Another shortcut to nature journalling at Forest Hall Library. Despite being a cold January start we all managed to find something beautiful to draw.
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In the woods with Jess
LOVE.NATURE
The new season of Nature Journalling is upon us with the first of the love.nature series of nature journalling sessions.
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Gabriel translates as God Give me Strength.
Threads through Creation
When the Stars through down their Spears by William Blake was the starting point for my Chapbook. This seemed to be an appropriate cover page for my creation story.
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Ovington Trees nature workshop
Ovington Trees Project invited us to host two workshops in Ovington Village in Northumberland. This was attended by adults and children from the local community. the whole day was so lovely and thanks to the homemade cakes and pastries was a pleasure to be a part of.
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New Season of Nature Journalling
We have a new season of nature journalling being organised. Once again we are happy to be part of Quirky Workshops Spring programme.
We hope to see you there and we will be working on a mini concertina sketchbook that I will be providing. We will be drawing from observation in the gardens at Quirky Workshops as well was from reference photographs and illustrations that I will provide.
If you are able to do a nature walk yourself why don’t you take some photographs of your observations and bring them with you. I will be helping you to develop your own style of drawing and painting so that you can take this away with you and begin your own journey of Nature Journalling.
Dates for this course are Thursday 17th April 2025.
You can book here.
An example of one of the lovely artworks created by one of the attendees in this season’s workshops at Quirky Workshops.
Birds of the Wayside and Woodland
The Birds of Wayside and Woodland
The Birds of Wayside and Woodland is a fantastic bird book from a great series of books. You can often pick these up in charity shops such as Oxfam but also from World of Books (WOB).
There is a great introduction by Enid Blyton who also edited the book too.
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My go to resources for nature journalling.
Nature Journaling Resources
Read this for a good starting point for starting your own journal. This is just my little list and once you get started you will have your own way of doing things. The important thing is to make a start - even if it is just making a list of the things you see.
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Drop in session today at the Queens Hall Arts Centre.
Nature Journal Drop in sessions
Queens Hall Arts Centre Drop-in nature journal sessions finished the season today - and in grand style with a great turnout and some lovely illustrations and journals.
Read MoreTthe Sextant Beetle - otherwise known as a burying beetle.
Love and Slugs
The latest workshop at Queens Hall Arts Centre continued with the slug theme but with the additional element of “Love”. Now, everyone who has attended one of my workshops should know by now that I have only one strict rule …. and that is - when drawing a slug you must include a heart next to it. Who doesn’t love a slug?
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Nature Journalling at Quirky Workshops in Greystoke. A day of focussing on nature and recording the natural world around you.
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Look how we love slugs?
Oh Noble Slug
Today’s Drop-in Session at Queens Hall Arts Centre was the second in a series of FREE taster sessions of my Nature Journal workshops. The format is really organic and is largely based on what the attendees want to do. Today it was all about me offering some tips, trick and suggestions as to how I approach my own nature journal work.
Read MoreNature Journal being created at the Queens Hall Arts Centre in Hexham.
Pop-up Nature Journal Workshops at Queens Hall Arts Centre
Look out for new pop-up workshops at the Queens Hall Arts Centre in Hexham. These will be based in the foyer and take place between 10-12, 1-4 during the day. I will be drawing my nature journals and welcome anyone to sit with me and learn new skills and see how you can develop your own nature journal practice.
Read MoreA shortcut to nature journalling at Quirky Workshops
Quirky Workshops provide a fantastic location for my Nature Journal workshops and this is now one of my regular venues. Please check the Quirky Workshop website for more workshops as well as some of the other art and craft activities that take please there.
Read MoreA spread showing observations on the Isle of Arran.
Workshop at the Natural History Society of Northumbria
Nature Journalling Workshop at the Natural History Society of Northumbria took place today. This was all about me sharing how I create my own journals. So lots of tips and cheats. If you like these little fold-outs, I have them available in my shop as part of a kit which shows you how I achieve them and comes with two pens, a blank, an example and a notebook.
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Read MoreAn example of the finished work created in the workshop at WWT.
Wetlands Trust Workshop
It was great to attend the launch of the Drawn to Water event at the Wetlands Trust at Washington recently. This is inspired the amazing Quentin Blake whose love for nature can be seen in his illustration work. The event includes wetland adventures of imagination, inspiration and illustration.
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Nature Journal Overview
There are many ways to create a nature journal and I do have a few different ways to create observations of nature. My main focus is by the use of Moleskine Japanese Accordion Sketchbooks. They are such lovely little books that you can fill and when opened up they re-create the walks I take when observing nature.
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When an osprey flies over you have to stop what you are doing and gawk.
Book 2 - May to August 2017
The second of my nature journals created in 2017. Includes a wonderful week on Arran which seemed to be bursting with wildlife, from the boggy areas to the sea, from grey seals singing and lizards sunning themselves on rocks.
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A hare ran into me today and I held my breath.
BOOK 1 - 1 APRIL TO MAY 2017
The first of my Nature Journeys captured in a Moleskine Concertina sketchbook. A journey that began 1 April 2017. The highlight was a hare running into me.
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