July 12, 2026 @ 12:00pm (Duration: 4 Hours)
Nature Journaling Your Garden (and its Wild Guests)
Register Now:A garden is both a treasured space for us and a critical habitat for wild visitors. Join Maine Master Naturalist, artist, gardener, and educator Rebekah Lowell for an inspiring workshop all about nature journaling your garden.
In this workshop, we will learn how to observe and document your garden and the creatures that pass through or make their homes there. We’ll explore ways to document these garden guests—like winged pollinators, amphibian passersby, and even predators—in our garden journals, even though they might not stay for long. All levels welcome!
Instructor Bio(s)
Rebekah Lowell is an award-winning author/illustrator, naturalist, designer, and educator with a curiosity for the natural world. A survivor of domestic abuse, she is passionate about resilience, freedom, and hope. Her middle grade novel in verse, THE ROAD TO AFTER (Nancy Paulsen/Penguin), was a Junior Library Guild selection. Her picture book, CATCHING FLIGHT (Doubleday/Random House), was long-listed for the World Illustration Awards. Her painting, Monarchs & Milkweed, was chosen for the Common Ground Fair Poster for 2023, and she is a six-time Maine Duck Stamp artist. She earned her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from Hollins University. She earned her Nature Journal Educator certificate through the Wild Wonder Foundation and is earning her certificate in Natural Science Illustration through RISD. She is also a Maine Master Naturalist. She serves on the Board of Directors for York County Audubon, transports birds for Avian Haven, and rescues monarchs from local hayfields. She is an Adjunct Professor of Art, teaching Graphic Design and Nature Journaling at the University of New England, and homeschools her daughters. Learn more about Rebekah and her work at www.rebekahlowell.com
Materials and Equipment Needed
Suggested materials: sketchbook pencils colored pencils drawing pens travel watercolor kit *If you don't have sketching supplies, basic items such as a sketchbook and colored pencils will be provided. Come as you are!