Upcoming Public Events
Montage of photos from Earth Day at Stinson Beach, including children and adults collecting trash, balanced rock sculptures, a person handstanding next to a spiral sculpture made from seaweed, a group making sand sculpture, two men making music (drumming and flute), and a group reaching for the sky together.
Restore and Create: Earth Day Celebration on Stinson Beach (15th annual)
Saturday, April 20, 2019, 10am - 3pm
Free, public, all-ages event
South end of Stinson Beach, Marin County, CA ( map )
Help with beach cleanup or creek restoration, and join with over a dozen collaborating artists engaging the public in sculpture-making with natural materials, making music, dancing, and more.
More info: event website or Facebook event page
Montage of three photos: right, a child dumping collected trash in to a waste can, middle, a line of 6 people throwing sand globes in the air, right, a stack of 7 sand globes with the ocean in the background
Children & Nature Network International Conference
May 16-18, 2019
Public event, registration required.
Volunteer positions available in exchange for free admission
Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland, CA ( map )

The largest gathering of children and nature advocates in the world. From inspiring keynotes to hands-on workshops, this biennial conference will inspire and equip you with best practices for increasing equitable access to nature for the children, families and communities you serve.
 
I will be providing a Create-with-Nature Zone for all participants to use throughout the conference, as well as leading a two-hour workshop on creating and using Create-with-Nature Zones.
 
Full info and registration on the conference web page.
Montage of three photos: right, a child dumping collected trash in to a waste can, middle, a line of 6 people throwing sand globes in the air, right, a stack of 7 sand globes with the ocean in the background
Albany Beach Cleanup and Free Sand Globe Workshop
Sunday, July 28, 2019, 1pm - 3pm (arrive anytime.)
Free, public, all-ages event
Albany Beach, Albany, CA (map)

Join us for the second Albany Landfill Dog Owners Group (ALDOG) beach cleanup of 2019, and a free public sand globe workshop on Albany Beach.
More info: event webpage or Facebook event page
Montage of three photos: right, a child dumping collected trash in to a waste can, middle, a line of 6 people throwing sand globes in the air, right, a stack of 7 sand globes with the ocean in the background
California Coastal Cleanup Day and Sand Globes on Stinson Beach
Saturday, September 19, 2019, 9am - 3pm (arrive anytime ).
Free, public, all-ages event
Stinson Beach, CA ( map )

Join in, care for the coast, then connect with each other and the earth through sand globing!

Beach Cleanup: 9 am-12 noon
Sand globe instruction, play, and creations: 12 noon - 3 pm
More info: event webpage or Facebook event page
Photo of Rock Balancing Gathering

Rock Balancing Gathering - San Francisco - 13th Edition
Saturday April 4, 2020, 11am - 2pm
Free, public, all-ages event
Crissy Field (Just East of the Warming Hut Cafe),
San Francisco, CA ( map )
In collaboration with rock balancing legend Bill Dan. Free and open to all ages. Instruction provided.
More info: event website, Facebook event page
Current Projects & Installations
Nine sand globes, each balanced on a different rock near the shore the San Francisco Bay, with Golden Gate Bridge in background
Sand Globes Worldwide
Since discovering a technique for making near-perfect spheres from just sand and water in 2000, I've used sand globe making as an avenue to connect people with each other and with coastal areas. Free public beach-cleanup events combining sand globe making with environmental stewardship have been a great success. I've launched an effort to spread sand globe making worldwide using social media and a "how-to" video that has had thousands of views. Read more.
A group of 7 children and 3 adults making ephemeral sculptures with leaves, sticks, rocks and branches in a garden-based Create-with-Nature Zone
Create-with-Nature Zone at The University of California Blake Garden, Kensington, CA ( map )
Open to the public, no admission fee, Monday through Friday, 8am - 4pm

Using materials provided from the 11-acre Blake Garden, visitors are invited to create with nature. Read more.
Logo showing golden gate bridge, tree, flower , and bird surrounding two people holding hands. Text reads
San Francisco Children & Nature
Since 2018 I've been part of the Nature Connection Design team for San Francisco Children & Nature, a cross-sector collaborative of over 20 government agencies, non-profit institutions, and community-based organizations striving to ensure that every child has opportunities to play, learn and grow in nature. One of our projects has been to prototype and develop design criteria for Nature Exploration Areas such as this one at Rolph-Nicol Park.
Two photos, side by side. On the left, a woman kneels and creates patterens with sticks along the pathway; on the right, 4 adults and a child point out creations inside the pathway border
Create-with-Nature Pathway in Redwood Regional Park, Oakland, CA
Open to the public every day, 5am-10pm (click "Read more" for additional info including parking fees on some weekend days).
Over 150 yards of pathway through a redwood grove are designated for creating with natural materials from the park. Read more.
On a grassy area, with the San Francisco shoreline in the background, a lattice about 5 feet high and 10 feet wide is woven with green fennel and pampas grass leaves in abstract patterns
Art Saves Trees on the Disc Golf Course at Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline, San Leandro, CA
East Bay Regional Park District Ranger Pamela Beitz and I have developed and begun installing protective scaffolding for public, ephemeral art installation and tree shielding on a Disc Golf Course under construction at Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline. Students from Earth Team are instrumental in this project.