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Nature Journaling
September 13 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
$40 – $172
Nature Journaling Series: Summer Session
FOR ADULTS AGES 18+
Summer Session: Saturdays, 8/16, 8/23, 9/6 & 9/13 (no class Labor Day weekend)
Sign up for the full series or individual sessions
Ready to take a deep dive into the natural world?
Nature Journaling is a wonderful tool for observing and recording the flora and fauna around us. Utilizing our inner scientist, writer, and artist, we will learn to capture the intricate details we find. These four classes will provide an encouraging and supportive atmosphere to learn the tools and techniques for observing, recording, and sketching our surroundings at Tyler Arboretum. Each class will explore a new area in the Arboretum. Register for the series or single classes (single classes sold separately).
Class 1 will cover the basics of nature journaling, including centering ourselves in our current setting, learning to pay attention to and record different senses, and begin to record plants in our journals.
Class 2 will review the basics of nature journaling while introducing how to choose a subject to study and learning to observe and record our surroundings as the different pieces relate to one another.
Class 3 will spark our curiosity by learning to let go of what we know, encouraging our wonder and delight to lead us to discoveries.
Class 4 will deepen our observation skills as we learn to record sounds, sketch flitting insects and birds, and compare similar subjects to guide us to a better understanding.
About the instructor: Meg Lemieur is a nature-focused illustrator based in Philadelphia, whose mission is to celebrate the diversity, interconnectedness, and amazing feats of the natural world. Her illustrations have been published in numerous tabletop games, in comic anthologies, and as large-scale educational projects. She lends her skills to a variety of advocacy campaigns and, in 2023, was awarded the Woman of Environmental Arts award by Penn Future.
