Día de los Muertos is one of the most important holidays in the Latin world. It originated in Mexico as a fusion of Aztec and Catholic traditions and focuses on honoring the dead and […]
Art and Culture
Ran Adler’s “Secret Garden”
Photos by John Eder Viewers of Ran Adler’s nature-based art may experience the same positive effects, possibly even then some. “Calm,” says the artist, surveying Kapnick Hall as he finalizes […]
A Sketchbook Changes Everything
How two Nature Journaling students learned to see the world—and themselves—in a different perspective If you want to see nature—really see nature—in all its color, texture, and nuance, grab a […]
Un Libro de Dibujo lo Cambia Todo
Cómo dos estudiantes de Dibujando la Naturaleza aprendieron a ver el mundo–y a ellos mismos-desde una perspectiva diferente. Un cuaderno de bocetos lo cambia todo: Cómo dos estudiantes de Nature […]
Seeing Patterns of Change
I first encountered batik in the 1970s, watching my mom study this centuries-old textile art. As a kid, I went to a batik art show her class put up. I […]
“Collages” of Garden Memories Come to Life in New Exhibition
Artist Sara Abalan’s wart fern (Microsorum scolopendria) is not the uniform green one might see in the Lea Asian Garden. Instead, it is an amalgamation of hues: blue as brilliant […]
