A spread showing observations on the Isle of Arran.
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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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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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.
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.
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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