Field notes inspiration for Roxy’s Journal of Stitchery - Nature Diary

Here’s some inspiration as you think about the upcoming Roxy’s Journal of Stitchery Project which has the theme of Field Notes.

This is a second hand book I had on my bookshelf that I thought you may like to take a look through with me. It is called Nature Diary and is by Janet Marsh. It was published in 1979 and republished in 1988.

From an article on Janet Marsh:

‘As a youngster in the 1960s, Janet Marsh spent hours beside England’s Itchen River while her father fished, closely observing the teeming life of the small English stream. Her love of wildlife there, and desire to draw what she saw, helped inspire her to become an accomplished artist.

In 1979, she published her “nature diary,” profiling the life of her beloved river with exquisite watercolor illustrations along with astute observations. She also added her voice and images to a campaign protesting the extension of a motorway over the river.’

The book contains incredibly detailed and often beautiful botanical and nature images as well as descriptions from her observations throughout the changing seasons.

I hope you enjoy this flip through of this inspiring book and that it gives you lots of ideas for your own slow storch field notes pr nature journal for the upcoming Roxy’s Jourbal of Stitchery.

Cheers,
Christine

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