Last weekend Agnes Wené launched her brand new book Fluitend door het Leven – Hoe vogels spotten je weer in evenwicht brengt. On a sunny terras, surrounded by a natural environment and many inspiring people she told her story behind the book. How birdwatching helpt her overcome her burnout and find balance in her life again. This start-to-bird book has a very unique input in this sense. It does not only give you lots of useful tips on how to start birdwatching, which equipment you'll need, where to go and how to identify species. The book is also about our bound with the natural world, self-awareness, mindfulness and meditation in the field. Thanks to the engagement of Dirk Draulans, Jan Rodts, Koen Leysen, Anna Schneider and Timothy Begijn the content became even more accurate and helpful. I was happy to provide identification drawings of multiple birds and graphic illustrations on bird anatomy. Thanks to the lay-out by Superset and photography by Lucid the aesthetic appeal became great. "You are my dream team!" says Agnes in her word of thanks. Publishers : Manteau / Standaard uitgevers
192 pages | Paperback | 17x24 cm | ISBN 978 90 223 3644 1
These are some of the illustrations I made for the book. There are also some steps in the making of. You can see more of these on my instagram account @jorisderaedt