Journaling With Nature

Alma is a naturalist, artist, and educator. She creates a joyful and connected life through her love of nature walking, art making and nature journaling. With a simple field kit and an observant eye, Alma is able to sketch on-the-go wherever she finds herself.Listen to hear more about:Alma’s early nature experiences growing up on the island of Oahu.Discovering nature journaling through the books of Clare Walker Leslie.The experiences of her students when Alma brought the practice of nature journaling to her class.Alma’s simple kit for nature journaling on-the-go.Alma’s growth and development as an artist.The healing benefits of nature and nature journaling.Finding confidence and talking kindly to our inner critic.The emotional experience of being in nature.Moving through ecological grief into action.Beach Naturalist training through the Seattle Aquarium.Find out about Alma on her website www.awildbraid.com.Follow Alma’s creative adventures through A Wild Braid Nature Journal and sign up to receive Alma’s newsletter here.You can find Alma on Instagram @alma.walks.in.nature.Alma mentioned the names of several content creators who inspire her on Instagram. You can find their accounts here:@browngirloutdoorworld@hood__naturalist@blackforager -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Ali Foxon, author and founder of the green sketching movement, returns to the podcast to speak about her new book: The Green Sketching Handbook. Ali gently guides others to connect with joy and creativity in the natural world.Listen to hear more about:Green sketching and why Ali created this new genre of creativity in nature.The three guiding principles of green sketching.Why nature and creativity are such a beneficial combination.The process of writing her book during a pandemic.How Ali eases people through their fears about making art.How sketching in nature can create an embodied connection between you and natural world. How paying attention to colour can be a way of connecting with place.Some challenges that you might come across when building a sketching habit and how to overcome them.How gratitude can be an antidote to anxiety.The intertwining of joy, gratitude and love which underpins our connection with nature.Learn more about Ali and her work at www.alifoxon.com.Purchase a copy of The Green Sketching Handbook:Australia (pre-order for 23rd July release)InternationalGerman editionUnited KingdomYou can listen to our previous podcast conversation here: Episode 9 – Green sketching and the pursuit of joy.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Everyone nature journals for different reasons. By taking time to consider what we value most we can begin to notice whether our journal pages reflect what is important to us. Today’s podcast is a solo show discussing something that came up at Jean Mackay’s workshop during International Nature Journaling Week 2022. Jean’s workshop was called Values Added and prompted us to reflect on what we value and whether we are reflecting these values on our journal pages. You can watch Jean Mackay’s workshop here: Values Added.Please leave your thoughts on ideas on this topic under the episode post on the Journaling With Nature website here: What do you value?-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month.You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

David is an author, adventurer, videographer, and nature guide. He takes ecological and scientific knowledge and weaves it into stories that captivate and connect others with nature. David sees language as a tool we can play with to learn more about the world around us.Listen to hear more about:How David knew he wanted to be a naturalist since his early years.David’s book, Language Making Nature, and the process of inventing meaningful new words.Storytelling as a tool for communicating about nature.How new words can help us communicate about current and future ecological challenges.Creating words that extend beyond the limitations of our language in order to speak about things like the richness of colour or the complexity and subtlety of human emotions.The importance of a naturalist’s notebook. How we can sometimes be in nature without the need for words, names or labels. Find out more about David and his work at https://lukasguides.com. You can learn about the book Language Making Nature at http://www.languagemakingnature.com.David shares nature inspired photos and videos on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. You can find David’s natural history videos and virtual nature walks on his YouTube channel.We would love to hear your thoughts on the topics we discussed in this conversation. You can leave your comment below the podcast episode at: https://www.journalingwithnature.com/podcasts/episode-94-david-lukas.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Marion is a teacher and environmental educator with a passion for fostering nature connection in others. She does this through a variety of sensory awareness and nature immersion activities and experiences.Listen to hear more about:The ways that Marion’s parents fostered her love of nature in childhood. Eco-psychology and nature connection.Using all of our senses while paying attention to nature.The difference between connecting with nature through photography and art.Nature in the Netherlands as well as nature in Marion’s garden.The magic of making and using wild ink.The importance of ‘play’ in our nature journals.Pausing to notice the seasons throughout the year and the Season Sketchers challenge.Adding Haiku to a nature journal page. The joy of seasonal firsts. Find out more about Marion on her website (https://www.connectingwithnature.nl) as well as on Instagram and Facebook.If you’re interested in learning more about the Season Sketchers Challenge you can visit https://www.angelahennessy.co.uk/seasonsketchers.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Clare Walker Leslie has brought the practice of nature journaling to the world through her many books and in-person workshops. She speaks about the people, places and things that she has encountered over the four decades since she started keeping a nature journal.Listen to hear more about:The story of how Clare came to nature as an adult. Clare’s experience studying under her mentors in England, Scotland, and Sweden.Writing her first book Nature Drawing, A Tool for Learning in 1978.The tools Clare takes with her into the field. How nature can be a solace during difficult times. Using colour to understand and celebrate the changes in nature throughout the year.The concept of Daily Exceptional Images.The way Clare facilitates nature connection through her workshops.Find out about Clare and all her inspirational books on her website http://clarewalkerleslie.com.Watch the video of this interview on the International Nature Journaling Week website. Two books that Clare mentioned were The Zen of Seeing by Frederick Franck and The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Henrietta is a natural history illustrator, ecologist, and founder of the Hunter Region Field Naturalists and Nature Journaling Club. Through her work, Henrietta shows how nature journaling can be used as a tool for conservation.Listen to hear more about:Studying deep ecology at university.The differences between an ecologist’s field journal and a personal nature journal.Listening to the landscape.What nature looks like in the Hunter Region where Henrietta lives.Starting the Hunter Region Field Naturalists and Nature Journaling Club.Creating a nature journaling retreat.What Henrietta keeps in her journal kit.Creating a colour library in your nature journal.Nature journaling on holiday.The Art of Nature Journaling exhibition. Nature journaling for conservation. Find out more about Henrietta on her website https://www.henriettamooney.com and on Instagram @henrietta_mooney.