Supplies for Pressing Plants

Pressing plants can be as simple as putting a plant inside of a book and closing the pages. You don’t need much. The following are some of the supplies that […]
Ten Days Ten Trees

“What if I climbed a tree, nature journaled, and made a video about it every day for ten days?” That was the seed for this creative project that I called […]
Nature Journal Beach Vacation

Imagine your feet in the warm tropical sand, a trusty piña colada by your side, your sketchbook and watercolors in hand and the molten sun setting over the Pacific Ocean […]
Butterfly Blitz: Cloudforest Nature Journaling Intensive

Want to get a feel for what it is like nature journaling in Monteverde? Check out my YouTube video below for a vicarious adventure there. Insects and arachnids at the […]
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 […]
Nature Journaling Cactus in Balboa Park

Want to have fun sketching and nature journaling while learning about cactus? Join this nature journaling field trip and learn some of the basics of drawing plants from observation while […]
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 […]
Nature journaling with cheap watercolors?

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 spent […]
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. […]