Episode 23: Marley Peifer - Journaling the unexpected
Marley Peifer is a nature journal educator and mentor who is also the creator of The Nature Journal show, a weekly YouTube show specifically about nature journaling. In his videos Marley takes us along with him on his adventures, nature journaling outdoors, or in extreme places. He also shares information on his process, techniques, gear and favourite art tools, as well as interviews with other nature journalers.
Episode 22: Patricia Larenas - Talking with trees
Patricia Larenas is an artist and gardener with a passion for nature, and especially for trees. Her tree portraits capture the iconic trees around her in the San Francisco Bay Area. She also investigates alternative art materials through creating her own natural inks and hand-made journals.
Episode 21: Professor Roger Kitching - Field notes from Borneo and beyond
Emeritus Professor Roger Kitching AM is an ecologist and entomologist who has conducted research studies in places all over the world including Panama, China, France, Réunion, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Having kept field journals for most of his adult life, Professor Kitching has unique insights into the importance of journals for capturing details of field expeditions, both for scientific purposes and for personal memories.
Episode 20: Sterre Verbokkem - Illustrator of Wild Things
Sterre Verbokkem works under the name ‘Illustrator of Wild Things’. She lives off-grid on a mountain in Spain, with her husband and son, surrounded by nature and wildlife. She uses both digital and traditional art techniques to create magical illustrations of the things around her.
Episode 19: Lee Angold - Exploring colour
Lee Angold is a botanical and natural science illustrator with an interest in representing nature in a way that encourages others to see the detail and beauty in even simple, everyday subjects.
Episode 18: Tom Hunt - Every species has a story
Tom is an ecologist, photographer and nature advocate with a particular passion for ornithology. Tom's work takes him to remote and beautiful locations around Australia.
Episode 17: Melinda Nakagawa – Nature, science, art & heart
Melinda Nakagawa is a scientist, nature connection mentor and nature journal teacher. Her work is all about gently guiding others to connect with the natural world by tapping into curiosity and wonder.
Episode 16: Alex Boon – ‘What else is here?’
Alex Boon is a nature artist and writer from East Devon, UK. His work centres around the wildlife and landscapes of Britain and embodies a deep sense of place.
Episode 15: Tania Marien – Art, creativity and community
Tania Marien is an independent educator who aims to facilitate connection with nature through her projects. Tania is the host of Talaterra podcast, a show where she investigates the contribution that freelance environmental educators make to lifelong learning in communities.
Episode 14: Julia Bausenhardt - Exploration and discovery through art and nature
Julia Bausenhardt is an illustrator and nature enthusiast who teaches art techniques through connection with nature. She uses her sketchbook as a tool for exploration, experimentation and discovery.
Episode 13: Robin Carlson - Fire ecology and the changing landscape
Robin Carlson is a biologist and natural science illustrator who has a deep interest in documenting how landscapes and ecological communities change over time. In particular, her work focuses on fire ecology and how habitats regenerate after fire.
Episode 12: John Muir Laws - Sustained, compassionate attention
John Muir Laws (aka Jack) is an artist, naturalist and nature journaling mentor. He talks about how paying sustained, compassionate attention to nature, and to the people in our lives, profoundly changes the way we relate to each other and interact in the world.
Episode 11: Fiona Gillogly – Questions behind the questions
Fiona Gillogly is an inspiring 17-year-old nature journaler who has taken the art of questioning to a new level. Fiona has been described by John Muir Laws as having 'insatiable curiosity' and she uses this to dive into the mysteries of nature around her.
Episode 10: Jean Mackay - The art of discovery
Jean Mackay is an artist, educator and naturalist. She uses her art practice as a way of capturing and appreciating the small moments in everyday life and teaches that we can all become explorers of the world around us.
Episode 9: Ali Foxon – Green sketching and the pursuit of joy
Ali Foxon is a geographer, artist and the founder of Boggy Doodles. Ali has created 'green sketching', a new genre of mark-making in the outdoors designed to help us find joy.
Episode 8: Elizabeth Mills - Nature journaling on the rocky shore
Elizabeth Mills, marine biologist and science communicator, dives into the weird and wonderful creatures she finds on the rocky shore.
Episode 7: Liz Clayton Fuller – Ornithology and field sketching
Scientific illustrator and nature journal instructor, Liz Clayton Fuller, talks about art, her passion for ornithology and her outdoor adventures.
Episode 6: Tessina De Lille – Life of a nature artist
Tessina De Lille talks about her life and experiences, raising a young family while building a career as a nature artist.
Episode 5: Amaya Shreeve – Journaling with family and community
Amaya Shreeve is a 15-year-old nature journaler who is using her love of nature to inspire others to journal alongside her.
Episode 4: Amy Kirkbright – Creativity vs anxiety
Amy Kirkbright is a multi-creative from Melbourne, Australia. She talks about art, nature journaling and how creativity can be a lifebuoy through difficult times.