Episode 46: Sabine Purkhauser – Houseplant Sketchbook

<p>Sabine comes from an artistic family and has many different creative interests, including sewing, embroidery, vintage fashion and especially, growing and painting houseplants. Sabine shares the story of how she began growing houseplants and capturing them in a nature journal.</p><p><br />Listen to hear more about:</p><ul><li>How Sabine started collecting houseplants.</li><li>The darker side of the houseplant industry.</li><li>Sabine’s favourite media for capturing houseplants in her sketchbook.</li><li>Thoughts on painting living, growing, moving subjects.</li><li>What nature looks like where Sabine lives, in Switzerland.</li><li>The times when you might need glittery paint as a houseplant artist!</li><li>Making online connections through plants and art.</li><li>Livestreaming on the platform Twitch. </li></ul><p><br />Find Sabine on Instagram using this link - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/houseplant.sketchbook">https://www.instagram.com/houseplant.sketchbook</a></p><p><br />Sabine’s sewing blog can be found here - <a href="https://petersilieundco.com/">https://petersilieundco.com/</a></p><p><br />Watch Sabine painting on Twitch - <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/sabinemichaela">https://www.twitch.tv/sabinemichaela</a></p><p><br />To find out more about the gallery where Sabine’s mother will be organising regular nature journaling meetups visit this link <a href="https://www.brauhausgalerie.at/">https://www.brauhausgalerie.at/</a></p><p><br />Here are two books recommended by Sabine, for those interested in plants:</p><ul><li>Kew Gardens Rare Plants: The Story of 40 of the World's Most Unusual and Endangered Plants</li><li>The Plants Messiahs - Carlos Magdalena</li></ul><p><br />Some interesting articles recommended by Sabine:</p><ul><li>Ten ways to make your houseplant addiction more sustainable: <a href="https://www.janeperrone.com/blog/2021/5/5/ten-ways-to-make-your-houseplant-addiction-more-sustainable">https://www.janeperrone.com/blog/2021/5/5/ten-ways-to-make-your-houseplant-addiction-more-sustainable