There is something quietly rebellious about sitting down to paint a leaf. Not because a leaf is extraordinary, but because it invites us to notice what we so often overlook. For much of my life, I have lived between two worlds: the world of science and the world of art. I studied plants, ecosystems and the natural world. Later, my research explored what it means to be a student in the twenty-first century. Throughout both journeys, one thread remained constant: a deep curios