WE ARE ALL EARS! Visitors at the end of our meeting at the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge – Salmon Creek Unit Topic of the Day: Using Lettering to Add Interest to Nature Journals One member’s work shows her new fonts on the left and then she chose the architect’s font to identify her drawing. […]
As the weather warms I’m able to do more field journaling. My last two outings have been to the Humboldt Coastal Nature Center just north of Manila (Humboldt County!). I am fine tuning my “gear” so that I can hike in with a minimum of weight and still have the essentials for creating good field […]
Thanks for an enjoyable class! You may find the following helpful: LINKS mentioned: Nature Spots with Lisa Spangler: https://lisa.wumple.com/naturespots/ Facebook Group – Facebook: Nature Journaling for a Wild Life: https://www.facebook.com/groups/naturejournalingwild/ Budburst, Chicago Botanical Gardens Phenology handouts: https://budburst.org/phenology-and-climate Article about Aldo Leopold and his lifelong love of Phenology: https://www.aldoleopold.org/about/aldo-leopold/ Montana Nature History Center, Phenology Wheel (downloadable […]
You did it! Made a nature journal in less than two hours with all that cutting, hole punching, and sewing. It was just a pleasure to work with you and thanks for helping and supporting each other. Since we had little time to write in the journal I wanted to follow up with some comments […]
You can scroll through the two pages for some really inspiring news and ideas. Click to access SIG-Spring-2023.pdf
University of OregonNotes from our meeting: We started by with the practice of the Five Senses: See, Hear, Touch, Smell, Taste. We all recorded any words that came to mind. Then we picked an natural object displayed in the room and took time to write: I Notice, It Reminds Me, I Wonder. We practiced some Blind Contour […]
With Michele Olsen, Book Artist Keeping a field journal improves memory and increases our awareness and appreciation of the world around us. We usually observe things at a specific point in time. But it’s also important to observe life cycles, and this requires observations over greater periods of time. Learn how to document events “for […]
With Michele Olsen, Book Artist Make a no-nonsense, practical field journal that opens flat, has removable pages and a reusable cover. It’s easy to hold while standing or sitting, opens flat, and you can pick the paper that best suits your writing and drawing needs. Explore an array of materials and journaling tools that […]
Back To Camp: Lifelong Learning in the Redwoods. You can register at this link. Gisela Rohde and I will be teaching two classes on August 2, 2022 at the Wolf Creek Educational Center in Humboldt County, California. The surrounding forests are close to the Prairie Creek State Park and we will take full advantage of […]
This was truly an unforgettable trip: 8 friends, 1 dog, 2 teardrop trailers, 1 pop-up tent, 1 camper van, 16 days, and 15 sites to visit. Almost none of this journal was completed on the trip due to the intensity of the schedule but I took good notes and completing this after the fact allowed […]