Galt Winter Bird Festival (Online Workshops and Keynote)

Zoom Meeting CA

Join me for beginner and advanced bird drawing classes and a keynote presentation at this virtual event. See below for details. Registration is required and the event is free! Keynote: Building a Bigger Bird Brain Why is it hard to remember the plumage, songs, and details of the lives of birds? What if there were Read More

Nature Journal Educator’s Forum: Poetry

Zoom Meeting CA

How can we use poetry to deepen our connection with nature? How can we support our students to create their own? What are your favorite poems for journaling? Learn how to teach Nature Journaling! Join our weekly discussion and idea-sharing for teachers, home school parents, and other educators interested in teaching nature journaling skills. Each Read More

Botanical Illustration 2: Foreshortening

Zoom Meeting CA

Learn the fundamentals of foreshortening radially symmetrical flowers, petals, and leaves. Click Here to Join the Zoom Workshop! Passcode: 187351 All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary, This live workshop can hold 500 people and is open to everyone on a first-come basis. If you are new to Zoom or are Read More

Charlotte Mason and Nature Journaling with Art Middlekauff

Zoom Meeting CA

The Charlotte Mason homeschooling system is a profound and effective framework for teaching. It is widely adopted across the world. Many of Mason's principles parallel current best practices in education. Keeping a nature journal is a part of Mason education. In this workshop, we are joined by Art Middlekauff, a leading thinker in Mason education Read More

Live Owl Sketching with the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

Zoom Meeting CA

Join the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary and John Muir Laws to sketch owls live and up close! We will learn about the birds and the sanctuary's mission and practice sketching from live birds. John Muir Laws will demonstrate strategies to help you draw owls as they move and turn their heads. Drawing from live birds is Read More

Nature Journal Educator’s Forum: Online Nature Journal Learning

Zoom Meeting CA

What is working and what is not? Let's share challenges and ideas about how to best teach journaling in our online classrooms. Learn how to teach Nature Journaling! Join our weekly discussion and idea-sharing for teachers, home school parents, and other educators interested in teaching nature journaling skills. Each meeting will have a theme. Most Read More

Botanical Illustration 3: Foreshortening Disk-shaped Flowers

Zoom Meeting CA

Many species of flowers have a simple disk shape with 3,4,5,6 or many petals. Learn how to plot the spacing of the petals for each of these types had how to draw the flower from above or from an angle. When you draw the flower from an angle the petals become foreshortened in surprising ways. Read More

Nature Journal Educator’s Forum: Mindset

Zoom Meeting CA

How do we encourage the habits of mind that will help students engage with nature journaling, push themselves to go deeper, think critically, and become lifelong learners? Learn how to teach Nature Journaling! Join our weekly discussion and idea-sharing for teachers, home school parents, and other educators interested in teaching nature journaling skills. Each meeting Read More

Snow Leopards: Conservation & Art

Zoom Meeting CA

  John Muir Laws will lead this enjoyable and educational drawing class, co-hosted by Marcia Sivek of BeProvided Conservation Radio and the Snow Leopard Conservancy team. While receiving instruction on how to draw this magnificent cat, learn about snow leopards and the conservation efforts of the Snow Leopard Conservancy. This activity is for everyone – Read More

How and Why to Keep a Birder’s Field Journal: A 2-part class in partnership with Audubon

CA, United States

How and Why to Keep a Birder’s Field Journal Why is it so challenging to learn and remember the plumage, songs, and details of the lives of birds? What if there were simple tricks to help you observe birds more deeply and remember your experiences more vividly? How can you get more out of every Read More