About Amy

Amy received her B.S. in Zoology from Michigan State and her M.A. in Environmental Education from California State University, San Bernardino. She has been an educator since 1994, working in public schools as an elementary teacher, middle school science teacher, and high school special education teacher. In the private sector, she was an educator at both Sea World, San Diego Wild Animal Park, and Tree of Life Forest School.

In 2011, Amy received a professional diploma in Expressive Arts Education, Coaching, and Consulting from the Expressive Arts Institute in San Diego. She has pursued play in all the arts extensively.

Amy’s love affair with nature journaling began in 2020 while living abroad in Luanco, Spain. Her first entry was of a tide pool near her apartment. She never stopped journaling after that. She said it was one of the “good things” that came from the pandemic. “I needed connection and I couldn’t get it from people, so I turned to nature.” It continues to be an essential practice for feeling connected to both the natural world and herself.

In 2024, after returning to the States, Amy became certified as a field naturalist through Mass Audubon and began teaching nature journaling. She also started a Substack called A Trail of Curiosity to share her nature journal pages and stories. You can sign up for free here – https://atrailofcuriosity.substack.com/ She is currently teaching nature journaling workshops and hopes to add art workshops to help others find more comfort in using art to capture their nature experiences in their journals.