How can we hold honest open discussions about things that people disagree about? How can we better understand, respect, and communicate with people who hold radically different points of view? 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 Read More

Join me for this in-depth workshop at the Galt Winter Bird Festival. This event is FREE but you have to register and it is limited to 100 people. Click here to join the meeting! Wood Warblers are bundles of beauty that add color and joy to our woodlands and marshes. Let’s explore the basics of Read More

Join me for this in-depth workshop at the Galt Winter Bird Festival. This event is FREE but you have to register and it is limited to 100 people. Click Here to Join the Meeting! Ducks are so cooperative they will pose for a portrait! Learn the steps to draw and paint ducks in the field. Read More

How do we as educators process anxiety and grief about environmental damage? How can we help our students honestly and constructively deal with the same issues? As a community deeply connected to the wonders of nature, how do we also handle our feelings about the incredible scale of loss on the planet? And what do Read More

Learn how to draw hummingbirds. In this live workshop, we explore structure, texture, and how to draw iridescence! Join John Muir Laws for weekly live nature Journaling workshops with tips, techniques, inspiration, teaching strategies, and interviews. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop. If special materials or class-specific downloads are available, you can Read More

This is the mother of all cognitive biases. It creeps into many ways of thinking and thwarts our best intentions to use reason. Learn how to fight against this bias and equip your students to do the same. Learn how to teach Nature Journaling! Join our weekly discussion and idea-sharing for teachers, home school parents, Read More

Learn how to paint quick landscapeitos on toned paper with watercolor and gouache. For this workshop, we will use the light value gouache palette for the lights and watercolor for the darks. The system is fast, simple, and fun. I recommend creating your own light value gouache kit as described in the Oh My Gouache Read More

Learn about lemur conservation and how to draw these amazing animals. Join us for an exploration of the science and art of lemur conservation. Kate Thomson will share her experiences with lemur conservation and John Muir Laws will demonstrate techniques to draw Lemurs. Katharine (Kate) Thompson is a PhD Candidate in Medical Anthropology at Stony Read More