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Block Diagrams and Circles

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

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NJC: Episode 37, Block Diagram

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

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Sheer Lunacy!

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

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Gaining Confidence in Journaling

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

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How to Become a Master of Field Arts

How to Become a Master of Field Arts

Join John Muir Laws and his special guest, author and naturalist Roseann Hanson – who is one of the co-organizers of the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference – in a conversation about her newest book, “Master of Field Arts”. A lifelong naturalist who can track her budding natural history interests to eight years of age Read More

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Nature Journaling, the Art of Seeing

Nature Journaling, the Art of Seeing

Joan Greene wrote this rich and thoughtful article about Nature Journaling for the September 2021 issue of the Tennessee Conservationist Magazine. Read More

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How to Draw the Moon & International Moon Night

How to Draw the Moon & International Moon Night

Learn how to draw the moon and understand its phases. John Muir Laws will demonstrate how to draw the moon in its different phases, Discover key seas and craters that are visible with binoculars or a small telescope. Read More

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Nature Journaling in the Pantry

Nature Journaling in the Pantry

Enjoy this introduction to nature journaling with John Muir Laws and the Sonoma Land Trust. John presents basic techniques and tips to help you get in the right mindset to begin your nature journaling journey. Watch as he explores a sprouting onion from the pantry. Sometimes you find mystery and surprises in the familiar objects Read More

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NJC, Episode 34: Animals on the Move

NJC, Episode 34: Animals on the Move

What do you do when the animal you are sketching moves? In this episode, we learn three techniques to make useful sketches of subjects that will not hold still. This system will help you record behaviors and nature’s unfolding stories. Read More

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NJC, Episode 31: Sense of Place

NJC, Episode 31: Sense of Place

Exploring a special place may require special methods. It helps to have a plan. Go on a scavenger hunt and find three small items that strongly represent this place at this time. You might, for instance, choose a brightly colored leaf in an autumn forest. Draw and describe these into your journal. Then add a Read More

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