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Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference 2019

7:00am PDT

Add-on (extra fee): Pelagic Sketching Trip with Debi Shearwater and Abby McBride Boat Trip--Please make all arrangements with Debi Shearwater, see description for details.FULLAbby McBride

8:30am PDT

Special Teachers-Only Workshop: The Power of Observation—Scientific Illustration at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey Bay Aquarium (#6 on event map). Check-in is from 8 to 8:30 am at the main entrance.FILLINGJohn Muir Laws • Mary Whaley

4:00pm PDT

CHECK-IN William Penn Mott Jr. Training Center (aka Mott Training Center) - #1 on event mapLIMITED

8:00pm PDT

Welcome Event with Guest Speakers Obi Kaufmann, Abby McBride, Amy Tan, and other guests Ottertorium at Robert Down Elementary School - #5 on event mapLIMITEDAbby McBride • Amy Tan • Obi Kaufmann

7:30am PDT

Check-In (Only choose if you can't check in on Thursday) William Penn Mott Jr. Training Center (aka Mott Training Center) - #1 on event map

8:30am PDT

Beginner's Nature Journaling: How to Get Started Mott Madrone Classroom - #2 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner, near "Whitehead" on map)FULLClare Walker Leslie Nature Journaling for Educators Asilomar Triton Classroom (#4 on event map)FILLINGEmilie Lygren Pigments, Paint, and Observation Mott Whitehead Classroom - #3 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner)FULLCatherine Hamilton Field trip: Asilomar State Beach Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGJohn Muir Laws Field trip: Exploring Geology at Point Lobos State Reserve Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FULLEmily Underwood Field trip: Naturalist-guided Journaling in the Pacific Grove Area Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...LIMITEDDavid Wimpfheimer Field trip: Practice Quick-sketching and Sketchnoting Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...LIMITEDMark Simmons Field trip: Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGMattias Lanas

10:30am PDT

Creative Lettering for Nature Journals Asilomar Triton Classroom (#4 on event map)FULLDeb Brady Fifteen Ways to Hold a Brush (and why you need them all to paint a bird wing) Mott Madrone Classroom - #2 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner, near "Whitehead" on map)FILLINGObi Kaufmann Sketching Marine Mammals of the Monterey Bay Mott Whitehead Classroom - #3 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner)FILLINGChristine Elder

12:00pm PDT

Lunch: Click for details Lunch on your own.

1:00pm PDT

Close Looks: Structure and Function with Hannah Hinchman Mott Whitehead Classroom - #3 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner)FULLHannah Hinchman Down the Rabbit Hole: Curiosity and Wonder with John Muir Laws and Fiona Gillogly Mott Madrone Classroom - #2 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner, near "Whitehead" on map)FULLElizabeth Kelley Gillogly • John Muir Laws Insect Drawing Intensive Asilomar Triton Classroom (#4 on event map)FULLStephanie Dole Field trip, Carmel River: Drawing Landscapes with Clare Walker Leslie Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGClare Walker Leslie Field trip, Point Pinos: Improve Live Drawing and Color Perception Skills Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FULLDavid Wimpfheimer • Catherine Hamilton Field trip: Asolimar Beach--Natural History in the Tidepools Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FULLAndrea Dingeldein Field trip: Creative Field Sketching Prompts Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FULLChristine Elder Field trip: Walk and Paint with Obi Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FULLObi Kaufmann

3:00pm PDT

How to Sketch Birds Mott Whitehead Classroom - #3 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner)FULLJohn Muir Laws Illustrating Geology: Exploring Local Geology through Maps and Cross-sections Asilomar Triton Classroom (#4 on event map)FULLEmily Underwood Sketchnoting! Fast Notes and Quick Sketching Mott Madrone Classroom - #2 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner, near "Whitehead" on map)FILLINGMark Simmons

5:30pm PDT

Happy Hour – Journal Sharing – Mingling – Appetizers Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History (#7 on event map)

8:00pm PDT

Evening Keynote Talk with Clare Walker Leslie Ottertorium at Robert Down Elementary School - #5 on event mapLIMITEDClare Walker Leslie

8:30am PDT

Close Looks: Structure and Function with Hannah Hinchman Mott Madrone Classroom - #2 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner, near "Whitehead" on map)FULLHannah Hinchman Drawing Birds, Animals, Plants, and Landscapes Mott Whitehead Classroom - #3 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner)FILLINGClare Walker Leslie Reflections and Other Tricky Things About Water Asilomar Triton Classroom (#4 on event map)FULLLaurie Wigham Field trip, Laguna Grande: Improve Live Drawing and Color Perception Skills Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGDavid Wimpfheimer • Catherine Hamilton Field trip: Asolimar Beach--Natural History in the Tidepools Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGAndrea Dingeldein Field trip: Carmel River Beach--A Beachcomber’s Nature Journal Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FULLMattias Lanas Field trip: Creative Field Sketching Prompts Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...LIMITEDChristine Elder Field trip: Point Lobos Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGJohn Muir Laws Field trip: Practice Quick-sketching and Sketchnoting Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...LIMITEDMark Simmons

10:30am PDT

Cartooning Natural History Asilomar Triton Classroom (#4 on event map)FULLEmily Underwood Information Presentation and Systems Thinking: Telling a story in a map Mott Whitehead Classroom - #3 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner)FILLINGObi Kaufmann Sketchbiologizing Mott Madrone Classroom - #2 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner, near "Whitehead" on map)FULLAbby McBride

12:00pm PDT

Lunch: Click for details Lunch on your own.

