Meditations on Butterflies

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Product details

  • ISBN 9781954854758
  • Dimensions: 215 x 279mm
  • Publication Date: 05 Jan 2023
  • Publisher: Girl Friday Productions
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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Fly away from daily stresses while coloring and journaling, taking inspiration from the natural beauty of butterflies. Author Kristen D’Angelo and artist/author Maryjo Koch have created the ultimate inspirational gift book. Meditations on Butterflies features 26 stunning North American butterfly species, from the Monarch to the Painted Lady to the Tiger Swallowtail and more, for coloring book fans to color and complete. Readers will learn the butterflies’ beautiful winged markings, practice simple calligraphy, and enjoy calming nature quotes. Pages also guide readers to adorn each page with butterfly and garden observations, daily gratitudes, and encouraging notes. Fifty-two additional lined pages are included (between the color plates) for weekly journaling. 

Coloring book and guided journal enthusiasts using Meditations on Butterflies will: 

• Recharge and relax while doing something creative 

• Find emotional balance through reflective journaling 

• Be inspired by nature and the transformative beauty of butterflies through artwork 

• Appreciate the restorative power of mindful gratitude and insightful verse 

Meditations on Butterflies features removable, perforated pages. Each finished color plate can be detached from the book and framed as personal artwork. The thick, matte, acid-free paper is archival quality and perfect for colored pencils and inks. 

 

Kristen D’Angelo is a licensed social worker, poet, musician, and photographer. She is the co-founder of Cross Breeze Charities (https://crossbreezecharities.org/) which supports healthcare, educational and religious organizations through grants to initiate therapeutic butterfly gardens. She has had a popular butterfly-themed website, online retail shop, and blog, Obsession with Butterflies (https://www.obsessionwithbutterflies.com/blog/) since 2000. Her poetry and stunning photographs of butterflies have been published by the Xerces Society and the North American Butterfly Association. She is a frequent lecturer on butterflies and butterfly gardening at the Los Angeles Arboretum, natural history museums, and garden centers throughout Southern California. She lives in Ladera Ranch, California.  Maryjo Koch is an accomplished naturalist painter who has authored and illustrated nearly two dozen books including the best-selling Dragonfly Beetle Butterfly Bee and Eat Sleep Fly: A Butterfly’s View of Life. She conducts painting workshops year-round in her Bonny Doon, California studio and has led workshops abroad in Alaska, Italy, and England. She schedules special workshops throughout the year at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Filoli Gardens, and California State University Monterey Bay for the Science Illustration program. Her work has been exhibited in many natural history museums and galleries including the California Academy of Sciences, the University of California Santa Cruz Norris Center, and the UCSC Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery. Her artwork has been featured on fine housewares products and a wide range of gift and stationery products by retailers and publishers such as Schurman Fine Papers, Earth Sky + Water (nature folding guides and gift cards), The Republic of Tea, HarperCollins Publishers, and Chronicle Books. She has thousands of social media followers on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter.  

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