Summer Nature Journaling Workshop with Andrea Lani
Join Maine Master Naturalist Andrea Lani in an exploration of Sears Island through nature journaling on Tuesday, July 14, from 9:30am- noon (rain date July 15). We’ll begin the morning by learning a few drawing and observation basics, then we’ll investigate the tall oaks, stone walls, meadows, and shoreline along the Homestead Trail. As we go, we’ll pause to appreciate, sketch, and write about whatever captures our attention. Andrea will invite participants to try out a range of art, writing, and observation exercises, which you will be able to bring home and apply to your own nature journaling practice.
Registration is required for this free event, as space is limited. Please sign up at https://tinyurl.com/sears-
No art, writing, or natural history experience is necessary. Please bring a blank notebook/journal or paper and a clipboard as well as your preferred drawing and writing implements. Andrea will provide some additional supplies, such as colored pencils and art pens. Wear sturdy shoes and clothing suited to the weather, and bring a hat, sunblock, bug spray, snacks, water, or whatever else you need to feel comfortable for a few hours outdoors. A portable camp stool or sit pad for sitting or kneeling on the ground would be handy too.
Andrea Lani writes about the intersection of family and the natural world from her home in Maine. She’s the author of Uphill Both Ways: Hiking toward Happiness on the Colorado Trail, and her essays have recently appeared in Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability and the anthologies Echos in the Fog and More than Hope. She’s also a regular contributor to Green & Healthy Maine magazine. Andrea is a graduate of College of the Atlantic and the Stonecoast MFA Program, she’s a Maine Master Naturalist, and she teaches nature writing and nature journaling workshops around Maine.