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Top Five Nature Journaling Techniques for 2025
Here are my top five nature journaling techniques for 2025. All lists like this are a bit arbitrary and imperfect. However, these are based on my over 10 years of

Too wet for watercolor…
The cabin fever was setting in... l had been editing videos for several days. Giant machinery rumbled just outside of my tiny hotel room, generators roared, and men shouted. All

Season Five is Here!
The first episode of Season Five was available early for Patreon members. That's how it works this season. Patreon members get to see the episodes one week early. See the

Season Four Grand Finale!
It is the end of Season Four of the Nature Journal Show! You can see the premiere of this episode on Wednesday January 15th! https://youtu.be/SUTb_ununWI Mission and Vision of the

Andes to Amazon
We sketch piranhas in a canoe while blue and yellow macaws fly overhead. Red howler monkeys roar and prehistoric-looking hoatzin birds watch us drift by. You already have three types

Nature journaling with cheap watercolors?
$6.74 Do you actually need expensive watercolors for nature journaling? What is the difference between student grade and professional grade? What are the pros and cons of cheap watercolors? I

Best Supplies from Wild Wonder 2024
"You should be able to make art even with a napkin." "There is no magic pencil." "Use what you have." We all heard these quotes from teachers at the nature

Key Takeaways from Wild Wonder 2024
Here are some of the key lessons I got from Wild Wonder nature journaling Conference 2024. Did I miss some? Add yours in the comments. Find joy in the familiar.

Top Quotes from Wild Wonder 2024
I was at every class, keynote, and discussion panel on the schedule for the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference and here are some of the best quotes that I was

Let’s “Junk” Your Nature Journal
Are you ever afraid of messing up your journal? Do you spend hours watching videos about nature journaling before putting pen to paper? What if there was a way that

Phenology Wheel: Avoid these Mistakes
A phenology wheel can be a fun, beautiful, and fulfilling addition to your nature journal. It can also be a project from hell. Avoid the mistakes that I made and

Your rejuvenating alternative
It's a dark first week of December, you are stressed about the holidays. Icy rain falls outside. It's cold, it's bleak. You are still recovering from Thanksgiving. Sheesh, you are