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Jeffrey Klein is the author of Curious Botany, the most-read blog about rare plants on the internet. He’s the host of the award-winning Embreea Talk podcast from PLNT.

Jeffrey is based in Portland, Maine and is an adjunct professor at the Quillwort School of Botany and Herbology.

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New Catalogs Now Available at the NYPL

Feb 24, 2020

Jeffrey Klein is the author of Curious Botany, the most-read blog about rare plants on the internet.

New Catalogs Now Available at the NYPL

Feb 24, 2020

Jeffrey Klein is the host of the award-winning Embreea Talk podcast from PLNT and NPR.

Freedom

I used to think that the key to getting away from product driven working practice would be to free myself up – be looser and more expressive, be out of control, go bigger. But I’ve recently realised that this isn’t necessarily the case. Maybe I’m not looking for drama, physicality or excitement. Some of the…

Suminagashi

Whilst scrolling, I came across suminagashi – a form of marbling using floating inks. I was drawn to how the effects are reminiscent of contour lines. I was transfixed watching the process, and decided to have a go. I got hold of some sumi ink and began. Well, it was an unmitigated disaster. The ink…

Oops, I’ve Done It Again

I had my latest tutorial with Jonathan a couple of weeks ago. I only meant to leave it a couple of days, to think about it, before I wrote it up. Almost 2 weeks have now passed, and I didn’t make any notes, save for a few odd words I jotted down. I’m having difficulty…