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Four illustrations of flowers in a grid.

Botanical Art

Learn about botanical art and create your own artwork.

Icon with a light bulb, star, and shapes above a pencil.

Activity: Leaf Etching

Create leaf etchings!

Icon with a light bulb, star, and shapes above a pencil.

Make your Own Leaf Skeleton

Leaf skeleton art was a popular activity for Anglo-American women in the 19th century. Try making your own!

Succulent plant with reddish green leaves. The leaves have yellow spine-like growths on the edges and on the back.

Aloe mitriformis

Look closely at this aloe. What do you notice? How do you think this plant has adapted to survive in its environment?

Bowl made from dappled burl wood with curved, U-shaped rim and cutout handles.

Object Story: Oval Bowl

Oval shaped bowl carved from the burl of a tree possibly carved by a Native American artisan.

Nature as Artistic Inspiration

How are artists inspired by nature? How do artists combine observation and imagination to create artwork? 

Nature as Art and Artist

Does art need to be made by humans to be considered art? Is nature art? Can natural processes create art? 

Printed illustration of a person face forward with their abdomen drawn back to reveal a near term fetus.

The Midwives Book

The Art and Advice of a Midwife in a Changing Medical World