Journaling With Nature

As the year comes to an end, let’s spend some time finishing up all of those half-finished creative projects, making space for new ideas and new projects to flow in 2024.

I would love to hear about the projects you would like to finish this year and the new ones you have planned for next year. You can leave a comment below this episode over on the Journaling With Nature website. 

Have a beautiful holiday period! See you next year!
 

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Sarah is an illustrator and geologist living in Wales, UK. Through her many creative projects, Sarah uses art as a medium for storytelling, vividly capturing the unique character of people, places and nature around her.

Listen to hear more about:

• Sarah’s career progression from geologist to freelance artist.
• The many projects that Sarah has been involved with which aim to make positive change in the world. 
• How to turn a client’s vision into artwork on the page. 
• How Sarah supports the charity Curlew Action with her artwork.
• Sarah’s printmaking adventures and how she aims to work in the most eco-friendly way. 
• Experiments in digital collage using photoshop.
• Being a creative generalist vs specialist. 
• Nature journaling as a form of flow. 
• The 100 Days Project and what Sarah learned through nature journaling 100 plants.
   

To learn more about Sarah and her work visit https://www.sarahhannis.com/. You can also find Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhannisillustration.

Sarah mentioned a couple of accounts on Instagram offering inspirational sessions for those interested in drawing people. You can access these accounts here:

Chloe Briggs @drawingisfree_org.
Kirsty Lockhart @pencils4tea.

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Colours change throughout the year and sometimes we notice that colours in nature come to represent a particular season. What are the colours that you notice right now that represent this time of year where you live? How could you capture these colours in your nature journal?

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Kate is a Brisbane-based garden consultant, author and edible weeds expert. She teaches a style of gardening that works in harmony with nature, creating fertile, flourishing spaces that are a haven for wildlife.

Listen to hear more about:

• The children’s book that was significant in shaping Kate’s idea of the perfect garden.
• The importance of creating diversity in the garden. 
• Weeds and what they can tell us about our soil.
• Ways that nature journaling can help you as a gardener.
• Keeping a garden journal and deciding what to put on your page.
• The importance of soil for creating healthy plants.
• Using maps to observe changes in the garden.
• Edible weeds, their uses and benefits.
• How nature journaling can help us learn plant identification.
   

Find out more about Kate on her website: www.katewall.com.au. You can also see more from Kate on Instagram @katewallgardening.

You can take Kate’s online course here: Get Started Gardening.

Kate and her garden were featured in a segment on Gardening Australia and you can watch that video here: Blooming Shade.

The children’s book that inspired Kate so much was called Lemonade Serenade.

To see pictures of Kate’s garden, head over to the Journaling With Nature website. 

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Sketching landscapes in your nature journal can help you understand an ecosystem, as well as create your own sense of place and belonging. Get to know your landscape by exploring it on the pages of your nature journal using both words and pictures.

I created a YouTube video of myself responding to this prompt and discovering my own nearby landscapes. You can watch that video here: Find Yourself in the Landscape.

This prompt was inspired by my conversation with Marley Peifer and his Skillshare class about landscapes. You can find Marley’s class here - Dynamic Outdoor Painting: How to Paint Watercolor Landscapes on the Go.

I would love to hear about your own experience with adding landscapes to your journal. You can leave a comment below this post on the Journaling With Nature website. 

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In this conversation, Marley talks about some deep questions that have been arising for him recently, on ways to move towards an embodied relationship with nature.  

Listen to hear more about:

• How Marley came to be recording our interview from a cloud forest in Ecuador. 
• The big questions that have been arising for Marley about the viability of being a full-time nature journal educator.
• Marley’s advice for other educators. 
• How Marley integrates reflection on philosophical thought into his practice. 
• Questions about the purpose of nature journaling and how to move forward in a more meaningful way. 
• The need to embody our nature connection rather than being passive observers.
• The role of play and how it overlaps with creativity.
• Marley’s Skillshare class and the importance of landscapes for connecting with nature.

Marley’s Skillshare class can be found using this link - Dynamic Outdoor Painting: How to Paint Watercolor Landscapes on the Go.

For more information about Marley and his work visit: https://marleypeifer.com/.

Marley has hundreds of videos on his YouTube channel: The Nature Journal Show. 

You can also find Marley on Instagram @marleypeifer.

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In this episode I reflect on the beauty that can be found in the process of decay. I invite you to look for examples of change, aging, decomposition, and decay in nature around you. This process is essential and beautiful. How could you capture this in your journal?

I created a video over on YouTube to show how I sketched these curling, drying mulberry leaves. Head over to YouTube to watch it and please consider subscribing to the channel for more videos like this.  You can also read about finding beauty in decay on the Journaling With Nature blog. 

What examples of decay can you see in your nearby nature? 

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Kelly explores her love of nature through many different creative outlets, including nature journaling, photography, and embroidery. Kelly uses creativity as a way to understand and connect with the landscapes of her local area.

Listen to hear more about:

• Kelly’s childhood experiences of the ocean and the coast.
• The power of making connections with animals.
• How being vulnerable can lead to important connections between people. 
• How the pandemic reconnected Kelly with art and nature. 
• The landscapes close to Kelly’s home.
• Tracking the seasons in your nature journal.
• Practicing drawing at home so that we can be faster and more accurate in the field. 
• Actively resisting perfectionist tendencies and the need to ‘produce’ something.
• Kelly’s creative practice and favourite art tools. 

You can connect with Kelly and her work on Instagram @painted_trails_art.

If you are interested in Richard Louv’s book that was mentioned on the podcast, you can find it here: Our Wild Calling: How connecting with animals can transform our lives – and save theirs.

In our conversation we referred to a previous conversation I had with artist Sarah Byfield. You can listen to that episode here: Episode 51 – Nature as an expression of love.

Kelly mentioned a book that is a favourite in the nature journaling circles. It is called Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Kelly talked about her perpetual nature journal which is a method of journaling invented by Lara Gastinger. You can learn more here: Perpetual Nature Journaling.

I referred to a book by Danny Gregory called Shut Your Monkey, which you can find on Danny’s website.

We talked about creating a loose style and I mentioned Tim Pond as one wonderful example of an artist who does this well. Find out more about Tim’s books and classes here.

Kelly mentioned an amazing book called the Cold Canyon Fire Journals by artist Robin Lee Carlson. You can find out more on Robin’s website.

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In this episode I reflect on the ways that nature supported me through the loss of my father. Have you experienced something similar in your own life? Have there been times when you have turned to nature for comfort through grief or loss?

If you would like to share your story, you can send me an email ([email protected]) or you can leave a message on the Journaling With Nature website below this post. I would be touched to hear from you about this special topic. 

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Sometimes we go outside with the intention to journal about a certain subject, and then nature shares a different story that needs to be told. When you go outside, be open to following the stories that unfold around you and capturing them in your journal.

I would love to have you follow along as I create more videos on the Journaling With Nature YouTube Channel. You can subscribe to the channel here. 

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