Botanical Illustration 5: Stems, leaf arrangement, and inflorescence
Zoom Meeting CALet's take a close look at the way leaves and flowers emerge from the stem. Understanding the arrangement and inflorescence type will help you see patterns and draw what you see. Bonus: how to draw long stems and smooth parallel lines. Click Here to Join the Zoom Workshop! Passcode: 187351 All ages and experience levels Read More
Nature Journaling Basics: Catalina Island
Zoom Meeting CANature journaling is one of the best ways to enhance your observation, connection, and love of the natural world. Join John Muir Laws and the Catalina Island Conservancy for a virtual introduction to nature journaling. Learn the what, why, and how of keeping your nature journal. We will explore simple techniques to record the landscape Read More
International Nature Journaling Week
Zoom Meeting CAJoin us for an amazing online community and skill-building experience!. This year the themes for International Nature Journaling Week will explore the three ‘languages’ of nature journaling (words, pictures, and numbers) and the three prompts ‘I notice…I wonder…It reminds me of…’ These two triads, used together, are a powerful tool for cultivating curiosity, connecting with Read More
Explore with Master Naturalist David Lukas
Zoom Meeting CAMethow Valley, WA. Photo by David Lukas David Lukas is one of the best naturalists I have met. We have been friends for many years and have extensively explored the Sierra Nevada side by side. He is also a writer and videographer. He now lives in Northern Washington and will join us to share new Read More
Using Numbers In Our Nature Journals (INJW)
Zoom Meeting CANumbers are beautiful, numbers are useful, numbers are an essential language for perceiving and describing the natural world. In this workshop, you will learn ways to count, measure, time, and estimate the world. This adds new resources to the way you think and record. We will also explore ways to record numbers that help us Read More
It Reminds Me Of… (INJW)
Zoom Meeting CACreativity is a skill you can learn. Creativity is your ability to make useful connections between seemingly unrelated things. Thinking by analogy and seeing relationships is a powerful way to heighten your naturalist and nature journaler mind. In this workshop, we will unpack ways to network ideas in your mind and on the page. This Read More
Raccoon vs. Coyote, a close look at proportions
Zoom Meeting CALet's make a close comparison of the coyote and the raccoon. By examining these two mammals, we will gain insight into drawing and describing the proportions of mammals we encounter in the city or field. Click Here to Join the Zoom Workshop! Passcode: 187351 All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary, Read More
Make your information ‘pop’ with lines and containers
Zoom Meeting CAIn this session, special guest, Ashton Rodenhiser of Mind's Eye Creative will show us how to use simple drawing elements to highlight the information that you capture in your Nature Journal. Drawing lines and containers can be fun and effective to the learning and retention of the words written and support your overall design and Read More
Nature Journaling for Birders
Zoom Meeting CAI am presenting at the Mono Lake Virtual Chautauqua. There is a great lineup of speakers. Find out more and register here! Program Description: Do you want to become a better birder really fast? The secret is to start to keep a naturalist notebook or birder's journal. In this workshop, you will learn how to Read More
Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Teachers Conference
Zoom Meeting CAJoin John Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren–co-authors of the book How to Teach Nature Journaling–as well as other nature journaling educators from around the world for a two-day live online workshop, June 21-22, 2021, before the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference. You will come away from this workshop empowered with best practices and practical tools for teaching nature Read More