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Kim is an artist, scientist and educator living in Western Australia. Through the pages of her nature journals and the videos on her YouTube channel, Kim aims to encourage others to keep a nature journal and connect with the wonders of our planet.Listen to hear more about:How Kim came to nature journaling.Kim’s experience starting a YouTube channel.Why it is important for Kim to have a strong focus on the Australian natural environment.What nature looks like in Western Australia.Starting the Perth Nature Journal Club.What it is like nature journaling in front of the camera.The benefits of nature journaling for physical and mental health.The things that Kim takes with her on nature journaling adventures.Art challenges and why they help Kim commit to a daily art habit.Kim’s favourite aspect of nature journaling.Kim’s hopes and plans for the future of her YouTube channel and her nature journaling adventures. Find out more about Kim on her website https://www.kims-njadventures.com and see her journal pages on Instagram.Watch Kim’s videos on her YouTube channel: Kim’s Nature Journaling Adventures.Kim mentioned the open online short course she took through the University of Newcastle. You can find more about this course here: Drawing Nature, Science and Culture: Natural History Illustration. Kim talked about the John Muir Laws book that influenced her nature journaling. You can find this book here: Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling.Click here to see the Venn diagram that Kim created showing nature journaling at the intersection of science, art and nature.Purchase one of Kim’s Plein Airpril postcards in her Ko-fi shop. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

The theme for International Nature Journaling Week 2022 is Back to Basics. This theme has been chosen to remind us that nature journaling can be done close to home and with very simple materials. INJW will be 1-7th June and we will have a special theme for each day to focus our attention on one particular topic.The daily themes will be:AppreciationSharingCreativityInspirationConfidenceCareCelebrationVisit the website for International Nature Journaling Week to learn more. Sign up to the INJW newsletter to receive news and updates in your inbox.Visit the INJW Blog to read the stories of other nature journalers from around the world. Be sure to explore the resources and workshops from previous years, which are still up on the INJW website. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Alex Boon is a nature artist and writer from East Devon, UK. He creates regular nature journal vlogs and tutorials through his YouTube channel The Daily Nature Journal. Alex also shares about British nature, botanical ink making, and flower and leaf pressing and preservation. Listen to hear more about:What nature looks like where Alex lives in East Devon, UK.How Alex’s workspace has changed since we last spoke on the podcast.Life as a ‘professional noticer of nature’. Alex’s new project The Daily Nature Journal.Learning to make and use natural botanical inks. Alex’s collaboration with Louise from Bohemian Raspberry Art in creating the Botanical Ink Challenge.Tracking the weather and mood to see how closely these two variables are correlated.Alex’s Patreon community and the extra content and benefits reserved for Patrons.How online nature journaling and YouTube can make nature accessible to more people. Alex’s plans for the future.Find out more about Alex and his work on his website (alexboonart.com) and on Instagram (@alexboonart and @the_daily_nature_journal).For regular videos on nature journaling and creating botanical ink, visit The Daily Nature Journal on YouTube.To support Alex’s work consider joining his community on Patreon.To learn more about Bohemian Raspberry Art, visit Louise on Instagram (@bohemianraspberryart).You can listen to my previous interview with Alex by clicking this link: Epsiode 16: Alex Boon – ‘What else is here?’ -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Molly is an educator and artist, born in the USA and living in the United Arab Emirates. Nature journaling has helped her feel connected with the landscape she now calls home. Through her workshops, and the Abu Dhabi Nature Journal Club, Molly is helping her community make nature connections too.Listen to hear more about:How books about nature inspired Molly’s outdoor play as a child.Studying wildlife ecology at university.Moving from the USA to the United Arab Emirates.Finding beauty in this new, and very different, environment. How identity and culture are intimately tied to the rhythms of our landscape and the disorienting effect of moving away from these familiar rhythms.How the pace of development and change in the UAE has left some people feeling disconnected from nature, and the people who are working to document and celebrate the natural heritage of the country.How nature journaling has helped Molly feel at home in UAE.Creating the Abu Dhabi nature journal club.Nature journaling and stewardship.Find out more about Molly and her work on her website: Leaves Me Curious.You can also connect with Molly on Instagram @leavesmecurious.Molly spoke about John Muir Laws and his video series that she uses in her home school. You can find them here: The Nature Journal Connection.Information on starting a nature journal club can be found on the website of John Muir Laws.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Corina is an ecologist and nature journaler from Ontario, Canada. For Corina, the nature journal can be a tool for exploring her garden, connecting with nature through mindfulness, and even a place to process ecological grief. Corina lets nature journaling be about the process, not the product.Listen to hear more about:How Corina found the nature journaling community through the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference.Thoughts on nature journaling and how a desire to make perfect art can complicate the process.Nature journaling during the Canadian winter.How nature journaling helps Corina be a better ecologist.The Breeding Bird Atlas and how nature journaling is helping Corina learn all the birds in her area.Mindfulness and nature journaling Nature journaling in the garden.What it means to be nature’s witness.Getting to know your ‘bird of the year’. How and why Corina’s journals have become loser and more messy over time. Find more about Corina on her website Living Being Mindfulness and on Instagram @livingbeingmindfulness.Read Corina’s blog post for International Nature Journaling Week: Nature Journaling When Nature is Wounded.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Talweez spends much of her time travelling to new places, near and far, and creatively capturing her experiences through writing and art. Since coming to the practice of nature journaling, Talweez has found that her sketchbook allows her to see, learn, understand and appreciate even more about the world around her. Listen to hear more about:Talweez’s early relationship with nature and creativity.How coming to nature journaling has helped Talweez look at nature with new eyes.Nature experiences on Christmas Island.Exploring culture and diversity through travel.Sketching landscapes.Talweez’s favourite materials for sketching outdoors and for painting a finished piece.Mindfulness and nature journaling.Find out more about Talweez on her website: https://www.oftravelsandtrails.com.See Talweez’s journal pages on Instagram @oftravelsandtrails. