Episode 64: Lara Quaglini – Alchemilla’s Corner

Lara is a scientist and natural history illustrator based in Milan, Italy. Lara uses her nature journal as a place to learn new things and grow as an artist and naturalist. As someone who enjoys change, Lara is connected with the seasons and the transformation that each new season brings.

Listen to hear more about:

• How art therapy helped Lara reconnect with herself, art and nature.
• Lara’s project to learn more about common plant species found around her in the city.
• The story behind the name Alchemilla’s Corner.
• Lara’s thoughts on the difference between nature art and nature journaling.
• How nature journaling and mindfulness overlap.
• Lara’s project illustrating a cookbook.
• How growing, harvesting and cooking our food can connect us with plants in a meaningful way.
• The importance of seasons in Lara’s life and work.

To explore Lara’s work, follow her on Instagram @alchemillascorner.

If you are interested in wild plants and foraging you can follow the Instagram account of Erica @gli_orsini, who is the author of the cookbook that Lara illustrated. 

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