My friend Bethan from Brisbane, Australia is offering an awesome online event for nature journalers: the International Nature Journaling week from 1-7th June 2020.
During the next week nature sketchers will come together as a world-wide community to celebrate and document the beauty and diversity of of the natural world.
Each day during International Nature Journaling Week will be focused on a different aspect of nature, which will be a starting place for your journal pages for that day. Here are the themes for each day:
1st June – Plants
2nd June – Animals
3rd June – Fungi
4th June – Nature Finds
5th June – Landscapes
6th June – Skies
7th June – Ecosystems
I’ve put together a post for the event on why I think small weather sketches are a great way to start your sketchbook, and as a special release for the Skies theme on June 6th there will also be a video tutorial from me.
Head over to the program page for more information, inspiration, journal prompts, ideas and other resources – the page is already full of good stuff to learn and explore.
There will also be live events during the week: one with nature journaling legend and educator John Muir Laws, and another one with illustrator Timothy Pond. To learn more about the program, and how you can participate, head over to the website: International Nature Journaling Week website
All of this will be free to join!
I hope you all keep your nature journals ready, and that we can celebrate nature and art together as a world-wide group.
How exciting! I discovered nature journaling just at the right time. Thank you for you beautiful blog and informative videos. I am just about to try making a journal and then to decide on which paints I need.
Best wishes, Geraldine
That sounds great and I’m happy you found your way here, Geraldine. Enjoy the process!
Julia, thank you for posting this, it is an incredible resource.
I’ve taken several of your nature journaling classes on Skillshare and I have to tell you my walks will never be the same. I can’t believe how much more I notice! Just yesterday I looked at a pinecone that was in the process of growing. I’d never seen that before, only the fully grown ones. Eye opening – thank you.