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Eriko is a nature artist, illustrator, and conservationist. She is also the founder of Japan Nature Journal Club. From being an insect loving child, to growing into a wildlife artist and nature journal teacher, the natural world has always been an important part of Eriko's story.Listen to hear more about:Eriko’s experience wild foraging as a child and the different plants she encountered.Eriko’s love for insects as a child.How nature taught her about the delicacy of life.How she came to wildlife art and then to nature journaling through the work of artists like Robert Bateman and Clare Walker Leslie.The beautiful story of when Eriko met Clare Walker Leslie for the first time at the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference.Eriko’s experience of starting the Japan Nature Journal Club.Her involvement with the translation of The Law’s Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling into Japanese.Stories and memories of sharing nature with her daughter.Eriko’s website can be found here: https://njos-jp.teachable.com.See Eriko’s nature journal pages on Instagram @erikokobayashi_naturejournal and Facebook. To learn more about the Japan Nature Journal Club, click here. Read Eriko’s blog post for International Nature Journaling Week: Why I Started a Nature Journal Club – Everything happens for a reason. Eriko created a short video answering the question ‘What does nature journaling mean to you?’ You can watch the video here. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month.You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Angela is a nature artist who has started a yearlong nature journal challenge called Season Sketchers. Using the Celtic Wheel of the Year as a guide, Angela invites us to go outside on significant dates during the year to observe nature and notice the changes that each new season brings.Listen to hear more about:How Angela came to nature journaling. Pocket hitchhikers and what they are.The story behind the name Raspberry Thief.Creating natural tools and art materials.Making time for nature adventures as a family.How focusing on the seasons can connect us with the rhythm of the year.Looking for ‘first signs’ during the change of seasons.Season Sketchers and how you can get involved wherever you are in the world.The Raspberry Thief membership community. Find out more about Angela on her websites https://www.angelahennessy.co.uk and https://raspberrythief.wordpress.com and on Instagram.Prints of Angela’s work can be found in the Raspberry Thief Etsy Shop.If you would like to go more deeply into connecting with the seasons using the Celtic Wheel of the Year you can join the Raspberry Thief community on Patreon. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Alisa is an illustrator and artist with a particular love for marine invertebrates. She recently set herself the ambitious goal of creating a painting a day for 100 days. Having completed the project, Alisa is now interested in helping guide others to reach their own creative goals.Listen to hear more about:The natural history illustration course from the University of Newcastle.The story behind the name Jellyfish and Stone.Wild and wonderful marine invertebrates.Alisa’s experience of visiting the Galapagos.Leading field sketching workshops with university students. Talking back to our inner critic.Intuitive painting.The accountability group Alisa has started to support each other in reaching creative goals. Alisa’s 100 Paintings Project. Find out more about Alisa on her website: https://jellyfishandstone.com/.Connect with Alisa on Instagram @jellyfish_and_stone.See all of the 100 paintings from Alisa’s 100 Paintings Project here. If you are interested to learn more about Drawing Nature, Science and Culture: Natural History Illustration the short course from the University of Newcastle you can click here. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Kuniko is a nature journaler living in Tokyo. Nature journaling has allowed Kuniko to let go of comparisons, regrets and anxieties, and find peace in the present moment. The practice has also opened Kuniko's eyes to the special natural places around her in Tokyo.Listen to hear more about:How Kuniko came to nature journaling. Finding nature in the city.Kuniko’s favourite nature journaling materials.Why nature journaling is important.Kuniko’s nature inspired YouTube videos.Find out more about Kuniko on her website: https://note.com/sanpo_to_nikki/.You can see Kuniko’s nature journal pages on Instagram @kumonko0813 and on YouTube 自然を描こう!チャンネル.You can read Kuniko’s blog post for International Nature Journaling Week: My place in the world. She also created a heartfelt video for INJW answering the question “What does nature journaling mean to you?”.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Amy is an educator who uses art, storytelling and video to communicate about science. Simplifying and communicating complex ideas is what Amy does best. In her workshop ‘Doodling Diagrams’ she guided participants through the process of translating the movements of animals into simple sketches.Listen to hear more about:Amy’s backyard nature experiences in childhood.Amy’s story of being raised in a creationist household and then becoming a science educator.The different ways that Amy has combined art and science in her professional life.How Amy came to nature journaling and found the nature journal community.Doodling diagrams and how it can help us explore the world.How nature journaling has been helping Amy see her childhood landscape with new eyes. Find out more about Amy on her website and blog. You can also see Amy’s wonderful journal pages on Instagram.If you’d like to watch Amy’s workshop Doodling Diagrams, you can find it on YouTube here. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month.You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Rosalie is an artist and nature illustrator from West Virginia. Through her work, Rosalie aims to show the intricate beauty of the natural world and encourage environmental stewardship. Rosalie teaches nature art online, as a Top Teacher on Skillshare, and has recently published her first book Watercolor in Nature. Listen to hear more about:Rosalie’s personal connection with nature and how it is deepening every year.The creative influences in Rosalie’s early life.Rosalie’s career in illustration and how she has developed as an artist. The process Rosalie uses to create an art piece.Teaching on Skillshare and creating online classes.Sensitivity and how it influences Rosalie’s life and work.Watercolor in Nature, Rosalie’s new book.Rosalie’s exciting new project and where her path will lead next. Find out more about Rosalie by visiting her website https://www.rosaliehaizlett.com.You can purchase Rosalie’s book, Watercolor in Nature, here. Rosalie posts her illustration work and progress updates on Instagram and Facebook. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Alissa is a watercolour pencil artist, urban sketcher & librarian. She has a habit of sketching every day as a way of documenting the moments of her life. She has filled more than a hundred journals since beginning her daily practice and believes that 'anything is sketchable'.Listen to hear more about:Alissa’s habit of sketching something in her journal every day.Ideas on the distinction between sketching and drawing.How Alissa came to her artistic style.Her favourite art tools.Switching sketchbooks from landscape to portrait format and how that affects composition.Urban sketching and the experience of attending international symposiums.Finding nature in parks and gardens within the city.Sketching outdoors and interacting with curious onlookers.Watercolour pencils and how Alissa uses them. Find out more about Alissa and her work on her website alissaduke.com and her blog. Cards and postcards of Alissa’s work can be found in her Etsy shop.See images of Alissa’s journal pages on Instagram and Flickr.If you’d like to learn about the pencils Alissa carries with her every day, you can read a blog post about it here.