Episode 38 Aga Grandowicz's remarkable disappearing animals
Jul 26, 2021 ·
26m 45s
Today Mary is talking to Aga Grandowicz. Aga is a multi-award winning art director, graphic designer and wildlife illustrator. Aga studied graphic design, graphic art, fine arts and traditional photography...
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Today Mary is talking to Aga Grandowicz.
Aga is a multi-award winning art director, graphic designer and wildlife illustrator.
Aga studied graphic design, graphic art, fine arts and traditional photography in ASP Gdansk (Academy of Fine Arts Gdansk) and Shortly after completing her masters in 2003, with the highest honours, she set up her graphic design practice and started working for a large variety of Polish businesses. In 2006, in search of adventure and inspiration, Aga has moved to Ireland where she still lives and works.
Her first book, created together with Rob Maguire, ‘Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals’ (published by Little Island in 2018) was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards 2018, Literacy Ireland Children’s Book Award 2019, and won Aga the Honour Award for Illustration in CBI’s Book of the Year Award 2019.
Since the book’s publication, Aga has been involved in a working on biodiversity-related projects – contributing to them with her design and illustration skills, and now she works towards making it her new career path.
Her second book - 'Remarkable creatures - a short guide to Irish disappearing animals', has been published in June 2021 by Natural World Publishing.
More info here:
https://aga-grandowicz.com/content/about-and-contact
Aga is using all her skills to play her part in tackling the biodiversity crisis that is challenging our world
Recommended books:
Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals
Remarkable creatures - a short guide to Irish disappearing animals
By: Aga Grandowizc
Bonkers about Beetles
Fantastic about Frogs
Obsessive about Octopuses
Smart about Sharks
Curious about Crocodiles
Mad about Monkeys
Crazy about Cats
By: Owen Davey
Flying Eye Press
30 Second Zoology
By: Mark Fellowes
Contact Aga at More info here:
https://aga-grandowicz.com/content/about-and-contact
Contact Mary at
mary@burrennaturesanctuary.ie
Check out Burren Nature Sanctuary at
www.burrennaturesanctuary.ie
Support Nature Magic at
https://www.patreon.com/naturemagic?
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Aga is a multi-award winning art director, graphic designer and wildlife illustrator.
Aga studied graphic design, graphic art, fine arts and traditional photography in ASP Gdansk (Academy of Fine Arts Gdansk) and Shortly after completing her masters in 2003, with the highest honours, she set up her graphic design practice and started working for a large variety of Polish businesses. In 2006, in search of adventure and inspiration, Aga has moved to Ireland where she still lives and works.
Her first book, created together with Rob Maguire, ‘Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals’ (published by Little Island in 2018) was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards 2018, Literacy Ireland Children’s Book Award 2019, and won Aga the Honour Award for Illustration in CBI’s Book of the Year Award 2019.
Since the book’s publication, Aga has been involved in a working on biodiversity-related projects – contributing to them with her design and illustration skills, and now she works towards making it her new career path.
Her second book - 'Remarkable creatures - a short guide to Irish disappearing animals', has been published in June 2021 by Natural World Publishing.
More info here:
https://aga-grandowicz.com/content/about-and-contact
Aga is using all her skills to play her part in tackling the biodiversity crisis that is challenging our world
Recommended books:
Dr Hibernica Finch’s Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals
Remarkable creatures - a short guide to Irish disappearing animals
By: Aga Grandowizc
Bonkers about Beetles
Fantastic about Frogs
Obsessive about Octopuses
Smart about Sharks
Curious about Crocodiles
Mad about Monkeys
Crazy about Cats
By: Owen Davey
Flying Eye Press
30 Second Zoology
By: Mark Fellowes
Contact Aga at More info here:
https://aga-grandowicz.com/content/about-and-contact
Contact Mary at
mary@burrennaturesanctuary.ie
Check out Burren Nature Sanctuary at
www.burrennaturesanctuary.ie
Support Nature Magic at
https://www.patreon.com/naturemagic?
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