Journaling With Nature

After a career in the corporate world, Jennifer underwent a significant life transformation by transitioning to a career as a botanical artist and educator. This shift aligned with her values around nature, creativity, and connection.Listen to hear more about:The New Zealand landscape and what it means to Jennifer. How Jennifer made a shift from a corporate career to art and teaching. What Jennifer enjoys most about teaching art and nature journaling.The similarities and differences between botanical art and nature journaling. The pitfall of perfectionism.Nature journaling in a conference setting. Nature journaling for self-care. Selling nature art at markets.  To see Jennifer’s work you can visit her website https://jenniferduval-smith.com/ and connect on Instagram @jenniferduvalsmithart.Two artists that Jennifer mentioned as being influential on our journey were Sandra Morris and Leslie Alexander.The books that Jennifer mentioned during the conversation were:Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross.Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World by Eve Rodsky-----------------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!

Keeping track of the weather can help us be more aware of, and connected with, our surroundings. Let’s create a daily weather log for one week (or longer), noting down variables relevant to our area, like precipitation, temperature, humidity, and wind speed. What do you notice about the weather in your area at this time of year? Was the weather consistent through the week or did you see lots of variation? Share your pages on social media using the hashtag #journalingwithnature or leave a comment under this post on the Journaling With Nature website. I would love to hear about your weather experiences. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon. Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

After spending 30 years in France, artist Desmond Bovey returned to New Zealand and the landscape of his childhood. With attention and curiosity, Desmond used sketching nature as a way to truly come home.Listen to hear more about:The travel adventures that eventually led Desmond to spend 30 years in France.Desmond’s homecoming back to New Zealand and the landscape that became his anchor.The moment that nature gave Desmond an invitation, and the sketch that started the book!Curiosity in nature and cultivating a deeper awareness. Invasive species and their impact on the landscape.The colours Desmond used to illustrate the park. How observing colour can deeply connect us with the landscape. Nature writing and the process of putting observations into language. The geological history of the park and how that shapes the life there. Finding moments of calm wonder in nature. To find out more about Desmond’s book visit: https://www.pottonandburton.co.nz/-----------------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!

Our pets are a little piece of nature inside our home, and they make wonderful subjects for a nature journal page. You can sketch them while they are sleeping, playing, eating, or having a snuggle.I would love to hear stories about your pets and see your pet sketches. You can leave a message below this post on the Journaling With Nature website, tag me on social media or use the hashtag #journalingwithnature and I will see your post. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates.You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon. Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

Jenni is an artist from Samford, Queensland. She enjoys exploring the architecture of nature by playing with shapes and forms in her cyanotypes and acrylic paintings.Listen to hear more about:The various mediums that Jenni has explored in her art.The Samford & Surrounds Arts Trail & Open Studios.Cyanotype as a medium for capturing impressions of nature.How two artists can depict a similar subject in very different ways.The process of building a body of work for an exhibition.What nature looks like here in Samford Valley, Queensland.Jenni’s growth and change as an artist.Jenni’s creative process.How the Samford Arts Trail helps Jenni set creative goals. To find out more about the Samford & Surrounds Arts Trail & Open Studio you can visit Creative Samford. -----------------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 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! -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon. Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

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.-----------------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!

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?To see visual interpretation of these nature journal prompts, head over to YouTube and subscribe to the Journaling With Nature channel. Thank you to those supporting Journaling With Nature on Patreon. Your support means the world and helps keep this project sustainable. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon. Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!

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. -----------------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!

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. -----------------Sign-up for Journaling With Nature's Newsletter to receive news and updates. You can support Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon. Your contribution is deeply appreciated.Thanks for listening!