The act of sketching changes how I perceive the world around me. My sketches become visual missives from my daily discoveries. Some are life-changing realizations — life lessons from the brush tip. Others illustrate a heightened awareness of the details around us. But you know what happens next: some pictures lead to a thousand words. And this blog.

Talking to Tourists About the Climate Crisis

Ear Mountain Blooms

How Do You Talk About the Tongass National Forest to Tourists?

Of Barnacles and Bears

Could Drawing Change How We Relate to Nature?

Have Umbrella, Will Sketch

No early warning system for a successful image

Coffee Highlights

I Hiked Cross-Country Across a Wilderness Island and All I Brought Home Was This Yellow Pond Lily

Cylindrus