What we'll be doing: Check Spark in Nature Events for Topic and details. Bird Buffet: Berries, Nuts and Seeds When Start at 9:30 am- end at 11:30am Pacific Time. Schedule: Start with an introduction and demo of a topic We log off the computer to nature journal outside in our own nearby nature, Return to Read More
Journaling With Nature is a podcast for those who want to turn curiosity into wonder…a pencil sketch into a rabbit hole of discovery…a moment of stillness into a life full of joy! Join Bethan Burton each week, Sunday 4PM Pacific time, when a new episode is published. The podcast includes in-depth interviews with nature journalers Read More
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. Join the Nature Journal Club in an international moon observation on the night of September 29th. This Read More
Have you ever wondered about what makes our nature journaling Zoom sessions so engaging and enjoyable? Last Spring, Catherine Sky, a graduate student in the School of Education at Sonoma State University conducted a study on online teaching and learning practices in the nature journaling community. She will present her findings on online hospitality within Read More
Every week The Nature Journal Show provides you with tips, tricks, and techniques to help you get more out of your nature journaling! In addition to exciting nature journal adventures, and practical how-to episodes, there are also inspiring conversations with other nature journalers, nature artists, and nature researchers! Join the premieres every Wednesday at 6pm Read More
What we’ll be doing: Join the Salish Sea Nature Lovers (SSNL) as we creatively explore the Salish Sea Ecosystem together in community. Visit the SSNL website to register and explore the monthly theme. When: The last Wednesday evening of the month 7:00 - 8:30 pm PST Schedule: Begin with introductions, followed by exploring a Read More
Hi everyone! Pencil Miles & Chill is cancelled for today. I will be back in a few days, on Saturday October 2nd.
Join the Nature Journal Club in an international share out of moon observations from last night's last-quarter moon. We want everyone there but the closer to the pole you are, the more critical your data will be!!! Please join us. What is the relationship between your observation of the moon's orientation and the horizon? How Read More
An introductory course. Live and interactive. Gain the tools and skills to be comfortable creating a nature journal page using various techniques. Develop your superpowers of observation and curiosity and begin to uncover what was unseen in nature. Six sessions, September 9, 2021 Thursday 4pm- 5:15pm Pacific For more details, dates and how to Read More
Join Brian Higginbotham and the Great Valley Nature Journal Club for weekly live nature journaling workshops. We review strategies for incorporating words, pictures, and numbers in our practice and share tips, techniques, and inspiration from the community and from past masters. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop and are held online through Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
Journaling With Nature is a podcast for those who want to turn curiosity into wonder…a pencil sketch into a rabbit hole of discovery…a moment of stillness into a life full of joy! Join Bethan Burton each week, Sunday 4PM Pacific time, when a new episode is published. The podcast includes in-depth interviews with nature journalers Read More
A new course inspired by the quote from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer: "It’s not just the land that is broken, but more importantly, our relationship to land...we can’t meaningfully proceed with healing, with restoration, without “re-story-ation.” In other words, our relationship with land cannot heal until we hear its stories. But who will Read More
Let's perfect our 30 second and one-minute descriptions of what nature journaling is and why you want to do it. If possible, write down a few key ideas before the meeting. We will consolidate everyone's ideas into a tight pitch to share with parents, administrators, students, and more. Click Here to Join the Meeting All Read More
Every week The Nature Journal Show provides you with tips, tricks, and techniques to help you get more out of your nature journaling! In addition to exciting nature journal adventures, and practical how-to episodes, there are also inspiring conversations with other nature journalers, nature artists, and nature researchers! Join the premieres every Wednesday at 6pm Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
Learn how to draw rocks and stones with graphite, pen and watercolor. Capture structure and details and show important rock characteristics for the study of geology. 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 Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
Journaling With Nature is a podcast for those who want to turn curiosity into wonder…a pencil sketch into a rabbit hole of discovery…a moment of stillness into a life full of joy! Join Bethan Burton each week, Sunday 4PM Pacific time, when a new episode is published. The podcast includes in-depth interviews with nature journalers Read More
A new course inspired by the quote from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer: "It’s not just the land that is broken, but more importantly, our relationship to land...we can’t meaningfully proceed with healing, with restoration, without “re-story-ation.” In other words, our relationship with land cannot heal until we hear its stories. But who will Read More
Do you have questions about drawing, journaling, naturalist skills, or journaling teaching techniques? Join John Muir Laws and the Nature Journal Club every week for a one-hour open forum discussion where we explore (and hopefully answer) your questions live. Stick around at the end of the meeting for a lively group journal share and conversation. Read More
Many educators are finding it difficult to raise funds to support their work. How can we fund and support our work as nature journal educators? In order to create quality ongoing programs, nature journal educators need to find a way to support their work in a way that allows the work to grow. What are Read More
