Drawing the Italian Renaissance: How artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo & Raphael worked
During the Italian Renaissance, generally held to be the period 1400 – 1600, drawing became a much more important part of an artist’s creative process. With paper becoming cheaper as a result of the book printing revolution in the 1500s, an artist could use it wastefully in a more experimental manner. Find out more about […]
Hawthorn
Botanical name: Crataegus spp. Family: Rosaceae Parts used: leaves, flower, berries Energetics: slightly cooling, neutral Taste: sour European culture has long been fascinated with hawthorn, and many myths and bits of folklore surround this thorny tree. Besides beeing used for medicine, the hard wood of the tree was made into tools and the thick, thorny […]