Printmaking is a fun and easy way to capture our impressions of nature and can be incorporated into our nature journaling practice. In this prompt episode I chat about different printmaking techniques and how they can be used to explore our world. To revisit my podcast conversation with printmaker Suzy Sharpe you can find that recording <a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/podcasts/episode-153-suzy-sharpe">here</a>. You can also see Suzy’s botanical monoprints over on her <a href="https://www.impressionsofnature.co.uk/">website</a>.If you would like to share ideas or inspiration for your own printmaking experiences, you can leave a comment below this episode on the <a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/podcasts/episode-194-printmaking-in-nature">Journaling With Nature website</a>.-----------------Sign-up for <a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/newsletter" target="_blank">Journaling With Nature's Newsletter</a> to receive news and updates. You can support <a href="https://www.patreon.com/journalingwithnature" target="_blank">Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon</a>. Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;Printmaking is a fun and easy way to capture our impressions of nature and can be incorporated into our nature journaling practice. In this prompt episode I chat about different printmaking techniques and how they can be used to explore our world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To revisit my podcast conversation with printmaker Suzy Sharpe you can find that recording &lt;a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/podcasts/episode-153-suzy-sharpe"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. You can also see Suzy’s botanical monoprints over on her &lt;a href="https://www.impressionsofnature.co.uk/"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you would like to share ideas or inspiration for your own printmaking experiences, you can leave a comment below this episode on the &lt;a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/podcasts/episode-194-printmaking-in-nature"&gt;Journaling With Nature website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-----------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sign-up for &lt;a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/newsletter" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Journaling With Nature's Newsletter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to receive news and updates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can support &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/journalingwithnature" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Your contribution is deeply appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for listening!&lt;/p&gt;
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Printmaking is a fun and easy way to capture our impressions of nature and can be incorporated into our nature journaling practice.

Episode 194: Printmaking in nature

Sushma is a self-taught watercolour artist and author based in Luxembourg. After beginning her career in engineering, Sushma shifted to pursuing art full time, giving her the opportunity to be fully immersed in creativity and nature while sharing this passion with others. Listen to hear more about:<ul><li>Growing up spending time in the Western Ghats in India.</li><li>How Sushma started watercolour painting. </li><li>The landscape and natural spaces in Luxembourg.</li><li>Landscape painting and how it makes Sushma connect with her environment.</li><li>Composing a landscape painting in the field.</li><li>The joy of painting flowers from life.</li><li>Reaching a state of flow while painting.</li><li>Exploring the full potential of your watercolour brushes.</li><li>How Sushma tackles a new or complex floral subject. </li><li>Sushma’s favourite watercolour paper and sketchbooks.</li><li>Wildflower Watercolor: The Beginner’s Guide to Painting Beautiful Florals.</li><li>Sushma’s online course Watercolor Floral Sanctuary.  </li></ul>Find out more about Sushma and her art at <a href="https://www.sushmahegde.com/">https://www.sushmahegde.com/</a>.  You can find Sushma’s book here: <a href="https://learn.sushmahegde.com/book">Wildflower Watercolor: The Beginner’s Guide to Painting Beautiful Florals</a>. If you would like to join the waitlist for Sushma’s 8-week class, click this link: <a href="https://sushmahegde.myflodesk.com/watercolor-floral-sanctuary">Watercolor Floral Sanctuary</a>.  To access all the recorded classes, get yourself a video pass for the <a href="https://www.wildwonder.org/wild-wonder-conference-2025">Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference 2025</a>. -----------------Sign-up for <a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/newsletter" target="_blank">Journaling With Nature's Newsletter</a> to receive news and updates each month. You can support <a href="https://www.patreon.com/journalingwithnature" target="_blank">Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon</a>. Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;Sushma is a self-taught watercolour artist and author based in Luxembourg. After beginning her career in engineering, Sushma shifted to pursuing art full time, giving her the opportunity to be fully immersed in creativity and nature while sharing this passion with others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Listen to hear more about:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Growing up spending time in the Western Ghats in India.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How Sushma started watercolour painting. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The landscape and natural spaces in Luxembourg.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Landscape painting and how it makes Sushma connect with her environment.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Composing a landscape painting in the field.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The joy of painting flowers from life.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reaching a state of flow while painting.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Exploring the full potential of your watercolour brushes.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How Sushma tackles a new or complex floral subject. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sushma’s favourite watercolour paper and sketchbooks.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;Wildflower Watercolor: The Beginner’s Guide to Painting Beautiful Florals&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sushma’s online course &lt;i&gt;Watercolor Floral Sanctuary.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find out more about Sushma and her art at &lt;a href="https://www.sushmahegde.com/"&gt;https://www.sushmahegde.com/&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;You can find Sushma’s book here: &lt;a href="https://learn.sushmahegde.com/book"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Wildflower Watercolor: The Beginner’s Guide to Painting Beautiful Florals&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to join the waitlist for Sushma’s 8-week class, click this link: &lt;a href="https://sushmahegde.myflodesk.com/watercolor-floral-sanctuary"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Watercolor Floral Sanctuary&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;To access all the recorded classes, get yourself a video pass for the &lt;a href="https://www.wildwonder.org/wild-wonder-conference-2025"&gt;Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference 2025&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sign-up for &lt;a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/newsletter" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Journaling With Nature's Newsletter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to receive news and updates each month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can support &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/journalingwithnature" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Your contribution is deeply appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening!&lt;/p&gt;
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Sushma is a self-taught watercolour artist and author based in Luxembourg. After beginning her career in engineering, Sushma shifted to pursuing art full time, giving her the opportunity to be fully immersed in creativity and nature while sharing this passion with others.

