Inspired by orchids – Bianca Ana Chavez
Here at The Untended Garden, we feature works both old and new, but this summer I’ll be highlighting contemporary artists who explore nature in their …
Happy Earth Day – poetry and plants
Earth Day is a time when we celebrate and honor nature, in all its wild untamed beauty. We also search for ways to understand and …
Zebra finches rock the house
Springtime is often heralded by the music of birds, but not usually playing electric guitars. Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, has an exhibit through …
The long cold winter
It’s been a long winter. Cold, snowy, windy, the kind of bone-chilling weather that makes you want to hibernate. Many artists have painted snowy landscapes …
The Wilderness Project – children in the natural world
Photographer Heather McKay Bowes describes herself as “an explorer, a wild one at heart, a spinner of stories, a dreamer.” She uses her photography to …
A Celebration of Flight
Last week I had the pleasure of seeing a performance of A Celebration of Flight by IBEX Puppetry, directed by Heather Henson. Featuring a blend …
The amazing whale photographs of Bryant Austin
Photographing whales is no easy task, but Bryant Austin has developed a unique method to create giant detailed portraits of these huge and enigmatic creatures. …
Premier Automne – First Autumn
Premier Automne is a brilliantly animated short film directed by Carlos De Carvalho and Aude Danset, produced by Je Regarde. It is stunningly beautiful, and …
Exploring the animal kingdom through music
Composers draw inspiration from everything around them, and many great songs have sprung from nature. Musicians Dak and Adam are taking their inspiration one step …
The art of Maria Sibylla Merian
Chances are you hadn’t heard of Maria Sibylla Merian before she was celebrated by Google on her 366th birthday April 2nd. And yet she was …