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Why sketching matters + some of the many ways we can use sketches in SciArt and SciComm

Sep 9, 20221 min read

Why sketching matters + some of the many ways we can use sketches in SciArt and SciComm

Sketching Tip: Sketching Techniques Toolkit

Oct 5, 20211 min read

Sketching Tip: Sketching Techniques Toolkit

Sketching Tip: Recommended materials for nature sketching & field sketching

Dec 21, 20204 min read

Sketching Tip: Recommended materials for nature sketching & field sketching

Article: Drawn to Science

Oct 2, 20201 min read

Article: Drawn to Science

Article: Drawn to Natural History: Facilitation advice and classroom examples for instructors integrating drawing in field and lab classes

Sep 16, 20203 min read

Article: Drawn to Natural History: Facilitation advice and classroom examples for instructors integrating drawing in field and lab classes

Drawn to Science Communication: Art-Science Synergy as a Career and a Way of Life

Aug 13, 20201 min read

Drawn to Science Communication: Art-Science Synergy as a Career and a Way of Life

Drawing Science: An Interview with Interalia Magazine

Sep 27, 20191 min read

Drawing Science: An Interview with Interalia Magazine

Laramie Boomerang covers dedication of downtown mural

Aug 20, 20181 min read

Laramie Boomerang covers dedication of downtown mural

Gillette News Record picks up press release about grad students’ interpretations of local mura

Mar 30, 20181 min read

Gillette News Record picks up press release about grad students’ interpretations of local mura

Missoulian covers “Drawn to Science Communication” plenary

Mar 30, 20181 min read

Missoulian covers “Drawn to Science Communication” plenary

Sketching Tip: Being ready to sketch (or, how few sketching supplies you really need)

Nov 2, 20172 min read

Sketching Tip: Being ready to sketch (or, how few sketching supplies you really need)

Article: Creative convergence: exploring biocultural diversity through art

Nov 2, 20172 min read

Article: Creative convergence: exploring biocultural diversity through art

Sketching Tip: Using words for all they are worth

Nov 2, 20172 min read

Sketching Tip: Using words for all they are worth

Artful Science: Learning by drawing

Oct 17, 20171 min read

Artful Science: Learning by drawing

Sketching Tip: Sketching your notes at conferences, meetings & in class

Oct 6, 20172 min read

Sketching Tip: Sketching your notes at conferences, meetings & in class

Sketching Tip: Insects

Aug 2, 20172 min read

Sketching Tip: Insects

Summer 2017 newsletter: Drawing on windows, making fish & more art-science tips

Jul 28, 20172 min read

Summer 2017 newsletter: Drawing on windows, making fish & more art-science tips

Darwin wouldn’t draw. Seriously.

Jul 26, 20173 min read

Darwin wouldn’t draw. Seriously.

Teaching teachers to integrate cichlid phylogeny, resin sculptures, and drawing in k12+ classrooms

Jul 11, 20172 min read

Teaching teachers to integrate cichlid phylogeny, resin sculptures, and drawing in k12+ classrooms

Sketchbook Snapshot: Mystery Moth

Jun 21, 20173 min read

Sketchbook Snapshot: Mystery Moth

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