Middlewood Journal

drawing inspiration from nature

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Fossil Plastron, Turtle Shell, Armadillo Scute, Feather, and Sea Glass

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Here is another journal entry from the beach trip.  This one was drawn on the beach on a hot, but very windy afternoon.  The wind was too...
Monday, July 30, 2012

Edisto: shells, fossils, pottery, sea glass, and sinker

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Last week while at the beach with a bunch of girls, I was asked to do an impromptu workshop on nature journaling.  We had so much fun! ...
Thursday, June 28, 2012

Queen Ann's Lace & Daisy Fleabane

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Today was so beautiful!  A front came through and dried up the humidity of the weekend and blew a steady breeze through the trees all da...
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Monday, June 18, 2012

Waynesville, NC - Strawberry-Raspberry!!!

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CHECK UPDATE AT THE END! This flower cannot be found in any of my field guides.  It grows along a shady path behind our cabin outside o...
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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Nature Journaling Classes today!

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I was invited to be the guest author at the Spartanburg Junior Writers' Program this summer.  It's an annual summer event locat...
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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Yellow Mushroom Under Pine

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A delightful morning to be hiking with the dogs to Lawson's Fork... except that half way there I remembered hearing two four-whee...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Coreopsis, Deptford Pinks, & Venus' Looking Glass

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The dogs had a despondent look about them this morning, as if they'd given up  once again  on going out on a nice long ramble.  I...
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Exciting News!

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...MIDDLEWOOD JOURNAL, the book! Go HERE  to see the publisher's description of the book, and hey, go ahead and pre-order if you...
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Dewberry, Green & Gold, and Lyre-leaved Sage

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Butterflies were out in force yesterday, along with spiders, ants, stinkbugs, and unfortunately, gnats. The irritants stayed away as long as...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Field Pansies and Bluets

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Today was the kind of day that makes you want to be a bird. Not just any bird, though. I am talking Hawk. Specifically, a Red-tailed Hawk, l...
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Friday, February 17, 2012

Blogging Workshop!

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If you live in or around Spartanburg County, SC and are interested in having your own blog, Daisy suggests the following.... Workshop: Blog...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Seedbox & Tag Alder

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I made a point to squeeze in drawing time today because yesterday, while walking the dogs down by Meetinghouse Creek, I was surprised to see...
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Helen
Upstate, SC, United States
I am a freelance writer/illustrator and regular contributor to the Wildlife in North Carolina magazine. I also do portraits of children, and teach weekly nature journaling classes in and around my studio in the woods. I teach seasonal workshops on Nature Journaling at our public garden, Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve. In the past I have led workshops for all ages, from elementary to college classes, from young adults to retirement groups. I live with my husband, two dogs Daisy and Duke, and two cats in a house called Middlewood. The house is surrounded by my perennial garden, a little grass, and acres of forest. I love wandering in the woods, or hiking on the pipeline that runs near the house (see pic below). I work in a small studio nestled in the trees behind the house.
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