Episode 193: Sushma Hegde – Watercolour Florals

A little update on the podcast and an invitation to adjust or delete your Patreon pledge if you feel like it as the podcast upload schedule changes. Thank you all for the amazing support you have given the podcast!

<description>&lt;p&gt;A little update on the podcast and an invitation to adjust or delete your Patreon pledge if you feel like it as the podcast upload schedule changes. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you all for the amazing support you have given the podcast!&lt;/p&gt;
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A little update on the podcast and an invitation to adjust or delete your Patreon pledge if you feel like it as the podcast upload schedule changes. 

A little update

Join in with the daily prompts this month as we explore nature journaling in the garden.The <a href="https://www.wildwonder.org/">Wild Wonder Foundation</a> is hosting a year-long series of nature journal prompts and this month Bethan was invited to create a set of prompts on the theme of garden journaling. You can <a href="https://www.wildwonder.org/nj25">find the prompts list here</a> and follow along at your own pace.There will be a live workshop on Sunday 27th/Monday 28th July which is free and open to everyone. <a href="https://www.wildwonder.org/store/p/garden-visitors">Please use this link to register for the workshop</a>. We would love to see you there!If you would like to share you pages on social media, you can use the hashtag #naturejournalingjuly or you can email me directly bethan@journalingwithnature.com.  -----------------Sign-up for <a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/newsletter" target="_blank">Journaling With Nature's Newsletter</a> to receive news and updates.   You can support <a href="https://www.patreon.com/journalingwithnature" target="_blank">Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon</a>. Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;Join in with the daily prompts this month as we explore nature journaling in the garden.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="https://www.wildwonder.org/"&gt;Wild Wonder Foundation&lt;/a&gt; is hosting a year-long series of nature journal prompts and this month Bethan was invited to create a set of prompts on the theme of garden journaling. You can &lt;a href="https://www.wildwonder.org/nj25"&gt;find the prompts list here&lt;/a&gt; and follow along at your own pace.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There will be a live workshop on Sunday 27th/Monday 28th July which is free and open to everyone. &lt;a href="https://www.wildwonder.org/store/p/garden-visitors"&gt;Please use this link to register for the workshop&lt;/a&gt;. We would love to see you there!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you would like to share you pages on social media, you can use the hashtag #naturejournalingjuly or you can email me directly bethan@journalingwithnature.com.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-----------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sign-up for &lt;a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/newsletter" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Journaling With Nature's Newsletter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to receive news and updates.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;You can support &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/journalingwithnature" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Your contribution is deeply appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for listening!&lt;/p&gt;
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Join in with the daily prompts this month as we explore nature journaling in the garden. 

