Crosshatching is a great way to show value and form with a pencil or pen. Learn how to use a simple line work system to convey light, shadow, and the orientation of surface planes. Read More
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Winter Trees
In this Ask Jack session, we look at the shapes of deciduous trees in winter and learn some tree tricks from John Muir Laws! Read More
Let’s Draw a Steller’s Jay!
Join John Muir Laws as he walks us through the process of creating a careful illustration of a Steller’s Jay. We will use a combination of graphite, watercolor, and colored pencil highlights. Read More
NJEF Cold Weather Journaling
What phenomena can you explore on cold winter days? What strategies help you teach when the temperature drops? Learn from the pros. Read More
NJEF Why Nature Journaling? Part 2
Continuing from an earlier discussion, the Nature Journal Educators Forum returns to explore how can we engage students and show them that nature journaling is worth their time. This week’s conversation dives deeper into intrinsic motivation. Read More
NJEF Why Should They Care? Part 1
How can we engage students and show them that nature journaling is relevant, useful, and worth their time? How can we help them learn how to care about nature as a whole? The Nature Journal Educator’s Forum explores these questions this week, with another session to come later. Read More
NJEF Journaling With Your Family
What do you do to inspire your family to join in with your nature journaling? How do you help make it theirs? And how can you adjust if they’re not having it today? Join John Muir Laws and the Nature Journal Educator’s Forum as we explore this topic, inspired by Jack’s recent trip to Ecuador Read More
How to Think Like an Ecologist
Join John Muir Laws and special guest Iain Campbell for a discussion and exploration of ecological thinking and visualization. Explore why interpreting habitats with animals included is far more important than just botanical classifications. How does using climate graphs really make you understand how the forests function and relate to each other. Examine the problems Read More
NJEF Astronomy Journals
How can we use our nature journals to teach about astronomy – both to record our observations and to visualize ideas and/or our place in the universe? The Nature Journal Educators Forum gathers to discuss. Read More
NJC, Episode 35: Writing Poems in your Nature Journal
Adding poetry to your nature journal is a beautiful way to reflect on nature and to bring your personal connections and feelings into focus. Poems or simple Haiku can enrich any nature journaling experience. About The Nature Journal Connection Video Series In partnership with the Children’s Creativity Museum in San Francisco, I worked with a Read More