NJEF: Autumn Activities
When autumn arrives, what nature journaling activities do you do with your students and kids? Which ones are their favorites? Join us and brainstorm! 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 Read More
Art and Conservation: Hummingbirds
Learn about community-based Hummingbird research and tips on how to draw hummers! Learn about community-based research on hummingbirds and what one person can do to enhance nature nearby. Learn about operation Ruby Throat and how to draw and paint hummingbirds! About our Guest DR. BILL HILTON, JR. was twice named South Carolina Science Teacher of Read More
Owl-o-ween Drawing Classes with John Muir Laws
Join me for a special 2-part Owl-o-ween Drawing Class on October 23 and October 30 Celebrate Owl-o-ween and learn “owl” about drawing these magnificent, mysterious, and majestic raptors in this 2-part live online class. All ages and experience levels are welcome!Sunday, October 23, 202211:30am-1pm PDT Owl Anatomy and AnglesI will explain key parts of owl anatomy to help Read More
Learn to Draw Owls!
Learn to draw owls in this fun two part workshop. This class is a fundraiser for our upcoming project to supply the children at the Amani Orphanage in Tanzania with nature journaling supplies, teach them how to sketch their local wildlife and bring them on thier first Safai expedition to Tarangarie National Park. Celebrate Owl-o-ween Read More
NJ Educator’s Forum: Art Therapy
What art therapy tools and lessons can we incorporate into our nature journaling practices? What works, and what can we share with our students? 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 Read More
The Mountain Stream
Online CAHow can you draw lively, babbling brooks and cascades? Let's sit beside the stream and draw. Let's look at techniques to help us draw the riffles and pools of a mountain stream. We will explore techniques with pen, pencil, and watercolor (perhaps gouache too if we have time but you know how that goes). Join Read More
Nature Journal Educator’s Forum: Nature-Reluctant Kids II
Continuing from our summer forum: do you work with nature-reluctant kids? What are their reasons for their reluctance? Let's discuss creative problem-solving to get around these barriers! To view the discussion from the summer forum, please click here. Learn how to teach Nature Journaling! Join our weekly discussion and idea-sharing for teachers, home-school parents, and Read More
Constructing Mammal Heads
Online CALearn how to draw mammal heads from the front, side, and 3/4 view. Let's explore templates for drawing mammal heads from all angles. These methods will help you draw animal faces across many species. Join John Muir Laws for weekly live nature Journaling workshops with tips, techniques, inspiration, teaching strategies, and interviews. Topics are usually Read More
Nature Journal Educator’s Forum: The Pretty Picture
What do we mean when we say "it's not about the pretty pictures"? What IS the pretty picture anyway? Lean into this discussion about the pretty picture: how do we define it? Is there room for it in nature journaling, and if so, how? When working with students and telling them that "it's not about Read More
Let’s Draw Mice!
Online CALearn to draw mice with John Muir Laws and special guests, Chloe, Penny, Nickle, and Dime. This is a special workshop I will be joined by my friend Chloe in Missouri and her three super cute friends Penny, Nickle, and Dime. I will show some approaches to drawing rodents and then Chloe will share her Read More