1:00pm PDT

Composition and Layout For the Journal Format Mott Whitehead Classroom - #3 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner)FULLCatherine Hamilton Drawing Birds, Animals, Plants, and Landscapes Asilomar Triton Classroom (#4 on event map)FULLClare Walker Leslie Whole-Brain Techniques for Improving Your Drawing Skills at Any Level Mott Madrone Classroom - #2 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner, near "Whitehead" on map)FULLChristine Elder Field trip: Asolimar Forest — "Obscure Field Guides" with Hannah Hinchman Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FULLDavid Wimpfheimer • Hannah Hinchman Field trip: Mapping the Dune Habitats of Pacific Grove Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGEmily Underwood Field trip: Nature Journaling with Marley Peifer Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGMarley Peifer Field trip: Sketchbiologizing Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FULLAbby McBride Field trip: Walk and Paint with Obi Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGObi Kaufmann

3:00pm PDT

Small-scale Perspective Mott Whitehead Classroom - #3 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner)FULLMark Simmons What’s in a Sky? Asilomar Triton Classroom (#4 on event map)FULLLaurie Wigham You Can Draw It! Intro to Fast Sketching Mott Madrone Classroom - #2 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner, near "Whitehead" on map)FULLJohn Muir Laws

5:30pm PDT

Happy Hour – Journal Sharing – Mingling – Appetizers Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History (#7 on event map)

8:00pm PDT

Evening Keynote Talk with John Muir Laws and Fiona Gillogly Ottertorium at Robert Down Elementary School - #5 on event mapFILLINGElizabeth Kelley Gillogly • John Muir Laws

8:30am PDT

Minimalist On-the-Go Sketch Kit: Simplifying Your Gear & Paints Asilomar Triton Classroom (#4 on event map)FULLRoseann Hanson Nature Journaling Across the Globe Mott Madrone Classroom - #2 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner, near "Whitehead" on map)FILLINGChristine Elder Nature Journaling Mindset: Tip, Tricks, Techniques for Growth, Learning, and Motivation Mott Whitehead Classroom - #3 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner)FULLMarley Peifer Field trip: Asolimar Beach — "Obscure Field Guides" with Hannah Hinchman Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGDavid Wimpfheimer • Hannah Hinchman Field trip: Carmel River State Beach Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FULLJohn Muir Laws Field trip: Improve Live Drawing and Color Perception Skills Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGCatherine Hamilton Field trip: Sketchbiologizing Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGAbby McBride

10:30am PDT

Creative Lettering for Nature Journals Asilomar Triton Classroom (#4 on event map)FULLDeb Brady Drawing Birds, Animals, Plants, and Landscapes Mott Madrone Classroom - #2 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner, near "Whitehead" on map)FULLClare Walker Leslie Reflections and Other Tricky Things About Water Mott Whitehead Classroom - #3 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner)FULLLaurie Wigham

12:00pm PDT

Lunch: Click for details Lunch on your own.

1:00pm PDT

Cartooning Natural History Asilomar Triton Classroom (#4 on event map)FILLINGEmily Underwood Orange is a Green’s Best Friend (or Orange is the New Green) Mott Whitehead Classroom - #3 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner)FULLCatherine Hamilton Sketchnoting! Fast Notes and Quick Sketching Mott Madrone Classroom - #2 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner, near "Whitehead" on map)FILLINGMark Simmons Field trip: Botanical Sketching in the Field Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGMattias Lanas Field trip: Creative Sketching Prompts Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGChristine Elder Field trip: Drawing Landscapes with Clare Walker Leslie Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FULLDavid Wimpfheimer • Clare Walker Leslie Field trip: Nature Journaling with Marley Peifer Meet in front of Mott Training Center, Whitehead entrance (#3 on event map)--please find your instru...FILLINGMarley Peifer

3:00pm PDT

Insect Drawing Intensive Mott Madrone Classroom - #2 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner, near "Whitehead" on map)FULLStephanie Dole Sketchbiologizing Asilomar Triton Classroom (#4 on event map)FULLAbby McBride Waterbrush Watercolor for Everyone Mott Whitehead Classroom - #3 on event map (enter bldg. SE corner)FILLINGJohn Muir Laws