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What do you do when a journal page does not work out the way you envisioned?  What do you do when a journaling lesson does not work? How can you reinspire and reinvigorate students who have lost their journaling spark? Learn how to teach Nature Journaling! Join our weekly discussion and idea-sharing for teachers, home Read More

Many people are afraid of drawing birds' feet and so hide the feet behind leaves. With a little knowledge, you can draw accurate and functional bird legs and feet. The bird leg has key similarities and differences from ours. Learn the structure of birds' legs and feet and how to draw them. Learn how to Read More

What kind of community do we want to create? As more and more people are vaccinated, the light is growing at the end of the long Covid tunnel. When we emerge, what kind of a community of nature journalers shall we create together? What is the role of online classes, local nature journal clubs, conferences Read More

Explore colored pencil technique with vibrant tropical fish. In this workshop, we will learn how to apply colored pencils for vibrant colors and crisp details. Special equipment: Bristol board or other think and sturdy drawing paper, colored pencils, colorless blender, black grape, grayed lavender, and white pencil, embossing tool (or dead ballpoint pen). Click Here Read More

What kind of community do we want to create? As more and more people are vaccinated, the light is growing at the end of the long Covid tunnel. When we emerge, what kind of a community of nature journalers shall we create together? What is the role of online classes, local nature journal clubs, conferences Read More

Further develop your raptor drawing skills and we bend the wing in the middle to make an "M" shape. This kink in the wing makes subtle and often counterintuitive shapes. the flexible wingtip may also curl up at the tip. This may make the tips of the feathers look cut off. Learn to expect what Read More

Gena Richman taught 2nd and 3rd grades at Mary Collins School at Cherry Valley for twenty years. Beloved by generations of students she integrated nature journaling into her curriculum at many levels. Learn what nature journaling could look like in your classroom. Click Here to Join the Meeting All ages and experience levels are welcome. Read More

Learn the basics of bird wing structure to help you draw birds of prey in flight. We will also explore simple foreshortening in outstretched wings. Download, print, and cut out these paper models before class. Click Here to Join the Zoom Workshop! Passcode: 187351 All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary, Read More

Our schedules are already full. How can we integrate nature journaling with existing lessons and learning objectives? How can journaling be brought into more aspects of learning? 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 Read More

Now it is time to take all your botanical illustration techniques and combine them to draw flowers that have a foundation of structure and geometry but also have lively curling and twisting petals. Join John Muir Laws as he walks through the process of drawing a complex and curled iris. Don't be shy, you can Read More