John Muir Laws
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John Muir Laws is a naturalist, artist, and educator who has dedicated his work to connecting people to nature through art and science. Posts on art, drawing, sketching, birds, nature, stewardship, conservation, and environmental education.
John Muir Laws
4d ago
The Nature Journal Educator’s Forum joins Starr Regan DiCiurcio for a discussion on how to create an inclusive community for seniors and participants with possible mobility challenges, as well as how to transcend the practice of “journaling on hikes” into a deeper love for the world. Starr is an interfaith minister who works with a
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John Muir Laws
6d ago
How can we learn to think in pictures? Join John Muir Laws and fire ecologist Miriam Morrill for an exploration of Miriam’s incredible practices of visualizing data from fire in her journals. (Session date 8/10/2023)
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John Muir Laws
1w ago
Let’s prepare for the solar eclipse happening on April 8th 2024!!! Eclipse Ambassador KE Hones makes a safety announcement for solar eclipse viewing. John Muir Laws looks at different ways of exploring and journaling the eclipse, as well as investigates a strange phenomenon involving light filtering through a fence. (Session on Pi Day, 3/14/2024) Links:
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John Muir Laws
1w ago
The Nature Journal Educator Forum welcomes special guest Anne Stephens, who conducted a study on a teen’s nature journals to see how her explorations of natural phenomena helped her arrive at an understanding of the NGSS Crosscutting Concepts. Their study was recently submitted to the Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST). Join this exciting
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John Muir Laws
2w ago
Meet the woman who coined the term “nature journaling” and went on to become one of the most influential and inspiring nature journaling leaders – Clare Walker Leslie!!! One of John Muir Laws’ most important mentors and influences, Clare Walker Leslie’s book “Nature Drawing: A Tool for Learning” started him on his path to nature
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John Muir Laws
3w ago
This week, the Nature Journal Educator’s Forum welcomes educator Steph Sedgwick, who teaches online to students all across British Columbia, Canada. She is creating an astronomy program with a strong nature journal component for her grade 12 students. Because this program is taught asynchronously, students won’t always have a chance to meet and talk together
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John Muir Laws
2M ago
How do we draw and paint things that are black and white? Let’s explore techniques with watercolor and pencil. (Class session 2 Nov. 2023)
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John Muir Laws
2M ago
John Muir Laws, Jess Sorrentino of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, and Marcia Sivek of the Cheetah Conservation Fund and the BeProvided Conservation Radio Podcast discuss current efforts in Cheetah conservation and what we can do to help the species. (Class of Dec. 4th, 2023) Explore aspects of the cheetah’s anatomy, structure, and patterns to draw
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John Muir Laws
2M ago
Recorded on Thursday, February 1, 2024 Did you know that your power of observation is not a static trait but a skill you can develop? How can you get more out of every nature ramble? Developments in neuropsychology have increased our understanding of the brain and how you can train yourself to see more and
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John Muir Laws
2M ago
Join me as I create an illustration (or two) for the next edition of The Laws Guide to Sierra Birds. In this class, I will create a finished bird illustration for my upcoming book, demonstrate the use of transfer paper, and combine colored pencil and watercolor techniques. (Class of Feb. 8th 2024)
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