Episode 15: Tania Marien – Art, creativity and community

Episode 15: Tania Marien – Art, creativity and community

Tania Marien is an independent educator who aims to facilitate connection with nature through her projects. Tania is the host of Talaterra podcast, a show where she investigates the contribution that freelance environmental educators make to lifelong learning in communities. In this episode Tania talks about her days creating opportunities for people to connect with plants through art and creativity.

Listen to hear more about:

  • Tania’s first memories of being in nature.
  • How Tania started ArtPlantae, a project aimed at helping others understand and connect with plants.
  • Using art activities to investigate plants during community events.
  • Tania’s favourite art media and drawing techniques.
  • The Freelance Condition and Lifelong Learning in Communities project.


Find out more about Tania and her work at www.talaterra.com and www.taniamarien.com as well as on Twitter. Read about ArtPlantae here.

Listen to Talaterra podcast to hear stories of freelance environmental professionals from around the world.

To connect with other freelance environmental professionals, visit The Trailhead, an open forum for independent environmental educators.

Tania has a page on bookshop.org where you can browse her curated list of books on environmental education for adults and children.

Here are several plant books for children (some are reviewed by Tania on ArtPlantae):

Understanding Photosynthesis with Max Axiom, Super Scientist

Why would anyone cut a tree down? - Roberta Murzyński

A Log’s Life - Wendy Pfeffer and Robin Brinkman

Who will plant a tree? - Jerry Pallotta and Tom Leonard

From Seed to Plant - Gail Gibbons

A Seed is Sleepy - Dianna Aston and Sylvia Long

Thanks for listening!

www.journalingwithnature.com

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