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Eric has had a lifelong fascination with birds, especially the movement of birds across continents during migration events. One way that he has been able to observe these movements is by recording the nocturnal sounds of migrating birds as they pass over his home in New Hampshire.Listen to hear more about:Eric’s early nature experiences in Ireland and how they shaped his future. Nightsongs - the video about Eric’s project of recording nocturnal bird migration.The broad-winged hawk and how they captured Eric’s imagination. The incredible ways that Eric connected with the migration route of these birds.Ways that birds connect people across continents.Thoughts on conservation and how we can protect birds. Be sure to watch the video Nightsongs, which features Eric and his recording of the nocturnal migration as birds fly over his home in New Hampshire. Nightsongs was co-created with saltproject.org.Learn more about Eric through his website http://ericmasterson.com.Eric is the author of a book, Birdwatching in New Hampshire, which you can learn about here.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Hannah is an artist with a focus on the native birds of New Zealand. She uses fine-tip black pens to create detailed drawings which capture the life and beauty of these unique birds. Part of her work involves visiting remote, predator-free islands and bird sanctuaries, and behind all of her art is a message of conservation.Listen to hear more about:The important role that Hannah’s family played in instilling a love of nature.Hannah’s journey from working in the fashion industry to becoming a full-time wildlife artist. The story of the huia and why they convey an important conservation message.Predator-free islands and bird sanctuaries. Zealandia and their work with kākā conservation.Wingspan National Bird of Prey Centre and the story of Whisper the ruru.Hannah’s creative process and the steps involved in creating her detailed art pieces.The nature that Hannah sees around her in the South Island of New Zealand. Creating a ‘time capsule’ for the people of the future.To learn more about her work and watch the video 'A Lost Harmony', visit Hannah's website: www.hannahshandart.com.Connect with Hannah on Facebook and Instagram, and visit this page to purchase one of her art pieces. To learn more about kākā conservation visit the website of the Zealandia Ecosanctuary in Wellington. Visit the website of Wingspan National Bird of Prey Centre.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Gargi sees nature journaling as a tool to tap into an infinite loop of curiosity about the natural world. As a data analyst, she finds crossovers between her profession and the process of nature journaling. Gargi also finds journaling with others to be a wonderful source of inspiration and ideas.Listen to hear more about:The beautiful story of how Gargi came to nature journaling and found the nature journaling community. How Gargi’s nature journaling has evolved over time.Moving past the pressure of comparison.A nature journal adventure to Tanzania and how Gargi learned to quickly capture her moving subjects.The ‘infinite loop of curiosity’ and what that means to Gargi.The ghost mantis Mithun and how she influenced Gargi and Akshay’s nature journaling.The joy and power of journaling with others and learning from each other’s pages.Comics as a nature journal tool.Gargi’s experience of nature journal burn-out and how she has found renewed inspiration and enthusiasm for the practice. Follow Gargi on Instagram @inkuisitive.being for journal pages and inspiration.Watch Gargi on The Nature Journal Show talking about her journaling process. You can read more about the ghost mantis, Mithun, and the nature journal pages she inspired here.Gargi and Akshay also did a video on creating an event comic strip in your nature journal.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Karen is a nature enthusiast who uses creativity as a way to connect with the natural world. For Karen, nature journaling is a tool for both relaxation and learning. She is a lifelong learner who lets her curiosity guide her towards new discoveries in both nature and art.Listen to hear more about:How our senses can connect us to memories of our time spent in nature.The wildlife pathway behind Karen’s home and the myriad visitors that pass by at different times of the year.The story behind the title of Karen’s blog I am Chasing Butterflies.Karen’s thoughts on nature journaling for relaxation.Fostering creativity by creating an accessible and inspiring creative space and making use of ‘pockets of time’. Connecting with community through nature and art.Natural discoveries Karen has been documenting lately.Karen’s hopes for connecting others with nature journaling in the future. Find out more about Karen and her creative projects on her website https://iamchasingbutterflies.wordpress.com.Connect with Karen on Instagram @iamchasingbutterflies.Watch the video that Karen created for International Nature Journaling Week where she shares what nature journaling means to her: What does nature journaling mean to you?To watch the video of Karen’s wildlife pathway and all her animal visitors, click here: Wildlife of Sammamish.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates each month. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

As a wildlife artist, Vitor creates under the nameThe Headless Sketcher. With a lively and unique style, Vitor tells visual stories using line, colour and movement. Written descriptions of the life and behaviour of animals form an integral part of each composition, unifying other visual elements and guiding the eye across the page.Listen to hear more about:The freedom and pleasure Vitor finds in wildlife illustration.The power and intimacy of using writing as an element on the page.How getting to know each subject through the research and creative process, helps Vitor fall in love with each new animal he paints.Vitor’s art process and how he layers elements on the page to create a final piece.Storytelling and the construction of a narrative within a painting.Thoughtfully using movement to tell a story or capture a moment of action. The reason why Vitor creates under the name The Headless Sketcher.How Vitor visually recreates significant memories of animal encounters for others, through his art commissions.See Vitor’s amazing work on Instagram @theheadlessketcher. If you’re not on Instagram you can also see the fox painting we spoke about during the episode on the podcast page here. To contact Vitor to talk about commissioning an art piece you can email him directly at this address: [email protected] can learn more about The Headless Sketcher on YouTube on The Nature Journal Show. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month!You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Kim is a teaching artist, visual interpreter and wilderness guide. Along with her partner Bjorn Olson, Kim has explored remote parts of the Alaskan wilderness by fatbike, packraft and sea kayak, through all types of weather and in every season. Kim keeps a detailed nature journal to document her adventures.Listen to hear more about:The Alaskan nature that Kim calls home.The equipment Kim and Bjorn use on their adventures.Relationship lessons learned from the intensity of exploring under extreme conditions.How Kim found nature journaling and has incorporated it into her life as her primary artistic and professional practice.Kim’s relationship with her body and what she has learned about it through her wilderness trips.Alaska through the seasons.The virtual fieldtrip that Kim led during the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference.Nature journaling at different scales.You can find more about Kim and her work on her website: https://www.kimsnaturedrawings.com.Kim and Bjorn’s adventures have been extensively covered in the media. Read articles and watch videos about their trips on this page: https://www.kimsnaturedrawings.com/artist-bio.Follow Kim on Instagram and Facebook. Watch Kim interviewed by Marley Peifer on The Nature Journal Show.Find out more about the photography and videography of Bjorn Olson here.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