Every week The Nature Journal Show provides you with tips, tricks, and techniques to help you get more out of your nature journaling! In addition to exciting nature journal adventures, and practical how-to episodes, there are also inspiring conversations with other nature journalers, nature artists, and nature researchers! Join the premieres every Wednesday at 6pm Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
Learn how to visualize and draw geologic cross-sections and block diagrams for field sketching. This will help you draw what you see, and see what you draw! These techniques can be adapted for all kinds of visual thinking applications. Click Here to Join the Zoom Workshop! Passcode: 187351 All ages and experience levels are welcome. Read More
An introductory course. Live and interactive. Gain the tools and skills to be comfortable creating a nature journal page using various techniques. Develop your superpowers of observation and curiosity and begin to uncover what was unseen in nature. Six sessions, September 9, 2021 Thursday 4pm- 5:15pm Pacific For more details, dates and how to Read More
Join Brian Higginbotham and the Great Valley Nature Journal Club for weekly live nature journaling workshops. We review strategies for incorporating words, pictures, and numbers in our practice and share tips, techniques, and inspiration from the community and from past masters. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop and are held online through Read More
Roseann Hanson recently returned from a two-week exploration of the Alaskan high and middle Arctic—and fell in love! She would love to take you there, so jump aboard as we head back to Point Barrow and Uqtiagvik, and then journey up the "haul road" to Prudhoe Bay, enjoying the Brooks Range and looking for caribou Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
What we'll be doing: Check Spark in Nature Events for Topic and details. Bird Buffet: Berries, Nuts and Seeds When Start at 9:30 am- end at 11:30am Pacific Time. Schedule: Start with an introduction and demo of a topic We log off the computer to nature journal outside in our own nearby nature, Return to Read More
Journaling With Nature is a podcast for those who want to turn curiosity into wonder…a pencil sketch into a rabbit hole of discovery…a moment of stillness into a life full of joy! Join Bethan Burton each week, Sunday 4PM Pacific time, when a new episode is published. The podcast includes in-depth interviews with nature journalers Read More
A new course inspired by the quote from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer: "It’s not just the land that is broken, but more importantly, our relationship to land...we can’t meaningfully proceed with healing, with restoration, without “re-story-ation.” In other words, our relationship with land cannot heal until we hear its stories. But who will Read More
Do you have questions about drawing, journaling, naturalist skills, or journaling teaching techniques? Join John Muir Laws and the Nature Journal Club every week for a one-hour open forum discussion where we explore (and hopefully answer) your questions live. Stick around at the end of the meeting for a lively group journal share and conversation. Read More
Let's share our current best practices for teaching nature journaling online to individuals, small groups, or whole classes. What works for you? What are your secret tips? What are the current challenges? Is anyone using new technology to improve the online environment? Click Here to Join the Meeting All ages and experience levels are welcome. Read More
Every week The Nature Journal Show provides you with tips, tricks, and techniques to help you get more out of your nature journaling! In addition to exciting nature journal adventures, and practical how-to episodes, there are also inspiring conversations with other nature journalers, nature artists, and nature researchers! Join the premieres every Wednesday at 6pm Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
Meet Rosalie Haizlett, author and illustrator of Watercolor in Nature, a brand new book that will be published by Page Street Publishing Co. on November 23rd, 2021 and distributed by Macmillan. The book is available at Target, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you get your books. You can learn more and purchase via Rosalie's website at Read More
An introductory course. Live and interactive. Gain the tools and skills to be comfortable creating a nature journal page using various techniques. Develop your superpowers of observation and curiosity and begin to uncover what was unseen in nature. Six sessions, September 9, 2021 Thursday 4pm- 5:15pm Pacific For more details, dates and how to Read More
Adding watercolor to your field notebooks and nature journals need not be an elaborate and frustrating exercise in juggling dozens of colors and brushes. Naturalist and field sketch artist Roseann Hanson will introduce you to the simple technique of mixing any color you need from a triad—three primary colors (a cyan, a magenta, and a Read More
Journaling in Nature: Potrero Redwoods This Santa Lucia Conservancy land in Carmel Valley is not an area that is open to the general public. Join Melinda Nakagawa and the Monterey Bay Nature Journal Club in exploring a peaceful riparian habitat with big leaf maples, coast live oaks and coast redwood trees. Registration link and details Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
Journaling With Nature is a podcast for those who want to turn curiosity into wonder…a pencil sketch into a rabbit hole of discovery…a moment of stillness into a life full of joy! Join Bethan Burton each week, Sunday 4PM Pacific time, when a new episode is published. The podcast includes in-depth interviews with nature journalers Read More
A new course inspired by the quote from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer: "It’s not just the land that is broken, but more importantly, our relationship to land...we can’t meaningfully proceed with healing, with restoration, without “re-story-ation.” In other words, our relationship with land cannot heal until we hear its stories. But who will Read More
