January 2022 - Lizzie Harper

Nature Notebook & The Family Tree

Posted on 21st January 2022 in Uncategorised

Nature notebooks seem to have run in my family for a long time. I recently found one completed by my Great aunt Nina, back in 1919, when she was ten. This got me thinking about all the other artists in my family, and I decided to share some of them, and their artwork. Front cover […] Read more

Heath Star Moss Sketchbook study

Posted on 7th January 2022 in botanical terms, Current projects and news

Heath star moss is one of three invasive species I’ve just illustrated for FOR in Sweden. In this case, the moss is an unwelcome invasive in Iceland, where it outcompetes other mosses and affects the delicate balance of existing ecosystems. Sketchbook pages FOR have commissioned several sets of invasive species over the years, and favour […] Read more