For naturalist, writer and photographer, Kelly Brenner noticing details is a way of life. With the deep curiosity of a naturalist, Kelly has discovered some of the incredible natural diversity around her and documented this in her bookNature Obscura: A city's hidden natural world. Listen to hear more about:The story behind the title of Kelly’s book Nature Obscura.The diversity of habitats that can be found in Seattle and the wildlife that makes its home there.The types of invertebrates found in cities.Kelly’s natural history tools (microscopes, hand lens and a simple flashlight).The magic world of tardigrades and slime moulds.The way that nature adapts, both behaviourally and biologically, to the urban environment. Ideas for increasing biodiversity in cities. How you can start to become a backyard naturalist yourself, wherever you live.To find out more about Kelly and her work, visit her website: http://www.metrofieldguide.com. You can also find Kelly on Twitter and Instagram. If you would like to support Kelly’s work, you can do so via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kellybrenner-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Tim is an artist from Alabama who has a strong connection with the history and stories held within the landscape around him. Through art, Tim pays respect to the landscape and the man-made structures within it, honouring the past and preserving this on canvas for the future. Last time I spoke with Tim on the podcast, half of the interview was lost through a technical fault. In this episode we revisit our conversation, talking about Tim’s current work and his dreams and plans for his creative future. Listen to hear more about:The history of the Joe Farm and how it is thriving.How art can preserve history.The process Tim followed when writing his Artist’s Statement.The attention and care Tim gives to packaging and sending his original artwork.Tim’s experience teaching nature art and nature journaling online.Handmade nature journals.Tim’s hopes to take an art workshop in Italy in 2022.If you’d like to make a donation to help Tim achieve his goal of learning more about oil painting in Italy, you can follow this link: Help Tim Attend an Italian Workshop.Find more of Tim’s work on his website https://www.timothymjoe.com, and through Instagram. Revisit the first Journaling With Nature podcast episode with Tim: Episode 49: Timothy M Joe – Honouring history through art.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Susanne has come to know her neighbourhood intimately, through the lens of her camera, during daily nature walks. As a nature photographer, Susanne captures moments of connection and stillness in the natural world, noticing details and sharing this beauty with others.Listen to hear more about:The power and significance of taking nature walks, throughout Susanne’s life.How Susanne started walking the same route every day, with her camera, and how this felt like a balm during an emotionally challenging time.The beauty of coming to know a particular place intimately.Susanne’s experience of ‘seeing God in the details’.Her relationship with stillness.Susanne’s weekly nature email “A Closer Look”.Writing, storytelling and nature connection.How moving experiences in nature can imprint a moment on our soul.How nature can teach us life lessons.Susanne’s nature journal practice, as a parent, as a teacher, and documenting her personal nature experiences.To find out more about Susanne and her work, visit www.wren-photos.com. To sign up to receive Susanne’s weekly nature email A Closer Look, use this link. You can also follow Susanne on Instagram @wren_nature_photos.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Harshitha is the founder of Gida Living Colours. She creates paints with plants and soil, transforming the landscape into vibrant and consciously sourced art materials. Harshitha is a member of the Natural Colours Collective, a group of nature enthusiasts sharing knowledge of natural and sustainable art practices.Listen to hear more about:How Harshitha started Gida Living Colours.The ‘magic’ of using plants to create art materials.The Natural Colours Collective and the workshops they have created.Modifying the hue of natural inks by adding substances to change the pH level.How we can begin to be more mindful of the art materials we choose.Making natural brushes.Creating inks from invasive plant species. Harshitha’s experience giving hands-on workshops within communities.Find out more about Harshitha and her work on Instagram @gida_livingcolours.Follow the Natural Colours Collective on Instagram and take their online courses in creating inks and paints from natural materials. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Julie is a biologist, artist and founder of Life Science Studios. As a scientific illustrator, she helps biologists communicate their research by creating imagery that captures and conveys the essential elements of their work. Problem solving, communication and artistic expression are all part of Julie's creative process.Listen to hear more about:Julie’s early nature experiences.Types of scientific illustration and the many reasons people use scientific illustrations in their work.How Julie creates accurate scientific illustrations even when quality reference photos are difficult to source. The problem-solving aspects of Julie’s work. The intricacies of communication between client and artist that are involved in creating an illustration.How the pandemic has changed the way Julie works.Julie’s love of mushrooms and creating mushroom illustrations.Integrating hand drawn as well as digital elements into an illustration.To find out more about Julie and her work, visit her website https://www.lifesciencestudios.com.Follow Julie on Instagram @lifesciencestudios.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Preethi is an artist living in Queens, New York. With an appreciation for all things woodland and whimsical, Preethi started Garden Slug Productions as a place to document her creative journey. Through all the uncertainty of recent times, she has come back to nature and art as a way to stay grounded.Listen to hear more about:Preethi’s formative nature experiences during her early life in England.Lifelong learning and the importance of practicing new skills.The story behind the name Garden Slug Productions.Preethi’s Slugtember art challenge and creating community connections.The joy of connecting with others who share your creative passions. Preethi’s experience and insights from the pandemic.Art supplies and Preethi’s favourite art store.The importance of play. Visit Preethi on Instagram @gardenslugproductions to view her artwork.We spoke about an Australian mammal called a Quokka. You can learn more about this adorable but vulnerable animal here. Head to the Journaling With Nature website and leave a comment about what feels like play for you.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.