Episode 192: Nature Journaling July

Victoria is a Chilean artist based in Germany. Her botanical art balances scientific accuracy with creative freedom, exploring themes of social masking, neurodivergence, female identity, and belonging.Listen to hear more about:<ul><li>Victoria’s early connection with nature and creativity.  </li><li>Moving from Chile to Germany and how art helped her connect with her new environment.</li><li>Studying botanical art by correspondence. </li><li>The joys and challenges of working with live plants.</li><li>The botanical artists that have influenced and inspired Victoria.</li><li>The differences between traditional and contemporary botanical art. </li><li>Working from pressed herbarium specimens. </li><li>Victoria’s relationship with ‘perfectionism’.</li><li>The tools used by botanical artists.</li><li>Colour mixing ‘recipes’. </li><li>Victoria’s body of work exploring identity and the experience of social masking.</li><li>The reason why Victoria feels an affinity with orchids. </li><li>Victoria’s online course Botanical Watercolors: Learn to Paint Realistic Flowers.  </li></ul>You can find Victoria on her website (<a href="https://victoria-beyer.com/">www.victoria-beyer.com</a>) and on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/victoria_botanical?igsh=MmdqdGV0ZHo3YW1o">@victoria_botanical</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/victoria.beyer.artist?igsh=bG1pd3ZnMzEyYXFk">@victoria.beyer.artist</a>.Learn from Victoria in her online course <a href="https://academy.mymodernmet.com/courses/botanical-watercolor-art?ref=c53bea">Botanical Watercolors: Learn to Paint Realistic Flowers</a>. Sign up to <a href="https://victoria-beyer.com/private-collector-list/">Victoria’s mailing list</a> to receive a 10% discount on her artwork, an art catalogue and more! -----------------Sign-up for <a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/newsletter" target="_blank">Journaling With Nature's Newsletter</a> to receive news and updates each month.   You can support <a href="https://www.patreon.com/journalingwithnature" target="_blank">Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon</a>. Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

<description>&lt;p&gt;Victoria is a Chilean artist based in Germany. Her botanical art balances scientific accuracy with creative freedom, exploring themes of social masking, neurodivergence, female identity, and belonging.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen to hear more about:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Victoria’s early connection with nature and creativity.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Moving from Chile to Germany and how art helped her connect with her new environment.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Studying botanical art by correspondence. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The joys and challenges of working with live plants.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The botanical artists that have influenced and inspired Victoria.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The differences between traditional and contemporary botanical art. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Working from pressed herbarium specimens. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Victoria’s relationship with ‘perfectionism’.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The tools used by botanical artists.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Colour mixing ‘recipes’. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Victoria’s body of work exploring identity and the experience of social masking.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The reason why Victoria feels an affinity with orchids. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Victoria’s online course &lt;i&gt;Botanical Watercolors: Learn to Paint Realistic Flowers&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can find Victoria on her website (&lt;a href="https://victoria-beyer.com/"&gt;www.victoria-beyer.com&lt;/a&gt;) and on Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/victoria_botanical?igsh=MmdqdGV0ZHo3YW1o"&gt;@victoria_botanical&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/victoria.beyer.artist?igsh=bG1pd3ZnMzEyYXFk"&gt;@victoria.beyer.artist&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learn from Victoria in her online course &lt;a href="https://academy.mymodernmet.com/courses/botanical-watercolor-art?ref=c53bea"&gt;Botanical Watercolors: Learn to Paint Realistic Flowers&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sign up to &lt;a href="https://victoria-beyer.com/private-collector-list/"&gt;Victoria’s mailing list&lt;/a&gt; to receive a 10% discount on her artwork, an art catalogue and more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-----------------&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sign-up for &lt;a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/newsletter" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Journaling With Nature's Newsletter&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to receive news and updates each month.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;You can support &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/journalingwithnature" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Your contribution is deeply appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening!&lt;/p&gt;
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Victoria is a Chilean artist based in Germany. Her botanical art balances scientific accuracy with creative freedom, exploring themes of social masking, neurodivergence, female identity, and belonging.

Episode 191: Victoria Beyer – Art and identity

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