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Archive for November, 2007

Shopping, Sugar, Chardonnay & Botanical Art

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Special Events, botanical art books, tagged , on November 27, 2007 | Comments Off

Bring your lists and make great gains on your holiday shopping! Join ArtPlantae Books at the annual Shopping, Sugar and Chardonnay event hosted by Fleur De Lys, an elegant Orange County boutique. The holiday fun will take place tomorrow, Wednesday November 28th, from 6 – 9 pm at 369 E. 17th Street, Costa Mesa, CA. [...]

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Preservation Through Observation & Plant Documentation

Posted in Education, Special Articles & Interviews, botanical illustration, tagged , , , , , , , on November 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Earlier I noted that sometimes there are flowers that go unnoticed on a daily basis because we have seen them so many times before. We stop paying attention to them because they have become merely background noise. Today I have a prime example of what can happen if we all keep our observational skills up. [...]

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Art, Botany & Forward Movement

Posted in Blog News, tagged , on November 16, 2007 | Comments Off

We are pleased to announce that we have been linked to the blog of Ladies Who Launch, a resource provider and media company dedicated to women entrepreneurs. With incubators located in twenty-six states and in Canada, Ladies Who Launch has been instrumental in the formation and forward movement of women-owned businesses across North America. The [...]

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Botanical Illustration Books Online Soon

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art books, tagged on November 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Pardon the noise, the mess and the broken links. We are busy moving ArtPlantae Books into its new home. We appreciate your patience very much. Please sign up to receive our Convenient Updates by clicking the link to your right.

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Finding Plants to Illustrate

Posted in Education, Special Articles & Interviews, botanical art, botanical illustration, tagged , , , , , , , on November 13, 2007 | Comments Off

The conservation of rare, threatened and endangered flora typically requires the protection of these species from the general population. There have been many instances in which these species have been inadvertently destroyed. Because of this, most of the information on the location of these precious flora has been kept secret by conservation agencies. If you [...]

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Now It’s Working

Posted in Blog News, tagged on November 8, 2007 | Comments Off

We have had problems with the link in the “Convenient Updates” box. It is working now. You should receive a confirmation link in an email message when you subscribe. If you signed up before today, you will have to sign-up again. We are truly sorry for this inconvenience. We hope that you enjoy the news [...]

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Shop With Us

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Special Events, botanical art books, tagged , on November 5, 2007 | Comments Off

ArtPlantae Books will participate in a holiday shopping event at Fleur de Lys, a sophisticated Costa Mesa boutique offering a unique selection of home furnishings and accessories. Reserve Wednesday November 28, 2007 for an evening of shopping and dining from 6 pm – 9 pm.

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Botany in the Kitchen

Posted in Education, tagged , on November 3, 2007 | Comments Off

We want to share a very practical resource with you. McCormick has a tool on its website that will help you determine the age of the spices in your drawer. All you need to do is enter the code on the bottom of your McCormick spice jar and select the location at which it was [...]

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Receive Updates By Email

Posted in Blog News, tagged on November 1, 2007 | Comments Off

If you do not like having to go to a specific place to view your RSS feed to this blog, allow us to relieve you of this burden. You now have the luxury of having new content delivered directly to your mailbox. All you need to do is take a moment to click on the [...]

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