Garden Visitors in your Nature Journal with Bethan Burton

Join artist, gardener, and environmental educator Bethan Burton @journalingwithnature for an inspiring class all about sketching your garden. A garden is a haven for us as well as a gathering place for wild visitors. In this workshop, we will explore how to observe and document the creatures who pass through or make their homes in our cultivated spaces. From pollinators to predators, these garden guests are fascinating and worthy of our attention. We will explore ways to capture them in our garden journals, even when they don’t sit still for long!

All ages and levels welcome!

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Bethan Burton is an artist and environmental educator from Brisbane, Australia. Since keeping her first nature journals during university field ecology courses, Bethan has developed a deep and joyful practice. She is the founder of International Nature Journaling Week, a global event that brings people together as a worldwide community with a shared passion for nature and creativity. She is also the host of the Journaling With Nature podcast, where she explores the joys of nature journaling through conversations with creatives from around the world. Bethan loves to combine creativity with her passion for gardening, and she has found that garden journaling has helped her become a better gardener, and a more connected and joyful steward of her home patch. Learn more about Bethan and her work here: https://www.journalingwithnature.com/

NOTE: This class was hosted by the Wild Wonder Foundation as a fundraiser. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation for class--even a small donation of $10-20 is a big help. Thank you for your support—it helps us share the joy of nature journaling through free and low-cost resources. https://www.wildwonder.org/donate

FREE NATURE JOURNALING PROMPTS AND CLASSES
This class is part of the Wild Wonder Foundation's year-long offering of free daily nature journaling prompts. Check out the full list of prompts and free monthly classes at https://www.wildwonder.org/nj25

ABOUT THE WILD WONDER FOUNDATION
The Wild Wonder Foundation is dedicated to encouraging nature connection and conservation through attention, curiosity, art, science, and community. We strive to make nature and nature journaling accessible to everyone by sponsoring the annual Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference as well as other events, educational workshops, field trips, teacher trainings, retreats, exhibits, grants, and other activities and projects in support of our mission. Learn more at https://www.wildwonder.org/