Wild Wonder Weekend in Port Townsend

Schedule

Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 01:00 pm to Sun, 24 Aug, 2025 at 11:00 am

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Location

1003 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States, Washington 98368 | Port Townsend, WA

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Join us for a special weekend with naturalist, artist, scientist, author, and educator John Muir Laws (also known as Jack), the president and co-founder of the Wild Wonder Foundation.
Jack will lead free sketch demos downtown (Saturday) and at Fort Worden State Park (Sunday), joined by Art Toolkit. We will have Explore Palettes for you to borrow as we learn about the creative practice of nature journaling.
• Nature Journaling Demo with John Muir Laws
Location: Tyler Street Plaza, next to Art Toolkit
Time: Saturday, August 23rd from 1pm–2:30pm
• Book Signing and Nature Journaling Presentation with John Muir Laws
Location: Port Townsend Carnegie Library
Time: Saturday, August 23rd from 4pm-6pm*
*Registration required due to limited seating. UPDATE: This event is full.
• Sketch Walk on the Beach with John Muir Laws
Location: Fort Worden Marine Science Center Dock
Time: Sunday, August 24th from 9am-11am
Visit our retail shop at the end of August to browse a special selection of Jack’s favorite sketching tools, as well as his award-winning book, The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling, with signed copies available after his visit and while supplies last. Check out the full weekend schedule and learn more on our Events page: https://arttoolkit.com/events/2025/08/23/wild-wonder-weekend/
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1003 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States, Washington 98368

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