Episode 90: Kim Lapere – Australian nature journaling adventures

Episode 90: Kim Lapere – Australian nature journaling adventures

Kim is an artist, scientist and educator living in Western Australia. Through the pages of her nature journals and the videos on her YouTube channel, Kim aims to encourage others to keep a nature journal and connect with the wonders of our planet.


Listen to hear more about:

  • How Kim came to nature journaling.
  • Kim’s experience starting a YouTube channel.
  • Why it is important for Kim to have a strong focus on the Australian natural environment.
  • What nature looks like in Western Australia.
  • Starting the Perth Nature Journal Club.
  • What it is like nature journaling in front of the camera.
  • The benefits of nature journaling for physical and mental health.
  • The things that Kim takes with her on nature journaling adventures.
  • Art challenges and why they help Kim commit to a daily art habit.
  • Kim’s favourite aspect of nature journaling.
  • Kim’s hopes and plans for the future of her YouTube channel and her nature journaling adventures.

Find out more about Kim on her website https://www.kims-njadventures.com and see her journal pages on Instagram.

Watch Kim’s videos on her YouTube channel: Kim’s Nature Journaling Adventures.

Kim mentioned the open online short course she took through the University of Newcastle. You can find more about this course here: Drawing Nature, Science and Culture: Natural History Illustration.

Kim talked about the John Muir Laws book that influenced her nature journaling. You can find this book here: Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling.

Click here to see the Venn diagram that Kim created showing nature journaling at the intersection of science, art and nature.

Purchase one of Kim’s Plein Airpril postcards in her Ko-fi shop.

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