jo’s bioregion.
- The importance of play.
- How engineering and mathematics influence her creative work.
- The family’s travels in France.
- The fusion of life and art.
- Falling in love with the landscape wherever you are.
Visit stillblog.net to explore Mary Jo’s incredible project. You can also connect with Mary Jo on Instagram @maryjohoffman. Find STILL: The Art of Noticing here.
Steve Hoffman’s memoir A Season For That: Lost and Found in the Other Southern France can be found here.
Keep in touch with Mary Jo’s work by signing up to the STILL newsletter here.
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