一个女人用写日记的方式来描述自然界，准确性堪比自然教科书 / 开普饭

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这世代最大的不同，在于社交媒体的出现，有了展示自己的平台，无论身处何方，即使足不出户，只要有足够的热情、创意和行动，都有机会追随自己的热爱，实现内心的梦想。

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Jo Brown has been interested in nature for as long as she can remember. “It’s always fascinated me. Nature is my therapy,” she told Bored Panda . “It’s everywhere, it’s consistent, and it’s free.”

自从乔 · 布朗有记忆以来，她一直对自然很感兴趣。“它总是让我着迷。大自然就是我的疗法，”她告诉人们。“它无处不在，始终如一，而且是免费的。”

Working from her home studio in Teignmouth, England, Brown portrays the natural world around her, and her works really highlight the passion she has for Mother Earth. The intricate details, the vibrant colors; everything within her illustrations gives a sense that not only does the artist spend a great deal of time in front of the paper, but she also observes the subjects in their natural surroundings — Brown’s accuracy is on par with pictures in nature textbooks. And that’s not an exaggeration.

在她位于廷茅斯的家庭工作室里，布朗描绘了她周围的自然世界，她的作品凸显了她对地球母亲的热情。复杂的细节，鲜明的色彩，她插图中的一切都给人一种感觉，不仅艺术家在报纸前花了大量的时间，而且她还观察了自然环境中的主题ーー布朗的准确性堪比自然教科书中的图片。这一点也不夸张。

“Many of the entries in the nature journal I discovered in my own garden”

我在自己的花园里发现的自然杂志上的许多条目

According to the artist, the nature in her journal is nature that anyone can find. If they look closely enough. “I like to illustrate [what] I find locally and [what] interests me,” Brown explained, adding that she can find something beautiful no matter how popular it is. “Some of the things I’ve found are listed as nationally scarce or very rare. Some things are common and widespread. There are lots of small discoveries in the journal that are often overlooked but fascinating to learn about.”

根据这位艺术家的说法，她日记中的自然是任何人都能找到的自然。如果他们看得够仔细的话。布朗解释说: “我喜欢展示我在当地发现的东西，以及我感兴趣的东西。”她补充说，不管这些东西有多受欢迎，她都能找到美丽的东西。“我发现的一些东西被列为全国稀有或非常罕见。有些事情是普遍存在的。杂志上有许多小发现常常被忽视，但却值得学习。”

“Every page I do, I learn something new”

“我每翻一页，就学到一些新东西”

Brown began the journal back in April 2018. “I wanted to document my discoveries in the order I found them to better understand the natural flow of the seasons and the emergence of native wildlife,” she recalled. “I posted a little video flick-through of my progress on Twitter in April 2019 and it went viral. My followers jumped from 9k to 20k overnight and all of a sudden, I had publishers and agents getting in touch, wanting to sign me up.”

布朗在2018年4月开始写这本杂志。“我想把我的发现记录下来，以便更好地理解季节的自然流动和当地野生动物的出现，”她回忆说。“2019年4月，我在推特上发布了一段视频，简要介绍了自己的进步，这段视频迅速走红。我的关注者一夜之间从9000人增加到20000人，突然之间，出版商和代理商联系上了我，希望与我签约。”

The artist said all of this sudden attention was quite overwhelming as she had never considered publishing her journal; it was just for her. However, she eventually got used to the idea of sharing it with a wider audience. “I came out the other side with a literary agent, Clare Wallace at Darley Anderson, and a publishing deal from Short Books.”

这位艺术家说，这突如其来的关注是相当压倒性的，因为她从来没有考虑过出版她的日记，这只是为了她自己。然而，她最终还是习惯了与更多的观众分享。“我和一位文学代理人——达利 · 安德森出版社的克莱尔 · 华莱士以及肖特出版社的一份出版合同一起出了书。”

But even after all of that, Brown’s work is still about her relationship with nature. She believes that it deserves the utmost respect and understanding, as well as a permanent place in our memories.

但即便如此，布朗的作品仍然是关于她与自然的关系。她认为，它应该得到最大程度的尊重和理解，并在我们的记忆中留下永久的位置。