🎉🌿 School is officially back in session for Herbal Radio! 🌿🎉
We hope you all had a lovely summer break and enjoyed the vault releases we shared while we were busy brewing up a new and exciting lineup of podcast guests for the upcoming fall season.
To kickstart our first week back in action, Jiling is joined by the award-winning artist and botanical illustrator, Lara Call Gastinger. Join us as Jiling and Lara explore:
- The art of nature journaling
- Building a perpetual journaling practice
- Lara's new book, A Perpetual Journal Practice: Building a Connection to Nature through Art
As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at [email protected] or reach out on Instagram @herbal.radio to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.
🎥 Watch the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/m1YbuIeUWOY
🎨 Lara Call Gastinger is an artist and botanical illustrator from Charlottesville, Virginia, and was the chief illustrator of Flora of Virginia, a botanical reference. She has an undergraduate degree in biology from UVA and a master's degree in plant ecology from Virginia Tech. She has been awarded two gold medals (2007, 2018) at the RHS Botanical Art Show in London, and her work is in the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. Her art appears in Peterson's Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America and ASBA's Botanical Art Techniques. She teaches online and has had in person workshops in Japan, Romania, and France.
Where to find Lara Call Gastinger online:
📱Instagram: @laragastiner
💻 Website: www.laracallgastinger.com
👩🏻💻Patreon: @Lara Gastinger
📓 Lara's book: A Perpetual Journal Practice
✏️ Join Lara's Sketchbook Club!
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🪷 Jiling Lin is an acupuncturist and herbalist in coastal southern California. A clinician and teacher, Jiling is also a passionate traveler, artist, and adventurer. Visit Jiling at JilingLin.com and get her free Nourishing Life (養生) template and Five Phases (五行) outline. Join her newsletter for seasonal beauty, and updates on her coming book! (Anticipated publication 2028)
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