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art lesson: nature journal

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Nature Journal Posts

Nature journaling: supplies

Make a field bag from recycled clothing

Watercolor techniques

Drawing outdoors

Get closer to wildlife at the nature center

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Spring has arrived and art class is moving outdoors.

We'll be working on a long warm-months natural journaling project.

If you're following along at home, you will need a sketchbook, pencil, colored pencils, watercolors (I like Prang), and an old water bottle.

First step will be to make a field bag to carry our supplies!

While you're going through the winter clothes and deciding what to discard or donate, keep an eye out for an old pair of jeans or khakis — they make awesome bags. Check in next week for instructions!

If you send me a link, I will make a blogroll of people who are in our virtual class. And don't forget to join the Camp Creek Art Flickr group! All you need to participate in Flickr is a Yahoo e-mail. Any questions? E-mail me!

Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 09:33AM by Registered CommenterLori in , | Comments28 Comments

Reader Comments (28)

What an awesome opportunity, thank you! :)
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterKathie
ok, we are in (5yo and I)!
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterMamaBird
"that's awesome" hat tip: T

so we were JUST thinking of doing this on our own. bought new *natural journals* for the small dudes. *collective aahh*

where do i sign ? ? ? :^)

xo

March 29, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterestea
you're in like flynn, e

why do anything all by our lonesome when we could do it *together*?!

you will groove on my field bag goodness, i feel certain.

xoxo
March 29, 2008 | Registered CommenterLori
that should have been *nature journals*, not *natural journals*, which sounds kind of organic and post-consumer, which these are not.

just thought i should clear that up.

!
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterestea
hey, i typo'ed "natural journaling" in my post but decided to keep it because it's so julia cameron-y and charlotte mason-y.
March 29, 2008 | Registered CommenterLori
Sign us up. We may be in and out as finals are looming in a few weeks but we are slowly moving along. So we would love the accountability of doing this and also we will go join the flickr group. Michelle
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered Commentermichelle gragg
great, michelle :^) this is going to be spread out for weeks and weeks, and you can do it whenever you like, so there are no schedule problems!

good luck with your finals!
March 29, 2008 | Registered CommenterLori
I have been wanting to do this with my girls so I guess this is just the push we need-so count us in Me and 2 girls! SO is this all I do, just sign up and then follow your blog? I am typically confused.
March 30, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterkristen
yes, kristen, i'm just making a blogroll for anyone who wants a link to their blog - all you have to do is play along at home, and if you want to, you can share pictures in our flickr group:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/campcreekart/

:^D)
March 30, 2008 | Registered CommenterLori
or .. i guess if you are NOT a flickr member and don't want to be, but you want to share pictures anyway, feel free (any of you lovely readers) to just e-mail me pictures to

lori :: AT SIGN :: campcreekpress ::this is where the DOT goes :: com

!! :^D) !!
March 30, 2008 | Registered CommenterLori
Oh, yes, we would love to be in!
March 30, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterLori Seaborg
count us in!
March 30, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterStefani
stef, if you didn't join in today i was going to hunt you down. ;^)

welcome, lori!
March 31, 2008 | Registered CommenterLori
We'll play too!

Funny "natural journal" discussion. As long as it's not au naturel. We might decide it's not for us esp. up here where it's always winter and never Christmas :)
March 31, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJill
jill, i can't believe we weren't hooked up on flickr ;^)

lol re: au naturel journaling - now you're going to bring in all the weirdos to my site .. sigh ;^)
March 31, 2008 | Registered CommenterLori
you know i'm in.
do we have a secret handshake yet?
March 31, 2008 | Unregistered Commentermolly
well, it's about time. ;^)

and sssh! you know the handshake is a club thing .. and the club is coming! it really is!

i'm afraid i've jinxed us all into 6 more weeks of winter by talking about taking things outdoors. is the sun *ever* going to come out here?!
March 31, 2008 | Registered CommenterLori
Can I put a link up to this on the little people blog and mine. I suggested your site to some moms in our homeschool co op and they were very excited about the lessons. I want to share it with other people. So they can start their journals. Let me know.
April 1, 2008 | Unregistered Commentermichelle gragg
my daughter will love this! (she's 7)
April 1, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterkirsten
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