Artwork: Sketchbook page by Joni James, courtesy of the artist.
BY JONI JAMES
Pay close, dedicated attention. Take a behavior/event and create a project from it to learn all you can through observation, research, and then document it with sketches, photos, and words.
Questions about this series or nature journaling? Email Joni at [email protected].
This bimonthly art column originally ran in the August–September 2023 print edition of The Cardinal.
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