Inside The New York Botanical Garden

Pen and Ink Drawing

Botanical Art Students Speak Out

Posted in Adult Education, Learning Experiences, Testimonials on June 8 2012, by Joyce Newman

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For Abbey Liebman, a fashion design artist in New York City, enrolling in the Botanical Art Summer Intensives was a rewarding way to broaden her skills in fashion design and the arts that was “well worth the money.”

“After taking just a few of the NYBG classes, I have already done freelance design work in botanical art for an apothecary company’s labels. I’d like to do more work like that or begin selling my own art,” says Abbey. She plans to get a certificate at NYBG over the period of a few years while she continues to work at her regular job.

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