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Episode 26: Avoiding nature journal overwhelm (solo show)

I am so happy to be back after taking February off the podcast! There are so many resources, blog posts, videos and workshops on nature journaling these days and it is hard to know where to start. In response to a listener's question about this, I have created a list of '10 Things to Help Avoid Nature Journal Overwhelm'.

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Episode 24: Kristin Link - Connecting with place

Kristin Link is a fine artist and science illustrator with a focus on the natural world. Currently living off-grid in Alaska, she has nature journaled in some very remote and beautiful places, including on glaciers, in deserts and even on a scientific research vessel. Kristin’s work reflects her desire to connect with place, wherever she is in the world.

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Episode 23: Marley Peifer - Journaling the unexpected

Marley Peifer is a nature journal educator and mentor who is also the creator of The Nature Journal show, a weekly YouTube show specifically about nature journaling. In his videos Marley takes us along with him on his adventures, nature journaling outdoors, or in extreme places. He also shares information on his process, techniques, gear and favourite art tools, as well as interviews with other nature journalers.

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Episode 22: Patricia Larenas - Talking with trees

Patricia Larenas is an artist and gardener with a passion for nature, and especially for trees. Her tree portraits capture the iconic trees around her in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also investigates alternative art materials through creating her own natural inks and hand-made journals.

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Episode 21: Professor Roger Kitching - Field notes from Borneo and beyond

Emeritus Professor Roger Kitching AM is an ecologist and entomologist who has conducted research studies in places all over the world including Panama, China, France, Réunion, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Having kept field journals for most of his adult life, Professor Kitching has unique insights into the importance of journals for capturing details of field expeditions, both for scientific purposes and for personal memories.

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Episode 20: Sterre Verbokkem - Illustrator of Wild Things

Sterre Verbokkem works under the name ‘Illustrator of Wild Things’. She lives off-grid on a mountain in Spain, with her husband and son, surrounded by nature and wildlife. She uses both digital and traditional art techniques to create magical illustrations of the things around her.

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Episode 19: Lee Angold - Exploring colour

Lee Angold is a botanical and natural science illustrator with an interest in representing nature in a way that encourages others to see the detail and beauty in even simple, everyday subjects.

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Episode 15: Tania Marien – Art, creativity and community

Tania Marien is an independent educator who aims to facilitate connection with nature through her projects. Tania is the host of Talaterra podcast, a show where she investigates the contribution that freelance environmental educators make to lifelong learning in communities.

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Episode 12: John Muir Laws - Sustained, compassionate attention

John Muir Laws (aka Jack) is an artist, naturalist and nature journaling mentor. He talks about how paying sustained, compassionate attention to nature, and to the people in our lives, profoundly changes the way we relate to each other and interact in the world.

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Episode 11: Fiona Gillogly – Questions behind the questions

Fiona Gillogly is an inspiring 17-year-old nature journaler who has taken the art of questioning to a new level. Fiona has been described by John Muir Laws as having 'insatiable curiosity' and she uses this to dive into the mysteries of nature around her.

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Episode 10: Jean Mackay - The art of discovery

Jean Mackay is an artist, educator and naturalist. She uses her art practice as a way of capturing and appreciating the small moments in everyday life and teaches that we can all become explorers of the world around us.

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