How to Draw Reindeer– Ho! Ho! Ho!
Zoom Meeting CACaribou? Reindeer? Learn to draw Rangifer tarandus and learn some pretty cool details of their life history. This workshop will help you draw rooftop wildlife this evening! Santa hats encouraged. Download and print this skeleton worksheet before the class. Click Here to Join the Zoom Workshop! Passcode: 187351 All ages and experience levels are welcome. No Read More
Gray Fox: Art, Science and Conservation
Zoom Meeting CAJoin John Muir Laws, Bill Leikam of the Urban Wildlife Research Project, and Marcia Sivek of Be Provided Conservation Radio. Bill has studied the urban Gray Fox for years and has rich insight into our wild neighbors. Bill will share his observations about the species and thoughts on protecting local wildlife. John will walk us Read More
Refrigerator Safari with John Muir Laws and Fiona Gillogly
CA, United StatesWith my sketching buddy and teen nature journaler, Fiona Gillogly, I will co-teach this online nature journaling workshop for members of the Exploratorium in San Francisco. We invite you to join us on a kitchen safari using the tools of nature journaling to observe and draw familiar foods in new ways. In this interactive workshop, Read More
Nature Journal Educator’s Forum: Share your favorite prompts
Zoom Meeting CAWhat are your favorite prompts and heuristics for nature journaling or to get your students to think scientifically and creatively? I will get you started: I notice, I wonder, it reminds me of, and words, pictures numbers... Learn how to teach Nature Journaling! Join our weekly discussion and idea-sharing for teachers, home school parents, and Read More
Gray Fox: Art, Science and Conservation: Part II
Zoom Meeting CAJoin John Muir Laws, Bill Leikam of the Urban Wildlife Research Project, and Marcia Sivek of Be Provided Conservation Radio. Bill has studied the urban Gray Fox for years and has rich insight into our wild neighbors. Bill will share his observations about the species and thoughts on protecting local wildlife. John will show us Read More
Introduction to Bird Sketching for Taking Notes in the Field
Zoom Meeting CAMorro Bay Winter Bird Festival Limited to 1,000 participants on Zoom, John (Jack) Muir Laws will help us become better birdwatchers! Observing and drawing birds opens a world of beauty and sharpens our ability to observe accurately and deeply. The ability to draw is not a gift you are born with but a skill that Read More
Special Nature Journal Educator’s Forum (Nature Collective)
Zoom Meeting CAIn this Educators Forum, we will work together to suggest improvements and strategies for the Nature Collective’s online nature journaling program. It will help us to be specific and the ideas we share and develop may be used in any program. We will have a special guest, Tara Fuad, Education Director of the Nature Collective Read More
How to Draw and Paint Bird Nests
Zoom Meeting CAHow do you show the form of bird nests in a sketch? What angles are the most helpful? How can you represent complex overlapping textures without going crazy? What tools give you easy shortcuts to help draw what you see? Click Here to Join the Zoom Workshop! Passcode: 187351 All ages and experience levels are Read More
For the Love of Birds Festival
Zoom Meeting CAImagine learning about birds from 12 of the world’s leading artists, survivalists, photographers, scientists, and conservationists, all in one place. Click Here to Learn More! On January 27-29th some of the coolest and most unconventional people in the bird-loving world are coming together to show you just how many ways there are to LOVE BIRDS! Read More
Nature Journal Educator’s Forum: Words
Zoom Meeting CAHow can we stimulate our students to use words more dynamically? How do we scaffold experiences and inspire students in ways that will help them build vocabulary and push description and thinking. Learn how to teach Nature Journaling! Join our weekly discussion and idea-sharing for teachers, home school parents, and other educators interested in teaching Read More