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I also publish an occasional newsletter with stories from my sketchbook, news about my work, upcoming presentations and workshops, and other items of interest.
Art Toolkit Discount Code
After my workshop with Art Toolkit in February as part of their Winter Workshop Series, my sweet parents gave me an Art Toolkit gift certificate for my birthday. I had a wonderful time picking out some useful tools, along with a selection of new watercolor pigments to try. I generally stick to a pretty limited palette of standby colors, so…
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Mushrooms in the Classroom
This school year, I have had the great pleasure of teaching art and natural history in my son’s fifth grade class. Their science focus this year is botany, so the topics have all either focused on botany or tied plants to the other organisms interconnected in their ecosystems. One of our projects has been a detailed study of a mushroom…
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Keynote for Oath Ceremony
I was honored to be invited to give the keynote remarks at a naturalization ceremony yesterday hosted at the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library. It was very moving to be a part of this momentous event for the 39 new citizens representing 17 different countries of origin. Following is the text of my speech: Keynote Talk for Oath…
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Sierra Writers Conference
I’m excited to talk about writing this weekend at the 2023 Sierra Writers Conference. I’ll be describing how I constructed the literary narrative of The Cold Canyon Fire Journals and how I approach natural history writing more generally. We’ll explore the following themes: Registration and more details about the conference can be found here.
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Reading the Ashes
As someone who never imagined publishing a book and who did not ever think I would be able to call myself a writer and author, I am exceptionally proud to have an essay published in The Common. My essay, “Reading the Ashes,” just came out in Issue 42, and is featured in both the online and print editions of the…
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Interview on the Golden State Naturalist
I am thrilled to say that my interview with Michelle Fullner, the Golden State Naturalist, is up! Michelle and I met at Cold Canyon on a supremely hot August morning for a hike and conversation. We talked about my seven years of observations of Cold Canyon, fire ecology, the process of making The Cold Canyon Fire Journals, fire cycles in…
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Book Talk at the Avid Reader in Davis
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be giving a talk at the Avid Reader in Davis on October 6 at 6:30. My hometown bookstore!
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Publication Day!
Today is publication day for The Cold Canyon Fire Journals. I am writing this in utter amazement that the day has arrived, and so proud to have a book out in the world. My book is the culmination of nearly six years hiking and sketching in a California canyon, burned twice in that time by wildfire. I set out to…
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Robin Lee Carlson 