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Great idea, Amy! We have a book list on the website, but I don't think this is a category, and it's a good one. If others have titles to add, please send to Amy or to me offlist ([log in to unmask]). Gail On 6/24/15 10:25 AM, Amy J. Gagnon wrote: > Hi Gail, > I still have the "Artist Explorer's" book list - suggestions of book > titles in response to a question that I had asked. I think maybe > this could be of interest, possibly with the addition of a short > introductory paragraph. > > I will see what else I can come up with. > > Cheers, > Amy > > Drawing Upon Nature: Studies for the Blaschkas' Glass Models > > Collecting Ladies: Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists > > On the Road with John James Audubon, by Mary Durant and Michael Harwood > > Sydney Parkinson: Artist of Cook's Endeavor Voyage > > Alexander von Humboldt and the Botanical Exploration of the Americas > > The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and > the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe > > Brother Gardeners, by Andrea Wulf > > Ferdinand Bauer:  The Australian Natural History Drawings > > The Travels of William Bartram, edited by Mark Van Doren > > The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest > > David Douglas, a Naturalist at Work: An Illustrated Exploration Across > Two Centuries in the Pacific Northwest > > Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis > > Flower Hunters, by Mary Gribbin and John Gribbin > > Kate Furbish and the Flora of Maine > > Margaret Mee's Amazon: the diaries of an artist explorer > > Wild Wisdom of Weeds, by Katrina Blair > > Flora Illustrata: Great Works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of > The New York Botanical Garden > > The Curious Mister Catesby: A "Truly Ingenious" Naturalist Explores > New Worlds (spring 2015 publication) > > Travels into North America, by Pehr Kalm (Peter Kalm)  open access > digital copy: > > http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t3ws8jd2m;view=1up;seq=7 > > The Journey Of Anders Sparrman, by Per-Wästberg (Biographical Novel) > > Charles Darwin and Victorian Visual Culture, by Jonathan Smith > Audubon Biographies (there are several, any favorites?) > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Gail Guth <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > > Greetings, GNSI! > > We need articles! The Journal is only as good as its content, and > we are running low on content. PLEASE consider authoring an article: > > * Have you mastered a particular or unusual technique, or use > unconventional media for your work? > * Have you traveled to an interesting location, either for a > particular project or on your own and could share your art and > experiences with us? > * Do you have a notable or unusual studio setup (static or > traveling) you'd like to share? > * Have you developed a successful marketing strategy (if you are > making money as a freelancer, you are doing something right > — please share!). > * Has your work evolved into new dimensions, new approaches? > We'd love to hear about it. > * Have you done a presentation or taught a workshop at a GNSI > event (chapter? conference?) or for another group? Your > presentation can be transformed into an article and you have > already done most of the work! > * Have you recently attended an exciting and/or unusual art > event that you can share with us? > > Remember: articles do not have to be long, excessively scholarly > or super technical; even short feature articles are fine. We like > variety! > > Remember also that getting published is a great feather in your > resumé. One of the core benefits of being a GNSI member is that > we share our collective knowledge and expertise. Don't be shy, you > too can contribute! > > Contact your Journal editors: Gail Guth, [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or Clara Richardson, > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> with your ideas. > > Thank you! > Gail > > -- > Gail Guth > Guth Illustration & Design > 139 Lathrop Avenue > Battle Creek, MI 49014-5076 > 269-963-1311 <tel:269-963-1311> > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > www.guthillustration.com <http://www.guthillustration.com/> > > > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv > > > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv > -- Gail Guth Guth Illustration & Design 139 Lathrop Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49014-5076 269-963-1311 [log in to unmask] www.guthillustration.com <http://www.guthillustration.com/> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv