Two with Nature

Overview

Fusing art and science, words and images, this collection stimulates new ways of knowing the green world. Capturing the natural world in layers of fine detail and color, it features botanical artwork and poetry that explore the inherently mysterious nature of the plant world. This compilation makes a beautiful coffee table book or gift book for art and science lovers alike.

Author Biography

Ellen Hickman is a consultant botanist and an artist. She is a former employee of the University of Western Australia and an exhibitor at the biennial Art of Botanical Illustration at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. She is the recipient of a Henry Allen Gleason Award, a contributor to A Brush with Gondwana, and the author of Hooray for Chester. John Ryan is a doctoral candidate at Edith Cowan University. His poetry has been published in Bukker Tillibul journal, dotdotdash magazine, Landscapes journal, and Yellow Field journal.