It's that time of year when flowers are cut off of plants in masses, put in vases, and are destined to wilt on table vases... So let's CHOP ‘EM UP instead and see what we can learn! Love or hate Valentine's day, this should be a fantastic event for the naturalist in you.
Join the Madison Nature Journal Club coordinator and Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance volunteer Amy Schleser for this plant dissection event. Amy will start off giving some quick tips on interesting things to notice and record in your journal. Then we’ll use our tools to start dissecting, observing, and sketching. We will share out our notes and sketches in an informal debrief at the end of the event.
Registration is requested so we can plan ahead for the space and materials. There is no cost to participate, though if you would like Amy to bring a flower for you to dissect, please consider donating $3-$5 to offset the cost. We will provide cutting mats, tools, hand-lenses, and other supplies. You just bring your nature journal and art supplies! Registration will open on January 5.
This event is cohosted by artist and educator Amy Schleser and Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance.
DETAILS:
Location is TBD
What should I bring?
Pencil and paper, or anything fancier.
Bring a flower or flowers, or bring $3-$5 to the event to help pay for a flower provided by Amy.
Who should come to this event? Do I need to know how to draw? Anyone can join in! No drawing experience is needed—beginners encouraged. The club is mostly adults right now, but we'd love to have more children join us.
What is nature journaling?
When nature journaling, you document what you notice, wonder, and feel using pictures, words, and numbers. People nature journal to show love and attention to nature, to reignite childlike-curiosity, to explore their city’s natural spaces, to practice mindfulness, and to get excited about conservation.
What exactly will we do at this event?
The group gathers at the beginning for about 20 min to meet each other and learn some nature journaling tips. Then we journal individually, oftentimes spreading out. (I'm happy to join anyone who would like additional tips). At the end, we come together again to optionally share our journal pages and chat about the most curious things we noticed.
