Journaling With Nature

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Episode 47: Lara Call Gastinger – The Perpetual Nature Journal Jul 18, 2021

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Lara is a botanical artist and illustrator from Virginia. Through her work as chief illustrator for the Flora of Virginia Project, and her perpetual nature journal, which she has been keeping for two decades, Lara has developed a deep connection with the native and naturalised plants of her home state.

Listen to hear more about:

Lara’s botanical illustration work through the Flora of Virginia Project.
The concept of the perpetual nature journal and how it began.
Ways for beginners to overcome fear of the blank page.
Lara’s attraction to the ‘story’ behind a plant and the change and decay that happens as plants age.
Lara’s favourite colours and how she uses colour in her perpetual journal.
How to listen to nature and be in dialogue with the natural world while you are journaling.
How keeping a perpetual nature journal can become a life-long project connecting you with your nearby nature.

Find Lara on her website, www.laracallgastinger.com, as well as on Instagram @laragastinger.

A wonderful way to continue to learn from Lara and support her work, is through Patreon. You can find Lara on patreon here: www.patreon.com/laragastinger.

If you keep a perpetual nature journal, or would like to see other amazing perpetual journals, use the hashtag #lgperpetualjournal on Instagram.

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Episode 46: Sabine Purkhauser – Houseplant Sketchbook Jul 11, 2021

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Sabine comes from an artistic family and has many different creative interests, including sewing, embroidery, vintage fashion and especially, growing and painting houseplants. Sabine shares the story of how she began growing houseplants and capturing them in a nature journal.

Listen to hear more about:

How Sabine started collecting houseplants.
The darker side of the houseplant industry.
Sabine’s favourite media for capturing houseplants in her sketchbook.
Thoughts on painting living, growing, moving subjects.
What nature looks like where Sabine lives, in Switzerland.
The times when you might need glittery paint as a houseplant artist!
Making online connections through plants and art.
Livestreaming on the platform Twitch.

Find Sabine on Instagram using this link - https://www.instagram.com/houseplant.sketchbook

Sabine’s sewing blog can be found here - https://petersilieundco.com/

Watch Sabine painting on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/sabineplantqueen

Here are two books recommended by Sabine, for those interested in plants:

Kew Gardens Rare Plants: The Story of 40 of the World's Most Unusual and Endangered Plants
The Plants Messiahs - Carlos Magdalena

Some interesting articles recommended by Sabine:

Ten ways to make your houseplant addiction more sustainable: https://www.janeperrone.com/blog/2021/5/5/ten-ways-to-make-your-houseplant-addiction-more-sustainable
Money grows on trees: Into the world of super rare houseplants: https://thelatch.com.au/money-grows-on-trees-into-the-world-of-super-rare-houseplants/
Who’s paying $5,000 for one houseplant? More people than you’d think: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkyw5v/most-rare-and-expensive-houseplants-variegated
The dark side of the houseplant boom: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/04/dark-side-houseplant-boom-nature-empathy/618638/
Rare plants: The impact of seeking the desirable: https://www.janeperrone.com/blog/2020/4/28/6amavoaxaon1paxmiczutsh6haqaco
The case of the purloined orchid: https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/news-and-profiles/2005/03/the-case-of-the-purloined-orchid

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Episode 45: Candace Rose Rardon – Visual storytelling and the ‘travel mindset’ Jul 04, 2021

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Candace Rose Rardon is a writer, illustrator and visual storyteller. As a travel writer, Candace spent more than a decade living abroad, immersed in the culture of each country she would visit. Candace found her niche when she started using a sketchbook to visually document her travels.

Listen to hear more about:

How art and creativity were a natural part of Candace’s childhood.
How Candace found her way into a career in travel writing.
The ‘travel mindset’ and how we can live from a place of wonder, even in our own backyards.
The story of how Candace began combining her travel writing with sketchbook art.
How sketching on location is a portal to connection with others.
How Candace founded the global sketching movement “Moment Sketchers”.
How the ‘journey’ of a creative project can bring the same excitement and thrill that travel brings.

Find out more about Candace through her website: candaceroserardon.com and on Instagram.

Candace talked about writing sleep stories for the app Calm. Find out more about Calm here: www.calm.com.

During the interview, Candace mentioned a quote by Flaubert. Here is the quote: “Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.”― Gustave Flaubert

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Episode 44: June wrap-up Jun 28, 2021

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June has been a very busy month for nature journalers around the world. We have had International Nature Journaling Week as well as the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference, among other opportunities. Today's short episode is a chat about June and all that has happened this month.

Find out more about Tania Marien’s work connecting freelance environmental educators at talaterra.com.
To find all the resources and watch the workshop recordings for International Nature Journaling Week, visit www.naturejournalingweek.com.
To register for a video pass for the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference go to www.johnmuirlaws.com/wildwonder.

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Episode 43: Andy Currey – Bushcraft and nature journaling Jun 20, 2021

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Andy has a long history of connecting with nature, both personally and professionally. He has helped people of all ages find joy in nature through his bushcraft programs. Andy now works with students at the local Steiner school, where nature and art are integrated into everyday learning.

Listen to hear more about:

Andy’s thoughts on nature mentors.
Nature in South East Queensland through the eyes of a native Englishman.
Observing and experiencing as the two key tenants of nature awareness.
What bushcraft means to Andy.
The ‘village’ created through Andy’s Sun and Stars Bushcraft program and how it tapped into our innate way of being together in community.
Giving young children the skills and responsibility of mastering ‘risky’ bushcraft activities like knife skills and fire lighting.
How art and nature connection are integrated into the daily lives of students at the Steiner school where Andy teaches.

You can find Andy on Instagram at Sun and Stars Bushcraft.