Rafa is a biologist, ornithologist and illustrator. He has concentrated his career on birds and worked extensively studying bird migration and conservation in the Strait of Gibraltar. Rafa is the founder of Diarios de Naturaleza, where he helps others tap into their curiosity and creativity through nature journaling.Listen to hear more about:Rafa’s connection to nature and art since his early life.Rafa’s work on bird migration in the Strait of Gibraltar.How bird migration can connect people and places.Educaves - a program focused on educating teachers on how birds can be used as an educational tool in the classroom.Diaros de Naturaleza and Rafa’s work teaching others about nature journaling.Rafa’s simple field sketching materials.Rafa’s experience of connecting with other nature journalers around the world.The importance to adding feelings to our nature journal pages.Natural discoveries Rafa has been exploring lately. Find more about Rafa and Diarios de Naturaleza http://diariosdenaturaleza.com/. You can also find Rafa on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.In this video that Rafa created for International Nature Journaling Week you can hear him answer the question “What does nature journaling mean to you?” -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Lara is a scientist and natural history illustrator based in Milan, Italy. Lara uses her nature journal as a place to learn new things and grow as an artist and naturalist. As someone who enjoys change, Lara is connected with the seasons and the transformation that each new season brings.Listen to hear more about:How art therapy helped Lara reconnect with herself, art and nature.Lara’s project to learn more about common plant species found around her in the city.The story behind the name Alchemilla’s Corner.Lara’s thoughts on the difference between nature art and nature journaling.How nature journaling and mindfulness overlap.Lara’s project illustrating a cookbook.How growing, harvesting and cooking our food can connect us with plants in a meaningful way.The importance of seasons in Lara’s life and work.To explore Lara’s work, follow her on Instagram @alchemillascorner.If you are interested in wild plants and foraging you can follow the Instagram account of Erica @gli_orsini, who is the author of the cookbook that Lara illustrated. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Verena is a wilderness educator and nature journal teacher helping others connect with nature in the city. She helps people come back to our essential wild nature, finding empathy and connection with all life around us. Verena shares her stories and insights on her podcast Wieder Wilder Werden.Listen to hear more about:What wildness means for Verena living in a big city.What nature looks like in Berlin.Learning to notice and value common animals that live alongside us in cities.Learning empathy for nature from children.How Verena shares her feelings and thoughts about nature through Instagram.How nature of our childhood creates the feeling of home. Connecting with ourselves and others through our nature journals.Verena’s online and in person nature journaling workshops.Benefits and drawbacks of social media.Verena’s podcast Wieder Wilder Werden.Living in rhythm with the seasons. Find out more about Verena and her work at https://wiederwilderwerden.de.Follow Verena on Instagram @wiederwilderwerden.Listen to Wieder Wilder Werden podcast here.Bethan mentioned a book about finding nature in the city. The book is called Nature Obscura: A City’s Hidden Natural World by Kelly Brenner. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.

Ginn is an artist who is inspired by nature. Much of her art is done en plein air, focusing on landscapes and skies. With a deep love for colour, Ginn knows the value of getting to know your paints by swatching, mixing and creating colour charts.Listen to hear more about:Ginn’s early foundations in art and nature.How Ginn chooses different subjects for her art.Her thoughts on the difference between nature art and nature journaling.Ginn’s outdoor painting kit and how she adjusts it depending on the situation.Her process for quickly capturing landscapes and skies en plein air.The importance of swatching your watercolour paints.Art challenges and how they can motivate our creativity.Using art as a way to process the grief of troubling times.Tracking resident orcas as a way of connecting with nature.You can see Ginn’s art on Instagram @alittlemealittlehue.Listen to the Field Notes recording that Ginn created for Montana Public Radio - Staking out Territory: Loons on Kintla Lake.Learn more about Orcas from the Orca Behavior Institute and the Georgia Strait Alliance.For details on the Launch Party for the Nature Journal Club for Teens, follow this link. If you are a teenage nature journaler and would like to join the Facebook group, click here.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month!You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Yvea is a botanist who has spent many years working in the field of restoration. Through her online workshop series,Plant Families in our Foods, she helped participants understand more about the plants we eat every day. Yvea is also the co-ordinator of the online nature journal gatherings "Pencil Miles and Chill".Listen to hear more about:How restoration became part of Yvea’s life and work.The history of the restoration site at Crissy Field.How restoration work has created an unbreakable love and connection with the land for Yvea.The important observations and connections that Yvea has made through her nature journal records.How Yvea gathered her plant knowledge.The workshop series Plant Families in our Foods.The Pencil Miles and Chill sessions.The generous tradition that has grown up around Yvea’s birthday.Yvea's thoughts on the nature journal prompts 'I notice...I wonder...It reminds me of...'Watch Yvea’s workshop series Plant Families in our Foods with these links - Week 1: https://youtu.be/nB0CwbRZzhsWeek 2: https://youtu.be/USZjnOqmw4wWeek 3: https://youtu.be/zurjQiWcyAMWeek 4: https://youtu.be/8TH0BnJM9uQWeek 5: https://youtu.be/PvllAh-TP1kWeek 6: https://youtu.be/AMnR2vXaL6YWeek 7: https://youtu.be/MLRaJZFUF2wWeek 8: https://youtu.be/u6EZ2mdA0mk -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Miriam is a fire management specialist who promotes place-based fire education. Miriam uses nature journaling as a tool for tuning into the environment before, during and after fire. When we are aware of our environment in this deep way, we are better able to make decisions about fire awareness and management.Listen to hear more about:How nature was a refuge for Miriam during childhood.The story of how Miriam came to make fire management and education her career.The history of fire exclusion and how this practice has changed the landscape.How Miriam helped bring nature journalers together to journal a prescribed fire and cultural burn.Why Miriam considers nature journaling fire a ‘full-brained and full-bodied experience’.Trauma informed approaches to fire education.How Miriam uses metadata to understand the fire environment.What information we can add to our nature journals before, during and after fire.Integrating fire into our sense of place. Learn more about Miriam and her work at www.pyrosketchology.com. You can also find Miriam on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.To learn more about Indigenous fire management and cultural burning, check out the podcast Good Fire.One of my previous podcast guests, Robin Carlson, also uses nature journaling to document fire. You can listen to that episode here.