Welcome to the blog, friends! Here you’ll find posts about projects I’ve been working on, science communication and illustration.
Celebrating BEYOND: connecting young people with their environment
This month marked the completion of the first cohort of the BEYOND project – a journey that has brought young people from schools across Milton Keynes closer to their local environment and the possibilities of green careers. Running from October 2025 to March 2026, the programme focused on Woughton Community Parish, creating a series of…
Inklusive Nature is Two Years Old!
Inklusive Nature is two years old today! Building this feisty little social enterprise has been an amazing experience and, whilst there have obviously been challenges, I feel very grateful that I get to bring all this creative connection into the world. If you don’t already know me, I’m Vicky and I help changemakers to connect…
Opening Nature and the Outdoors to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities
Over recent months I have had the pleasure of collaborating with the wonderful team at Dadima’s CIC and Coventry University on an illustrated eBook for the Horizon Europe–funded PLANET4B project. Although I joined the project in its later stages, I was entrusted with something incredibly special: a collection of personal stories, reflections, and lived experiences…
Awards Season
IT’S AWARDS SEASON!! ✨🏆 I’m thrilled to share that my work has once again been recognised by the Prestige Awards London & South East for the second year in a row: ILLUSTRATION ARTIST of the year 2024-25 AND 2025-26 🎨 I was also delighted to been recognised in the 2025 Global Excellence Awards with the…
Art & Ecology
Have you ever thought about how artists and scientist view the world? There are differences of course, but there are also a lot of similarities in these observational skills. This is the topic of the Art & Ecology project, part of the Open Societal Challenges programme at the Open University. Carla and Sam of the…
Mitti Matters in the Meadow
Photo by Sivi Sivanesan. “Mitti (मिट्टी) is the Panjabi word for soil. It can hold a deep spiritual and intergenerational dimension of Panjabi folk traditions and celebrations of fesitvals like Lohri and Vaisakhi.” – Geeta Ludhra, Dadima’s CIC The Mitti Matters project used a range of creative methods to engage school groups, practitioners and community…
Inklusive Nature’s 1st Birthday!
Inklusive Nature CIC is one year old today! It’s been an amazing year. I’ve worked on some really inspiring projects with a range of brilliant people. I’m delighted to be spending the day celebrating with a woodland story circle with friends at Dadima’s CIC. We’ve shared some fabulous time together over the last year, exploring,…
SpoonFest: a festival of neurodivergent projects and passions
SketchNote of the in-person sessions by Vicky Bowskill On a sunny Friday at the end of February we were delighted to bring together our community of neurodivergent staff and students at the Open University (OU) for the first ever SpoonFest! We know that traditional conferences don’t always work for us. They can be overwhelming, rigid,…
Illustration Artist of the Year Award 2024/25
I am delighted to share that I have been awarded Illustration Artist of the Year 2024/25 by the London and South East Prestige Awards for my inclusive, creative communication work here at Inklusive Nature CIC! This very welcome recognition was a complete surprise and I am grateful to all involved. The awards event in Surrey…
Bringing a touch of summer to a Salisbury street corner
As seen in the Salisbury Journal on 10/04/2024. In a bid to cheer up a neglected street corner, Salisbury resident Michael Stroud teamed up with his step-daughter, award-winning illustrator and meadow ecologist Vicky Bowskill, to install an eye-catching meadow mural in this disused shop window. This kind of educational artwork is the ideal use for…
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