Have you ever gone on a walk and wanted to know the name of a particular flower or wondered who that bird was, why it was flitting back and forth, and chatting at you? Satisfy your curiosity through nature journaling!
Many people make notes or lists, take photos of what they see, or describe their experiences in journals using stories or poems. Others draw or paint birds, plants, and animals. Most of what they do is stored on different devices, platforms, art books, or journals. Now you can learn how to put all your nature experiences into one notebook.
Join us for a weekend of hiking through the woods at Wintergreen Studios, discovering its secrets in trees, rocks, flowers, birds, bugs, and fungi. With journals in hand, we will stop to make notes of what we see, describe new-to-you species, and make lists. Upon returning to the Lodge, we will learn how to expand our field notes, create maps, drawings, use symbols, identify species, and write about the experience.
Hike. Observe. Record.
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
Friday
Once everyone arrives and has a chance to settle in, we will head out on a late afternoon hike to begin exploring the Wintergreen landscape. We will then bring our conversations and findings back to the Lodge where the instructor, Hilbert Buist, will introduce us to the art of nature journaling after a gourmet dinner.
Saturday
After a hearty breakfast and distribution of materials and resources, we will take another hike on the land.
Saturday will consist of multiple hiking sessions, with a break for lunch and dinner, of course, and detailed discussions around why do nature journaling, what types of journaling can be used, and how we can deepen our knowledge of species identification. The day will also include opportunities for pause, reflection, and personal exploration.
Sunday
Sunday will consist of a hands-on morning session on using maps and symbols and the fundamentals of drawing. We will then take to the land for our last extended hike followed by a chance to share what we have discovered and created through the weekend. The workshop closes after lunch.
FACILITATOR
HILBERT BUIST is a retired pastry chef and naturalist from Kingston, ON guiding hikes in Belle Island, Kingston and Wintergreen. He has identified over 1200 species across all flora and fauna between Kingston and Ottawa. His main focuses are birds and fungi. Other interests include photography, writing, drawing and discovering how species connect with each other to create ecosystems.
COST & REGISTRATION
This event is limited to twelve participants.
Pricing + HST includes workshop instruction, materials (notebook of mixed media paper, drawing pencils, watercolour paint set, watercolour brushes), facilities, accommodation (2 nights), and meals (6), beginning with dinner on Friday and ending with lunch on Sunday.
OFFSITE
Workshop instruction, materials (notebook of mixed media paper, drawing pencils, watercolour paint set, watercolour brushes), facilities, and meals, but no overnight accommodation – $360
WINTERGREEN STUDIOS*
Tenting/Camper in the Camping Meadow – $390
Hobbit House (private remote woodland cabin with small double bed) – $470
Parthenon (private remote woodland cabin with double futon) – $470 SOLD OUT
Family Room (room in the Lodge with 1 double bed and 2 twin beds; ground level) – $540 private; $470 shared
North Room or Garden Room (private rooms in the Lodge with 1 double bed; ground level) – $520 ONLY GARDEN ROOM AVAILABLE
Sauna View Room or Green Roof Room (private rooms in the Lodge with 1 twin bed; upper level with stair access only) – $520
Maple Room or Courtyard Room (rooms in the Lodge with 2 twin beds; ground level) – $520 private; $470 shared ONLY MAPLE ROOM AVAILABLE
*If your preferred accommodation choice is no longer available when you register, please email us to be put on the waiting list for a shared or private room.