Nature Art Workshop

A creative home within Blooming Caravan for nature-based artmaking, seasonal explorations, and Emma’s beloved Nature Journaling Club.

Nature Journaling Club: A Year of Noticing
Online · Monthly

Nature journaling: indoors and out

Nature journaling often happens outdoors, but it doesn’t have to. Our Zoom sessions take place indoors, with ideas and invitations to help you notice nature where you already are — from a balcony, backyard, local green space, or simply looking out a window.

Some people like to step outside between sessions or after class; others work entirely from home. Nature is everywhere, and this club supports a flexible, realistic mix that fits your life.

What happens in each monthly gathering

Each session centres on a seasonal theme and includes time to work directly in your nature journal during the call.

Every Zoom call includes:

• Two guided journaling activities
  One focused on words and one on drawing, offering simple ways to capture what you’re noticing.

• A creative journaling technique
  Each month, I demonstrate a specific technique you can try right away and return to on your own.

• Shared noticing and reflection
  We begin by sharing what has stood out in the natural world over the past month and what we’ve been enjoying in our journals. This is conversational and low-pressure, with learning emerging through listening and exchange.

• Gentle follow-up by email
  After each session, you’ll receive a simple weekly prompt and an optional book or reading suggestion to support continued noticing between gatherings.

Across the year, the twelve sessions support a growing awareness of seasonal rhythms, recurring patterns, and change over time.

Bonus book club evening
Winter series participants are invited to a relaxed, conversational book club gathering in February. This is a chance to explore the recommended reading list and share books that are inspiring your nature journaling practice.

Tuesday, June 23 · 7:00–9:00 pm EST
Online via Zoom

Registration options

Register for the spring series or choose a single session.

• Spring series (3 sessions)
  $55 + HST = $62.15
  Includes all three spring sessions and a complimentary book club evening.

• Single session
  $25 + HST = $28.25

What you’ll need

Supplies are not included, but sessions will gently introduce you to materials you may wish to add to your kit over time.

For the winter series, we’ll focus on drawing and line work. A simple, accessible setup is more than enough:

• A nature journal

• Loose sheets of paper for rough work

• A sketching pencil

• A black pen

• One thicker marker

• Watercolours and travel paintbrush

• Tape to secure your paper (artist tape works well, or a simple roll of green painter’s tape)

• A clipboard or firm surface so you can journal away from your table

You’re encouraged to work with what you already have and add slowly, only if and when it feels useful. Other media, including watercolour, may be explored in later seasonal sessions.

How to Register

Please complete the short form below to reserve your space.
After you submit the form, you’ll receive a confirmation email with next steps and meeting details.

Cost

• Spring series (3 sessions): $55 + HST = $62.15

• Single session: $25 + HST = $28.25

• Two-session pass: $50 + HST = $56.50

Payment

To confirm your registration, payment is due in advance by e-Transfer to emma@bloomingcaravan.ca.
A receipt will be emailed once payment is received.