The Tapestry of Life: A Botanical Artist's Miscellany (Paperback)

Susan Christopher-Coulson

ISBN 10: 1915048036 / ISBN 13: 9781915048035

Published by Two Rivers Press, Reading, 2024

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Paperback. What are the ingredients for a successful career as a botanical artist? In The Tapestry of Life, Susan Christopher-Coulson identifies the threads that have formed the warp and weft of her profession: the natural world and her love of drawing woven together with skills in design and making. Working in coloured pencils on board or watercolour paper, Susan's enthusiasm for joyful juxtapositions of colour and form is infectious and a practical section detailing the tools of her trade along with a step-by-step tutorial featuring a broken English Florists' tulip will equip readers interested in trying the medium for themselves. Take inspiration from the compositions, the subjects and the presentation of Susan's award-winning work but most of all, from the joy that permeates this account of a life spent making botanical art. What are the ingredients for a successful career as a botanical artist? In The Tapestry of Life, Susan Christopher-Coulson shares her compulsion to collect and then record the botanical treasures she finds and details some of her favourite tools and methods, making this book both beautiful and useful. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781915048035

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Title: The Tapestry of Life: A Botanical Artist's ...

Publisher: Two Rivers Press, Reading

Publication Date: 2024

Binding: Paperback

Condition: new

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Synopsis:

What are the ingredients for a successful career as a botanical artist? In The Tapestry of Life, Susan Christopher-Coulson identifies the threads that have formed the warp and weft of her profession: the natural world and her love of drawing woven together with skills in design and making. Working in coloured pencils on board or watercolour paper, Susan's enthusiasm for joyful juxtapositions of colour and form is infectious and a practical section detailing the tools of her trade along with a step-by-step tutorial featuring a broken English Florists' tulip will equip readers interested in trying the medium for themselves. Take inspiration from the compositions, the subjects and the presentation of Susan's award-winning work but most of all, from the joy that permeates this account of a life spent making botanical art.

About the Author:

Susan Christopher-Coulson is an award-winning botanical artist and tutor. She has been awarded two Royal Horticultural Society gold medals as well as awards from The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, The Society of Botanical Artists, and The Society of Floral Painters and Florum. Her original artworks are in the Shirley Sherwood Gallery collection at Kew Gardens, the RHS Lindley Library and the Florilegium archive of Sheffield Botanical Gardens.