Dr Margaret Colquhoun (1947-2017) was a Goethean biologist and the Founding Director of the Life Science Trust, based at Pishwanton Wood in East Lothian, Scotland, at the foot of the Lammermuir Hills. Her research explored the relationship between human beings and nature through art and science. She taught at Schumacher College in Devon.
Margaret authored New Eyes for Plants: A Workbook for Observing and Drawing Plants, illustrated by Axel Ewald.
Author’s Books
New Eyes for Plants: A workbook for observing and drawing plants
Margaret Colquhoun & Axel Ewald
New Eyes for Plants offers fresh ways of seeing nature on a journey through the seasons with observation and drawing exercises. Simple observation exercises interwoven with inspiring illustrations invite you “to see” with a fresh pair of eyes. This opens a door onto a new way of practising Science as an Art, using the holistic approach of Goethe. Read more →