Episode 84: Eriko Kobayashi – An unfolding story

<p>Eriko is a nature artist, illustrator, and conservationist. She is also the founder of Japan Nature Journal Club. From being an insect loving child, to growing into a wildlife artist and nature journal teacher, the natural world has always been an important part of Eriko's story.</p><p>Listen to hear more about:</p><ul><li>Eriko’s experience wild foraging as a child and the different plants she encountered.</li><li>Eriko’s love for insects as a child.</li><li>How nature taught her about the delicacy of life.</li><li>How she came to wildlife art and then to nature journaling through the work of artists like Robert Bateman and Clare Walker Leslie.</li><li>The beautiful story of when Eriko met Clare Walker Leslie for the first time at the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference.</li><li>Eriko’s experience of starting the Japan Nature Journal Club.</li><li>Her involvement with the translation of The Law’s Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling into Japanese.</li><li>Stories and memories of sharing nature with her daughter.</li></ul><p><br />Eriko’s website can be found here: <a href="https://njos-jp.teachable.com/">https://njos-jp.teachable.com</a>.</p><p>See Eriko’s nature journal pages on Instagram <a href="https://instagram.com/erikokobayashi_naturejournal?utm_medium=copy_link">@erikokobayashi_naturejournal</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/eriko.kobayashi.351">Facebook</a>. </p><p>To learn more about the Japan Nature Journal Club, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/japannaturejournalclub/">click here</a>. </p><p>Read Eriko’s blog post for International Nature Journaling Week: <a href="https://www.naturejournalingweek.com/blogs/why-i-started-a-nature-journal-club"><i>Why I Started a Nature Journal Club – Everything happens for a reason</i></a>. </p><p>Eriko created a short video answering the question ‘What does nature journaling mean to you?’ You can watch the video <a href="https://youtu.be/HxvWO-tY_iM">here</a>. </p><p> </p><p>-----------------</p><p>Sign-up for <a href="https://www.journaling