Do you have questions about drawing, journaling, naturalist skills, or journaling teaching techniques? Join John Muir Laws and the Nature Journal Club every week for a one-hour open forum discussion where we explore (and hopefully answer) your questions live. Stick around at the end of the meeting for a lively group journal share and conversation. Read More
Owl-o-ween Drawing Classes with John Muir Laws TWO-PART SERIES: Tues, October 26 11:30am-1pm PDT andTues, November 2, 11:30am-1pm PDT REGISTER HERE! Learn “owl” about these magnificent, mysterious, and majestic raptors of the night in this 2-part owl drawing class with acclaimed artist, author, educator, and scientist John Muir Laws, author of The Laws Guide to Nature Read More
How can we use our nature journals to teach about astronomy both to record our observations and visualize ideas or our place in the universe? Bring any Astro pages from your own journals to share. Raybonto, we want to hear from you Click Here to Join the Meeting All ages and experience levels are welcome. Read More
Every week The Nature Journal Show provides you with tips, tricks, and techniques to help you get more out of your nature journaling! In addition to exciting nature journal adventures, and practical how-to episodes, there are also inspiring conversations with other nature journalers, nature artists, and nature researchers! Join the premieres every Wednesday at 6pm Read More
What we’ll be doing: Join the Salish Sea Nature Lovers (SSNL) as we creatively explore the Salish Sea Ecosystem together in community. Visit the SSNL website to register and explore the monthly theme. When: The last Wednesday evening of the month 7:00 - 8:30 pm PST Schedule: Begin with introductions, followed by exploring a Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
Join John Muir Laws and Nicolas Lecomte for an exploration of the arctic and a close look at how to draw Snowy Owls. We will learn about ongoing Arctic research and lessons learned in the field. Then John Muir Laws will demonstrate techniques to draw Snowy Owls. What are lost and found edges and how Read More
Save the date! We will be practicing ink-only skies! This is not a formal workshop, but a gathering of sky- and cloud-scape enthusiasts to share tips and ideas and techniques. FREE but registration is required for security: https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlce6rqjwtH9FZlousnR79owP3s4obwfV1 Hosted by Roseann Hanson, Bethan Burton, and Deborah Conn
Happy 79th Birthday Bob! Join us online for a brief exploration of Bob's art and inspiration (wigs encouraged). John Muir Laws will share a few tips on drawing and painting trees. Then head out in the field to find and paint your own happy little trees and participate in a worldwide trash cleanup in honor Read More
Join Brian Higginbotham and the Great Valley Nature Journal Club for weekly live nature journaling workshops. We review strategies for incorporating words, pictures, and numbers in our practice and share tips, techniques, and inspiration from the community and from past masters. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop and are held online through Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
What we'll be doing: Check Spark in Nature Events for Topic and details. Bird Buffet: Berries, Nuts and Seeds When Start at 9:30 am- end at 11:30am Pacific Time. Schedule: Start with an introduction and demo of a topic We log off the computer to nature journal outside in our own nearby nature, Return to Read More
Journaling With Nature is a podcast for those who want to turn curiosity into wonder…a pencil sketch into a rabbit hole of discovery…a moment of stillness into a life full of joy! Join Bethan Burton each week, Sunday 4PM Pacific time, when a new episode is published. The podcast includes in-depth interviews with nature journalers Read More
A new course inspired by the quote from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer: "It’s not just the land that is broken, but more importantly, our relationship to land...we can’t meaningfully proceed with healing, with restoration, without “re-story-ation.” In other words, our relationship with land cannot heal until we hear its stories. But who will Read More
Do you have questions about drawing, journaling, naturalist skills, or journaling teaching techniques? Join John Muir Laws and the Nature Journal Club every week for a one-hour open forum discussion where we explore (and hopefully answer) your questions live. Stick around at the end of the meeting for a lively group journal share and conversation. Read More
Owl-o-ween Drawing Classes with John Muir Laws TWO-PART SERIES: Tues, October 26 11:30am-1pm PDT andTues, November 2, 11:30am-1pm PDT REGISTER HERE! Learn “owl” about these magnificent, mysterious, and majestic raptors of the night in this 2-part owl drawing class with acclaimed artist, author, educator, and scientist John Muir Laws, author of The Laws Guide to Nature Read More
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 of the conversation that day will revolve around this core idea but expect interesting side routes and trails. Click Here to Join Read More
Every week The Nature Journal Show provides you with tips, tricks, and techniques to help you get more out of your nature journaling! In addition to exciting nature journal adventures, and practical how-to episodes, there are also inspiring conversations with other nature journalers, nature artists, and nature researchers! Join the premieres every Wednesday at 6pm Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More
Understand the physics and geometry of shadows and reflections to help you draw what you see and see what you draw. Join John Muir Laws as he explores these ideas and how they relate to nature drawing and landscapes. Click Here to Join the Zoom Workshop! Passcode: 187351 All ages and experience levels are welcome. Read More
Super low-key, supportive drawing and chatting online hang-out: if there are pages in your journal you've been wanting to finish, or homework you're wanting to catch up on, or just plain want to draw in good company, please join us! * Together, we create a supportive space. If a person feels like sharing their work, Read More