Join me and Anna Mason of Nature Studio TV for a discussion of nature journaling practice and theory. Do you want to live a more creative, nature-connected life? Well to help you do that, it turns out there are just 8 words you need to remember. In this video, Nature Journaling legend John Muir Laws Read More
Category: Nature Journals
Techniques and ideas to related to fast sketching in field conditions.
Drawing Underwater
In this “Ask Jack” session, John Muir Laws discusses some of the logistics of trying to nature journal while underwater, as well as how light and color change underwater. Valters Videnieks weighs in with some of his experiences. Read More
NJC, Episode 39: Metadata
Let’s explore how adding “metadata” to your journal pages adds depth, context, and scientific value to your observations. Make adding the date, location, and other relevant background information a regular part of your journaling practice. Read More
The Cold Canyon Fire Journals
Join Robin Lee Carlson and John Muir Laws in a discussion of nature journaling in the aftermath of a wildfire. When the nature reserve at Cold Canyon went up in flames—a casualty of California’s raging fire seasons—Robin Lee Carlson embarked on a five-year journey to learn the legacy of the burn. What she saw challenged Read More
NJC, Episode 38: Fast Sketching Tips
Learn fast, fun, easy, low-cost, techniques that can improve your field sketches and nature journaling. Here are a handful of techniques that you can experiment with. If you like one of these approaches, add the new materials to your nature journaling kit. How can you use a brush with water-soluble pens, a pencil blender, or Read More
Gesture Sketching Birds
John Muir Laws demonstrates how to make quick sketches and studies of birds – useful field skills for when the birds won’t stop moving! Read More
Block Diagrams and Circles
In this “Ask Jack” session, John Muir Laws demonstrates how to create visuals of cycles for observations of natural phenomena, as well as a review of how to create a block diagram. Read More
NJC: Episode 37, Block Diagram
Learn how to make a Block Diagram to help you describe the ecosystems you explore. This is a visual thinking tool that will help you think three-dimensionally as you explore. About The Nature Journal Connection Video Series In partnership with the Children’s Creativity Museum in San Francisco (https://creativity.org/), I worked with a team to produce Read More
Sheer Lunacy!
John Muir Laws shows how to make diagrams and observations in preparation for the 15 May 2022 Lunar Eclipse. Moon puns are optional and always welcomed. Read More
Gaining Confidence in Journaling
Join me for a workshop on different ways that we can find confidence in our journals, focusing on curiosity instead of creating pretty pictures. This was part of a series of workshops during International Nature Journaling Week. Read More