Clare Walker Leslie (born March 1, 1947) is a naturalist, artist, and writer. She is best known for her nature journals. She advocates their use by the wider public.[1][2]
Early life and education
editShe grew up outside of Philadelphia. She has a degree in art history from Carleton College.[3]
Career
editShe has taught at Williams College, MIT,[4] Harvard’s Landscape Design Program, College of the Atlantic, Antioch New England, and numerous Audubon centers. She is a member of the National Guild of Science Illustrators and the international Artists For Nature Foundation.[1]
Personal life
editShe lives with her husband and family in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in Granville, Vermont.[5]
Books
edit- A Year in Nature: A Memoir of Solace Green Writers Press of Brattleboro
- The Curious Nature Guide, 2015
- The Nature Connection Storey Publishing, 2010
- Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You[6][7]
- Drawn to Nature: From the Journals of Clare Walker Leslie 2005
- Nature All Year Long
- Nature Drawing: A Tool for Learning
- The Art of Field Sketching
- The Ancient Celtic Festivals and How We Celebrate Them Today
- A Naturalist's Sketchbook: Pages from the Seasons of the Year 1987
- Notes from a Naturalist's Sketchbook 1981
References
edit- ^ a b Slater, Martha (2020-05-14). "Clare Walker Leslie Launches New Book with Walk Event". The Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Paperbacks: New and Noteworthy". The New York Times. 6 December 1981.
- ^ Slater, Martha (2020-05-12). "Clare Walker Leslie Launches New Book with Walk Event". The Herald. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ "Reasons to go outside". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- ^ "Clare Walker Leslie, Author at Storey Publishing". Storey Publishing.
- ^ "Environment Naila Moreira: Keeping nature, one journal at a time".
- ^ Raver, Anne (2003-12-21). "CUTTINGS; Digging Into Books While the Garden Sleeps". The Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-24.