Middlewood Journal

drawing inspiration from nature

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Beachy things

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This journal page, once finished, was a gift to a friend. Unfortunately, I gave it to her before I remembered it needed to be scanned. ...
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Black Tupelo Leaves

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Yes, I still keep my journal!  Here is a page I did in October while out with my two 12-year-old students. One of them climbed like a mo...
Monday, May 2, 2016

Journaling at the Beach

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For your summer journaling inspiration I decided to post some of my old beach journal pages.  Most of them were drawn out on the sand ...
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Saturday, April 30, 2016

Tulip Poplar Bloom

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Yesterday I spent some time sitting beside our little man-made garden pond, trying to locate our five new goldfish that  have been in hi...
Friday, April 29, 2016

Ground Beetle, Painted Lady, Oats, & various grasses

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An April afternoon and sunset on Jay's Hill...it doesn't get any better. My friend Dee and I walked around the hill on the pa...
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Friday, April 22, 2016

Southern Ragwort & Toadflax

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Spring is progressing slowly around here. Just when you think the heat is here for good, Mother Nature sends a blast of rain followed ...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Ragwort, Dandelion, Honeysuckle, Catbrier, and Violet Leaves

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Today I hiked with my classes and drew various leaves that are growing around Middlewood.  The Ragwort that grows all over Jay's H...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Climbing Vetch (Vicia augustifolia)

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After hiking around and following deer paths through the woods, we were chased away by gnats.  Yes, tee-tiny little black gna...
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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Wild Grape Vine, Eyed Click Beetle, Sixth Graders

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This entry was drawn yesterday during my class with two sixth grade boys.  They are such fun, and both seem eager to draw... except on ...
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Sunday, March 13, 2016

Mysteries of Migration

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The article above can be found in this month's issue of Wildlife in North Carolina magazine.  Every month the ma...
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Friday, March 11, 2016

Riverbank: Dog Hobble, Dwarf-Flowered Heartleaf, Asian Clams

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The dogs and I spent a couple hours by the river this morning, me drawing, Daisy and Duke playing in the water for a while, then nap...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Daffodils, Violets & Clematis vine

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We are enjoying a taste of Spring weather this week, with temps in the mid-70's yesterday and today, and it looks to be nice all the...
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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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