Nature Journalling Workshops
Mindful time in nature
These two-hour sessions are designed for you to be present and mindful. We start with a guided sensory exploration during a wander in nature and then capture some of the experience on the page with writing, drawing or both.
Suitable for complete beginners, including those who may not consider themselves creative or artistic. All materials supplied, including light refreshments. Kathleen provides ideas, warm-up activities, templates and prompts. Or design your own page in your own style. As you prefer.
Sessions are in various locations around Naarm/Melbourne (including Arthurs Seat on the Mornington Peninsula, Braeside Park Braeside and Brimbank Park Keilor). On-line sessions every month but BYO refreshments on-line! Seasonal sessions with the Friends of Royal Botanic Gardens of Victoria (Melbourne).
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** Free Nature Journaling Kit for all participants, thanks to Eucalypt Australia **
National Eucalypt Day
Sunday 23 March 2025, 10am to noon, Melton Botanic Garden
FREE sessions for
School Holidays and Nature Play week
Tuesday 8 April 10am to noon
Nature journalling session in Queens Park, Moonee Ponds - all supplies provided, take home a nature journal
This Valley Youth activity is for 12-18 year olds only (parents and carers are asked not to attend, support workers are welcome). Trained youth workers in attendance too.
This session is FREE but bookings required.
Thanks to City of Moonee Valley
Tuesday 15 April 10.00am -11.30am
Family Friendly Nature Immersion at Braeside Park, Braeside
Suitable for children 8-12 years, with their accompanying adult. This session includes an exploratory wander in nature, a nature treasure hunt and nature journalling (drawing, writing) about what we noticed.
All supplies provided, including light refreshments.
Private sessions
Looking for new experiences, have something to celebrate or looking for something to share with others?
Small groups of between 4 and 12 people aged 15 years and over. Sessions are $55 per person, or $90 for two. Take home nature journal pages you create plus skills and ideas from the session. All supplies provided, with journalling kits also available.
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Melbourne CBD parks
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Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula
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Braeside Park, Braeside
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Ricketts Point, Beaumaris
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Brimbank Park, Keilor
Kathleen and Nature Journalling
Kathleen started nature journalling inadvertently while traveling around Australia. She was using watercolour paints that had been in the cupboard for years and were thrown into the caravan at the last minute. On this year-long adventure, she captured many scenes including the orange/red and brown/black layers of Purnulu, the variety of sea creatures on Ningaloo Reef and the gorgeous Tingle trees in Australia's south-west.
Since then, she has been regularly recording the more-than-human world in her backyard, the local park and other natural spaces. Now, Kathleen shares the joys of time in nature with others, including getting people started on their own journalling adventures, supporting them to find their own style or just encouraging people to "trace around it" and make a start.
