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Skyward Salutations: Clouds (Video)
Autumn seems to have the most amazing skies. We’ll look upwards for inspiration today! We always have access to the sky even if we cannot...

Melinda Nakagawa
Dec 10, 20201 min read


Skyward Salutations: Clouds (Video)
Autumn seems to have the most amazing skies. We’ll look upwards for inspiration today! We always have access to the sky even if we cannot...

Melinda Nakagawa
Dec 10, 20201 min read


MB Nature Journal Club Sharing Page
Sharing your pages is the BEST way to build your skills, be inspired with new strategies and ideas, and spark motivation and excitement...

Melinda Nakagawa
Dec 2, 20202 min read


MB Nature Journal Club Sharing Page
Sharing your pages is the BEST way to build your skills, be inspired with new strategies and ideas, and spark motivation and excitement...

Melinda Nakagawa
Dec 2, 20202 min read


Journaling with Nature Podcast Interview
I had the pleasure and honor to be interviewed by Bethan Burton, host of the podcast, Journaling with Nature. Bethan is an artist, nature...

Melinda Nakagawa
Nov 29, 20202 min read


Journaling with Nature Podcast Interview
I had the pleasure and honor to be interviewed by Bethan Burton, host of the podcast, Journaling with Nature. Bethan is an artist, nature...

Melinda Nakagawa
Nov 29, 20202 min read


Gratitude for my sensory scrapbook
Today I woke up to see a layer of frost on our wooden deck. The grass and the alpacas in the pasture both have a dusting of frost like...

Melinda Nakagawa
Nov 26, 20203 min read


Gratitude for my sensory scrapbook
Today I woke up to see a layer of frost on our wooden deck. The grass and the alpacas in the pasture both have a dusting of frost like...

Melinda Nakagawa
Nov 26, 20203 min read
Nature Journaling at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary (Video)
Monterey Bay Nature Journal Club (MBNJC) took a virtual nature journaling trip to Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, in Northampton and...

Melinda Nakagawa
Nov 14, 20201 min read
Nature Journaling at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary (Video)
Monterey Bay Nature Journal Club (MBNJC) took a virtual nature journaling trip to Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, in Northampton and...

Melinda Nakagawa
Nov 14, 20201 min read


Simple and freeing 1-minute sketches
In nature journaling, there are a multitude of tools, strategies, and prompts to record our observations in our nature journal. They also...

Melinda Nakagawa
Oct 31, 20202 min read


Simple and freeing 1-minute sketches
In nature journaling, there are a multitude of tools, strategies, and prompts to record our observations in our nature journal. They also...

Melinda Nakagawa
Oct 31, 20202 min read


Following inspiration: Nasturtiums
On this particular day, I wandered around looking for something to capture my attention. The nasturtium flowers were in full bloom and I...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 24, 20202 min read


Following inspiration: Nasturtiums
On this particular day, I wandered around looking for something to capture my attention. The nasturtium flowers were in full bloom and I...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 24, 20202 min read


Nature Journaling Small Mammals (Video)
The PG Museum Series Nature Journaling is far more than knowing how to sketch. It’s about reconnecting to nature, observing what lies...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 24, 20201 min read


Nature Journaling Small Mammals (Video)
The PG Museum Series Nature Journaling is far more than knowing how to sketch. It’s about reconnecting to nature, observing what lies...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 24, 20201 min read


Drowning in the details? Intention is the lifeline that can get you out.
Sometimes during a nature journaling session, I find myself getting caught up in drawing minute details: every feather, hundreds of...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 13, 20203 min read


Drowning in the details? Intention is the lifeline that can get you out.
Sometimes during a nature journaling session, I find myself getting caught up in drawing minute details: every feather, hundreds of...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 13, 20203 min read


Micro safari: live plankton sketching with Pacific Plankton (Video)
The Monterey Bay Journal Club had a special guest: Janai Southworth, host of PacificPlankton who shared microscope views of live plankton...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 9, 20202 min read


Micro safari: live plankton sketching with Pacific Plankton (Video)
The Monterey Bay Journal Club had a special guest: Janai Southworth, host of PacificPlankton who shared microscope views of live plankton...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 9, 20202 min read
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