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month!You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Heather is a nature journal teacher with a unique focus. She uses literature and history as a way of connecting her students with the natural world. In her online classes, Heather explores the life and landscape of authors such as Beatrix Potter, James Herriot, Jane Austen and The Brontë Sisters.Listen to hear more about:Heather’s early nature experiences. The benefits and challenges of coming from an artistic family.Charlotte Mason and her focus on nature observation and nature journaling.How Heather came to be combining literature, history and nature journaling in her work.How studying the lives and landscapes of people in history can help us connect with our own present-day landscapes. The importance of ‘Teatime’ for Heather and her family.Heather’s favourite nature journaling materials and the colours she chooses for her palette.Sensory awareness in nature.How gratitude is an integral part of Heather’s nature connection. Find out more about Heather and her online classes on her website: www.thenaturejournaler.com.You can learn more about Heather’s membership program The Nature Creative here: www.thenaturejournaler.com/thenaturecreative.Follow Heather on Instagram and Facebook.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Mike is an artist and podcaster with a passion for nature. He especially enjoys creating intricately detailed drawings using a simple 2B graphite pencil. In his podcast, Drawing Inspiration, Mike explores the world of art through his own experience and through interviews with a wide range of guests.Listen to hear more about:The special story of how Mike knew he wanted to be an artist at age 5. Why nature is an important theme in Mike’s artwork.Mike’s favourite art materials and why he always returns to graphite pencil. Digital art and how it can be used for nature journaling.The process of drawing a very detailed art piece using a 2B mechanical pencil. Why Mike started his podcast, Drawing Inspiration, and what you can expect when you listen.Some of the guests Mike has had on his podcast and the things they shared.How Mike gets through creative challenges and keeps inspired when things are tough. Building creative community and connecting with other artists.You can listen to the sister episode of today’s show, where Mike interviews Bethan on the Drawing Inspiration podcast, here: https://drawinginspiration.fm/63.Find out more about Mike and his work through his website: https://mikehendley.com. You can follow Mike on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Listen to all the episodes of Drawing Inspiration podcast at https://drawinginspiration.fm/about/ or by searching for Drawing Inspiration wherever you listen to podcasts.Find the episodes related to a specific topic using the Starter Packs: https://drawinginspiration.fm/start/.Support Mike’s work as an artist and podcaster via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/drawinginspirationpodcast.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Brenna is a permaculture illustrator who uses her art as a form of activism. Her work tackles big topics like politics, over consumption and the climate crisis, but always with a focus on positive solutions. Viewing her work will make you want to jump up and do something to make a positive change!Listen to hear more about:The inspiring story of how Brenna found permaculture.How illustrating the book RetroSuburbia launched Brenna’s illustration career.Self-sufficiency vs community sufficiency.The power of community to make us more resilient during difficult times.How Brenna uses art as a form of activism.How illustrations can make an issue more relatable and engaging, as well as lighten the weight of a heavy subject.Brenna’s process for turning ideas into finished illustrations.How nature journaling can be useful for observations in creating a permaculture design.How to get children engaged through art, music literature.To find out more about Brenna and her work, visit her website: https://www.brennaquinlan.com. You can engage with Brenna’s art on Facebook and Instagram. Follow the progress of Brenna and her partner while they build their eco home in Denmark, WA. Look for GrowDoIt on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.Please consider supporting Brenna’s work on Patreon. Your pledge helps her continue creating inspiring art which benefits people and the planet. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Jane is recognised as one of the art world's foremost authorities on colour and colour mixing. She teaches workshops on watercolour technique and has collaborated with Daniel Smith Artists’ Materials to create the Ultimate Mixing Palette. She even has a colour named after her - Jane's Grey!Listen to hear more about:How to understand pigment characteristics and use them to your benefit in a painting.Pigment numbers and what they mean.Why watercolour is Jane’s favourite medium.Jane’s favourite colours for painting skies.How to customise your colour choices to reflect the colour palette in your particular part of the world. Working with triads to achieve colour harmony. The power of phthalo green as a mixing colour and what it can do.Jane’s thoughts on primary colours.Colour families and their characteristics. Insights from Jane’s course Mastering Watercolour.The Daniel Smith colour named after Jane.Jane’s project to swatch every professional colour in the world.Jane’s website (www.janeblundellart.com) and her blog (janeblundellart.blogspot.com) are invaluable resources for anyone who is interested in learning more about colour. Learn more about Jane’s collaboration with Daniel Smith Artist' Materials to create the Ultimate Mixing Set. To accompany her palette, Jane has created a book called The Ultimate Mixing Palette: A world of colours. You can order the book as print-on-demand from Blurb.com.To take Jane’s Mastering Watercolours course, click here.Jane mentioned the book Nature’s Palette: A colour reference system for the natural world by Baty Patrick. Glossary of watercolour terms:Staining – Colours that absorb into the paper and are difficult to lift off once they are laid down. Non-staining – Colours that can easily be lifted off (with a clean brush or paper towel) after they have been laid down.Granulating – A textured effect that happens when certain coarse pigments settle into the grain of the watercolour paper.Non-granulating – Colours that have fine pigments and leave a smooth, untextured finish on the paper. Opaque – Watercolours that will cover a black line when used thickly.Transparent – Watercolours that will allow other colours to show through.Fugitive – Colours that fade or change over time. Pigment number – a number on the back of a watercolour tube which identifies the pigments used to create that colour. You can have single pigment colours or multiple pigment paints where several pigments are used to create the colour. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Ayoka is a visual trainer and information illustrator. She uses the tools and techniques of sketchnoting to simplify and communicate information. Combining sketchnoting with her gratitude practice, Ayoka has invented a new form of creative expression - GratiDoodling!Listen to hear more about:Ayoka’s early nature experiences, tagging along in the field with her zoologist parents. The amazing “coincidence” that led Ayoka to find sketchnoting.What is meant by a visual vocabulary.How Ayoka started turning her hobby into a career.The power of using sketchnoting in speech therapy.Why combining words and pictures together deepens communication and understanding. How choosing simple materials can free you of art anxiety.The similarities and differences between sketchnoting and nature journaling and how they can be combined.Ayoka’s concept of GratiDoodles and her new Skillshare classYou can learn more about Ayoka on her website: https://sagsvisuell.deTake Ayoka’s Skillshare class using this link: Let’s GratitDoodle! A Joyful Approach to Building a Creative Practice-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Kelly is a creative nature connection guide. Her work involves giving children and adults a variety of opportunities to connect with nature through creativity. Kelly has written many books on nature and art including her most recent book Draw Yourself Back to Nature.Listen to hear more about:The influences in Kelly’s young life that shaped who she is today.The importance of independent outdoor play.How Kelly came to Montessori teaching and started Wings, Worms and Wonder.The ways Kelly helps different