Nature Journaling – The Wonder of Nature

Facilitator: Pam Johnson, master naturalist

Last year we did a ‘Nature Journaling with Watercolor’ workshop. This class will look at Nature Journaling from a different perspective. The prior class is not a prerequisite to this session but I hope those who attended last year will attend again and add to their journaling skills.

The workshop will concentrate on Words, Pictures, and Numbers — each can enhance your journal page and your curiosity. Curiosity plays an important role in journaling and expanding the world around you. We adults often lose the wonder of childhood when everything was a new discovery. The ‘Why’ questions of a child should never be discouraged but should be nurtured into adulthood.

This class will explore ‘I see’, ‘I wonder’, and ‘reminds me of’. These are the stages of each observation we make when journaling. We will explore these with illustrations in class. Then we will go outside and practice putting words and numbers to our drawings. No skills are required.

Materials: journal notebook (something with blank pages), mechanical pencil, colored pencil, pencil sharpener, water to drink, a seat to sit on and lunch. After the outdoor session, we will reconvene and share our findings and questions.

Colored pencil – at least the following three colors or a box of 24 from Walmart, Amazon, Dick Blic, or Jerry’s Artarama.
Prismacolor: True Blue (PC903), Lemon yellow (PC915), Process Red (PC994)
Or
Faber-Castell: Phthalo Blue (110), Cadmium Lemon Yellow (205), Magenta (133)
With these we will make the other colors.

Location is JDCF’s Hess House Center for Science and Culture, 1221 N. Ferry Landing Rd., Galena. Class size is limited to 14 people. RSVP’s required!  The class will be held rain or shine.

This event is proudly sponsored by the Apple River State Bank/First Community Bank of Galena.