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Episode 42: Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference Jun 14, 2021

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June has been a huge month for nature journaling and it’s not over yet! We still have two very exciting events coming up: The Wild Wonder Teacher’s Conference and the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference. In Today’s episode we will revisit conversations I had with some of the artists and educators who will be teaching at these exciting events.

Listen to hear excerpts of conversations with:

Liz Clayton Fuller
Fiona Gillogly
John Muir Laws
Robin Carlson
Melinda Nakagawa
Sterre Verbokkem
Marley Peifer
Roseann Hanson
Emilie Lygren

To find out more about the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Teacher’s Conference, visit: https://johnmuirlaws.com/wild-wonder-nature-journaling-teachers-conference/

To learn about the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference visit: https://johnmuirlaws.com/wildwonder/

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Episode 41: Isabella Ostovary - Exploring nature in detail Jun 06, 2021

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Isabella is a landscape planner and restoration ecologist with a special love for plants. Isabella enjoys exploring details in the world around her. She uses the nature journal as a tool for learning more and deepening her understanding of nature.

Listen to hear more about:

The most significant memory from Isabella’s childhood that sparked her future connection with nature.
Isabella’s work as a landscape planner and restoration ecologist.
The Austrian based NGO Books For Trees and what their work involves.
How Isabella got started with nature journaling and when she started to use images as well as text.
The German language Facebook group for nature journalers.
Isabella’s botanical workshops.
The contents of Isabella’s pencil case that she takes with her for nature journaling.
Isabella’s pet slime mould!

The NGO that Isabella is part of is called Books For Trees. You can find out more about their projects here: www.booksfortrees.at/en/home/

The German language nature journal Facebook group that Isabella mentioned can be found here: www.facebook.com/groups/dasnaturskizzenbuch

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Episode 40: Hani Ristiawan– Keterkaitan antara alam dan kebudayaan Jun 04, 2021

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Hani adalah mahasiswa Konservasi Sumber Daya Hutan yang memiliki hasrat untuk berkarya melalui ilustrasi botani dan nature journaling. Hani menggunakan jurnalnya untuk mendokumentasikan ekosistem tropis yang ada di sekitarnya, dan ia sengaja menulis dengan Aksara Jawa, sebagai cara untuk melestarikan warisan budayanya.

Simak untuk mendengar lebih lanjut tentang:

Ingatan masa kecil Hani tentang alam.
Siklus dua musim dalam iklim tropis dan bagaimana ini mempengaruhi observasi terhadap perubahan musim.
Studi Hani di universitas dan kemana masa depan akan menunutunnya.
Mengapa Hani tertarik pada tanaman sebagai subyek studi dan nature journal-nya.
Apa arti nature journaling bagi Hani dan mengapa itu menjadi penting.
Bagaimana Hani mengembangkan kemampuan menggambarnya.
Pemahaman Hani tentang menemukan keajaiban dalam hal-hal sederhana, seperti tanaman di halamannya sendiri.
Misi Hani untuk melestarikan alam dan kebudayaan secara bersamaan, dan bagaimana keduanya saling terkait.

Jumpai Hani lewat Instagram @hani_ristiawan.

Anda dapat menyaksikan video yang dibuat Hani untuk International Nature Journaling Week, menjawab pertanyaan “Apa arti nature journaling bagi Anda?” di sini.

Untuk informasi lebih lanjut tentang International Nature Journaling Week, silakan kunjungi www.naturejournalingweek.com.

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Episode 39: Hani Ristiawan– Interconnection of nature and culture May 30, 2021

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Hani is a student of Forest Resources Conservation with a passion for botanical illustration and nature journaling. Hani uses his nature journal to document the tropical ecosystems around him and intentionally writes in Javanese script, as a way of preserving his cultural heritage.

Listen to hear more about:

Hani’s childhood memories of nature.
The two seasons in a tropical climate and how this influences observation of seasonal change.
Hani’s university studies and where they will lead him.
Why Hani is drawn to plants as a subject for his studies and his nature journal.
What nature journaling means to Hani and why it is important.
How Hani has developed his drawing ability.
Hani’s insights about finding wonder in the simple things, like the plants in the garden.
Hani’s mission to preserve both nature and culture and how the two are interlinked.

Find Hani on Instagram @hani_ristiawan.
You can see the video that Hani created for International Nature Journaling Week answering the question “What does nature journaling mean to you?” here.

For more information about International Nature Journaling Week, visit www.naturejournalingweek.com.

Special thanks to Esti Widyasari for making this episode possible through her translation of our conversation.
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Episode 38: Yvonne Cuaresma – The Climate Journal Project May 23, 2021

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Yvonne Cuaresma is the founder of The Climate Journal Project, a movement where people are using journaling as a tool to process climate anxiety and ecological grief. Yvonne has created a community where people can process emotions in a supportive space and move from feelings of hopelessness into action.

Listen to hear more about:

The Climate Journal Project, what it is and how it started.
Coping with climate anxiety and environmental grief through journaling.
The Climate Journal Project books and the prompts that they contain.
The power of journaling together in a group and the benefits that can bring.
What Yvonne sees in nature around her in California.
How working together as a connected community can further environmental work.
The role of intentional gratitude in this work.
The power of technology to connect people and create a movement for change.

Learn more about The Climate Journal Project at www.theclimatejournalproject.com and on Instagram @climatejournalproject and Facebook.

Here are a few extra links relevant to climate change and nature journaling ecological grief:

Robin Carlson’s podcast episode Fire Ecology and the Changing Landscape.

Patricia Larenas’ podcast Talking With Trees.

Coco Brdar’s blog post Nature Journaling When Nature is Wounded.

If you would like to listen to an accessible, informative and overall very positive podcast about climate change, I can highly recommend How To Save a Planet with hosts Alex Blumberg and Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.

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