age groups connect with nature.Why art is so useful for creating connections with nature and with each other. How giving children opportunities to practice risk-benefit analysis (inherent in nature play) gives them tools and strategies that they can use in adolescence to make safer decisions. How we are connected in a global network.How sharing nature journaling can help us appreciate nature in other places.How to tune into ‘nature’s whispers’.Sign up to receive Kelly’s Wonder Wednesdays newsletters via her website: https://wingswormsandwonder.comLearn all about Kelly’s books and other offerings here: https://wingswormsandwonder.com/category/books/Follow Kelly on Instagram @wingswormsandwonder.To read the blog post that Kelly wrote for International Nature Journaling Week click here: https://www.naturejournalingweek.com/blogs/sparking-wonder-and-connection-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Billie Jo is an outdoor educator with the Peel District School Board. Before the pandemic, Billie Jo was teaching in person at local field centres. Now she is bringing nature journaling to children of all age groups, inventing creative ways to connect students with nature through the virtual classroom.Listen to hear more about:Billie Jo’s early nature experiences.The winding road to how Billie Jo become an outdoor educator.Billie Jo’s work with the Peel District School Board, what her days looked like, pre-covid, running field centre trips with schools.The joys and challenges of creatively engaging virtual classes during covid times.How Billie Jo came to nature journaling.The Nature Journaling Educators Forum and the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Teacher’s Conference.Being a nature journaling beginner and learning along with the students.The flexibility of nature journaling to meet students wherever they are.Tips on teaching nature journaling when you’re a beginner yourself.The two triads of nature journaling: Words, pictures & numbers; I notice…I wonder…It reminds me of… To explore all the online resources Billie Jo and the Peel District School Board have been creating, visit their website: https://sites.google.com/view/pdsblearningnaturally.If you are interested in joining John Muir Laws and the community for the Nature Journal Educator's Forum, you can find the details on the community calendar on Jack's website here: https://johnmuirlaws.com/events/category/jml/Find Billie Jo on instagram here: @billiejooutdoors.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Sabrina is an interpreter, educator, and makeup enthusiast. She uses makeup to explore the natural world, capturing the essence of plants and animals in her choice of colour, shape and detail.Listen to hear more about:How Sabrina came to environmental education and interpretation.The power of interpretation to bring environmental issues alive by relating them to people’s everyday lives.Sabrina’s love of makeup and how she started using makeup to capture and communicate about the natural world.Sabrina’s process for creating a nature inspired makeup look, using colour, shape and fine details.How Sabrina chooses her subjects for makeup looks.Challenging the stereotypes of who can spend time in nature!To see Sabrina’s incredible, nature inspired makeup looks, visit her Instagram page @a.stroke.of.nature.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Sarah is an artist from Wales who creates artwork celebrating ecology and connection. She shares stories of landscape, history, folklore and family. Sarah knows the value of being in quiet conversation with the natural world.Listen to hear more about:Sarah’s childhood growing up in a remote part of Wales.Specialising in printmaking at art school.The ability of words to connect us with history, landscape and culture.How nature has helped Sarah through difficult times in life.The connection that is made when we take the time to draw something in nature.The importance of gardening, growing and sharing food.Sarah’s flower farming project and how the gift of nature can be a way of connecting with loved ones during this time of social distancing. You can find Sarah’s artwork and photographs on Instagram @sarah_byfield. She is also in launching a website soon and you can sign up to her newsletter at www.sarahbyfield.com. Sarah talked about The Lost Words. You can learn more about that project at www.thelostwords.org. ----------------- Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Nature journaling is a deeply rewarding experience and can be adapted to suit each child's age and interest. If you would like to learn ways that you can nature journal with the children in your life, this episode is for you. In today's solo show, I talk about how nature journaling with children looks different for different age groups. We will go into activities and techniques that can be used at each stage. Listen to hear more about:Simple things you can do to make nature journaling trips more successful with children of any age. Nature journaling with children in the early years (ages 0 - 4).Nature journaling with children in the primary years (ages 5 - 12).Nature journaling with children in the teenage years (ages 13 - 18).Books and resources that will help you teach nature journaling to children. To read the blog post associated with this episode, follow this link: https://www.journalingwithnature.com/blog/journaling-at-every-age.To buy a copy of How to Teach Nature Journaling by John Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren, visit www.johnmuirlaws.com/product/how-to-teach-nature-journaling/. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Tim is an artist from Alabama who has a strong connection with the history and stories held within the landscape around him. Through art, Tim pays respect to the landscape and the man-made structures within it, honouring the past and preserving this on canvas for the future.Tim gives workshops on art and nature journaling and brings warmth and humour to his classes, encouraging and supporting his students through every step in the creative process. Listen to hear more about:Tim’s beginnings as an artist and his early artistic influences.The Joe Farm and their bird and nature tours.Tim’s favourite subjects to paint and his advice for finding your own creative voice.How art can honour history.How Tim uses different media in his art. Colour and colour mixing. Find Tim online at timothymjoe.com, as well as on Instagram and Facebook. Visit the website of The Joe Farm, where the family does bird and nature tours, sharing the wildlife of their 200 acre property. Listen out for part two of this conversation with Tim! -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!

Paula is an Australian ecologist, artist, author and educator. Her work brings together her background in science and her love of art, connecting people with place, through nature journaling. For Paula, nature journaling encompasses the whole spectrum of experience - body, mind and heart.Listen to hear more about:How Paula’s studies in zoology and ecology laid the foundation for nature journaling.How Paula transitioned from her office job into her career as a nature journal teacher.Paula’s books on the subject of nature journaling.How she connects people with place through her workshops.The importance of highlighting our emotional response to nature.How drawing directly with a pen can enhance our ability to focus on the moment and let go of art fears. Paula’s thoughts on the link between nature journaling and stewardship.Find Paula on her website www.paperbarkwriter.com, as well as on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. You can purchase Paula’s books, Make a Date With Nature and Take This Book for a Walk, as well as many other products, in her online shop. If you would like to join the Facebook group Paula started visit: Nature Journaling Australia.-----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates as well as the Nature Journaling Inspiration List each month! You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon, Your contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for listening!