# Event Details - **Event Name**: An Introduction to Creative Nature Journaling - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 04 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm – Tue, 04 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join artist and naturalist Steve Pardue for a hands-on course that will introduce you to the art of nature journaling.About this Event https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/aff71710-9a2c-11f0-9b18-8145018c3e49-rimg-w987-h740-dcaca390-gmir.jpg Back by popular demand!Following two sold-out courses earlier this spring and summer, we're delighted to be offering this fantastic course again.Event lead: Rachel Anderson, Heritage ResearcherEvent length: 3 x Sessions 1pm - 4pmMeet at: NHSN Council Room, Level 2, Great North Museum: HancockEvent cost: £45 NHSN Members / £50 Non-MembersAbout this Event/CourseJoin artist and naturalist Steve Pardue for a hands-on, immersive course designed to introduce you to the art of nature journaling at the Great North Museum: Hancock. Whether you've always wanted to start a nature journal but didn’t know where to begin, or if you've tried and struggled to maintain the habit, this course is for you!Over three sessions, you’ll learn how to notice nature in new and meaningful ways and translate your observations into creative expression on the page. You’ll explore some of the fascinating treasures within NHSN’s North East Nature Archive (NENA) and learn how nature journals have played a pivotal role in documenting and preserving our understanding of the natural world.This course is all about observation and creative expression. No need for advanced artistic skills, just a love of nature and a willingness to have a go! You'll learn how to develop a daily journaling habit and how to capture the world around you in your own unique way.Course Overview:Session 1: Tuesday, 4 November 2025 | 1pm – 4pm | Introduction to Nature JournalingExplore the treasures of the NHSN North East Nature Archive (NENA)Learn techniques for observation and creative expressionSession 2: Tuesday, 18 November 2025 | 1pm – 4pm | Nature StorytellingExplore the museum collections at the Great North Museum: HancockExplore more NENA treasuresPractice drawing from nature and incorporating storytelling into your journalSession 3: Tuesday, 2 December 2025 | 1pm – 4pm | Completing Your Nature JournalConsolidate your learning and finish your nature journal with watercoloursTips for maintaining your journaling practice beyond the courseCelebration Event: Tuesday, 16 December 2025 |1pm - 3pmA wonderful opportunity for course participants to come together for tea and cake and celebrate their completed nature journals.By the end of the course, you’ll:Have a completed nature journal to take homeHave developed the skills and confidence to continue journaling independentlyGain a deeper connection to the natural world and your own creative expressionWe’ll provide a small kit of materials to get you started, including:2 Fineliner ink pensSteve’s "Shortcut to Nature Journaling" guideA blank concertina nature journal https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/b0b1b480-9a2c-11f0-981b-292473af112c-rimg-w555-h740-dc171819-gmir.jpg At the end of the course, we invite you to contribute your artwork to NHSN’s North East Nature Archive (NENA) housed in the Great North Museum: Hancock. If you choose to donate your journal or allow us to scan your pages, your work will become a permanent part of this growing collection, preserving your observations for future generations.We also invite you to share your reflections on nature as part of the project, made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Your stories can be added to the archive collection, helping create a record of local people's connection with nature across the North East.Sign up today and start your journey into the world of nature journaling!About Steve PardueI am an artist and designer, living and working in Northumberland. I combine my love of walking and nature with my art and fill my notebooks with poetic and immersive responses to nature and the world around me. Often my work includes words from music and literature as well as my own words that spring from nature. I work mainly in fountain pen and watercolour.My daytime job is delivering public art commissions and design for outdoor spaces through my design agency from my studio in Hexham.About Nature’s Cure in Time of Need: New Voices for North East NatureNature’s Cure in Time of Need: New Voices for North East Nature is a National Lottery Heritage Fund supported project dedicated to capturing stories about how nature has provided solace and strength during challenging times. The stories you submit as part of this project will form a new collection in NHSN's North East Nature Archive (NENA) housed here in the Great North Museum: Hancock. By preserving these personal narratives in the archive, the project ensures that future generations can connect with the ways nature has shaped and supported our communities.Through workshops, events, and storytelling, Nature’s Cure invites everyone to share their story.AccessibilityThis is a fully accessible event.Photos will be taken at this event to use on social media and in NHSN publicity material. If you would prefer not to be photographed please let us know at the start of the event. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newcastle-upon-tyne/an-introduction-to-creative-nature-journaling/100001577851278649 - **Event Categories**: art, workshops, storytelling, music, fine-arts, literary-art, entertainment, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 45, max: 50, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Newcastle upon Tyne - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Great North Museum: Hancock - **lat**: 54.98031349999999 - **long**: -1.6129927 - **full address**: Great North Museum: Hancock, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: An Introduction to Creative Nature Journaling - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/b825e8d62a4f93df1fafcb794ef96d72827a418420be31a7b5d234ad337eae2a-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf2f3f2-gmir.jpg?v=1758882454 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is An Introduction to Creative Nature Journaling being held? - **A:** An Introduction to Creative Nature Journaling takes place on Tue, 04 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm to Tue, 04 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm at Great North Museum: Hancock, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing An Introduction to Creative Nature Journaling? - **A:** An Introduction to Creative Nature Journaling is organized by NHSN Events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** An Introduction to Creative Nature Journaling is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Newcastle upon Tyne, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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