May 12th to 15th Thursday through Sunday
Noon to 4:00 pm each day

Nature Artists of Snow Creek
Sponsored by: Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest

Location: 210 Division Street, Leavenworth WA.
Description: Enjoy creative and beautiful bird and nature themed artwork by professional artists in the warm and serene surroundings of a yoga studio. This fabulous group show features nine artists showing paintings, print making, sculpting and drawings. Ed Newbold from Seattle, and local artists Lori Aylesworth, Gretchen Daiber, Claudia Elliott, Patti Erikson, Alina Godfrey, Heather A. Wallis Murphy, Amber Zimmerman and Teri Zimmerman. White-headed Pair © 2010
Cost: Free.
Contact: Heather Murphy at heather@wildtales.com or Claudia Elliott claudiajelliott@gmail.com

May 12th to 15th 2011

Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest 43 Field Trips

Sponsored by: Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest, U.S. Forest Service, Upper Basin Birders

Location: Meet at Barn Beach Reserve, 347 Division Street, Leavenworth WA
Dates & Description of Heather Murphy field trips:
May 12th Lake Birds – Float & Draw: 7:30 am to noon.
May 13th Hike & Draw with Heather Murphy + Lunch: 7:00am to 2:00pm.
May 13th Talkin’ Birds, Talkin’ Art – Birders Reception & Tour: 3:00 to 5:00 pm.
May 14th Upper Basin Birders Hike – Wetland Birds of Lake Wenatchee: 7:00 am to 1:00 pm.
May 14th Birds Of Bavaria: 1:00 to 4:30 pm.
May 15th Wenatchee Confluence Birds: 7:00 am to noon.
Cost: Free to minimal fees.
Contact: Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest leavenworthspringbirdfest.com or
Registration through Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce (509) 548-5807

June 4th to July 23rd
Wednesdays to Saturdays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Birds, Bees and Buds - Art Exhibit
Opening Reception June 4th, 4-8pm

Sponsored by: The Confluence Gallery and Art Center in Twisp

Location: 104 Glover Street, Twisp WA.
Description: Art showing the intimate connection with flora and fauna. This group show has a focused and personal look of detailed botanicals, entomological renderings, expressionistic representations, extreme close ups and abstractions. Heather Wallis Murphy shows her work, which are painted on site in the North Cascades: White-headed Woodpecker Female © 2010 (watercolor); Sockeye Colors © 2007 (acrylic); Lake Chelan - Domke Complex © 2007 (acrylic) and Fireweed Stehekin © 2007 (pen & ink watercolor).
Cost: Free.
Contact: Confluence Gallery (509) 997-2787; website confluencegallery.com
Show curator Laura Karcher lkarcher@centurytel.net

August 8th to 12th
Monday to Friday, time is variable

Birding Hikes and Dancing With Birds

Sponsored by: The Holden Village Community

Location: Holden Village, Lucerne WA
Description: The Holden Village community is sponsoring a week of Spanish programing. Leading birding hikes and bird-cultural presentations will be Mexican Park-Flights Intern, Carlos Gonzalez Sanchez and local wildlife biologist/artist Heather Murphy.
Cost: Part of lodging registration package.
Contact: Holden Village programming@holdenvillage.org or see the website holdenvillage.org (Mail to: Holden Village, HCO Box 2, Chelan, WA 98816)

September 5th to 9th Monday to Friday, time is variable

Daily Nature Studies at Holden Village

Sponsored by: The Holden Village Community

Location: Holden Village, Lucerne WA
Description: The Holden community offers daily programs in the summertime. They are centered on renewal and learning; beginning Mondays and continue through Fridays; offered for those staying at this remote setting. Wildlife biologist and artist, Heather Murphy will be leading nature journal workshops and short hikes throughout the week of Labor Day. Bringing together gifts of art and natural science, we will explore the out-of-doors together learning about the colors of nature this year. Come for the whole week, or just pop in for a day session. Please bring a sketchbook/journal and pencil/pen.
Cost: Part of lodging registration package.
Contact: Holden Village programming@holdenvillage.org or see the website holdenvillage.org (Mail to: Holden Village, HCO Box 2, Chelan, WA 98816)

Railroad Creek Beaver Pond © 2010

October 1st 2011, Saturday from 8:00 AM to Noon

Title: Local Artists’ Chalk Art Morning

Sponsored by: Wenatchee River Salmon Festival

Location: Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, Leavenworth WA.

Description: Local artists, including Heather Murphy (and assistant Pat Murphy), gather on Saturday morning to create artwork for the festival. Stop by and see them in action, or watch the chalk artwork weather throughout the festival.
Cost: Free!

During weekend festival October 1st and 2nd, 2011.
Contact: www.salmonfest.org

Newspaper Article and Internet Site – Add Birding To Your Life List by Mark Oswood

Sponsored by: Connecting With Nature of North Central Washington and the Wenatchee World newspaper

This birding article encourages people to observe birds, record species and their identification, and to learn about bird conservation as a result. It was published in the Wenatchee World newspaper on January 3rd 2011.

A quote: “You might search for books by Clare Walker Leslie, Hannah Hinchman or Susan Leigh Tomlinson. Better yet, visit Heather Wallis Murphy, a local master of nature journaling, at her website, www.wildtales.com.” This article is written by Mark Oswood, of North Central Washington Audubon. The birding journal is from Stehekin WA in October 2007; donated for publication by artist and wildlife biologist, Heather A. Wallis Murphy.
Contact: Please see website at wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/jan/03/add-birding-to-your-life-list and connectingwithnature.org

Internet Site - Dancing With Birds

Sponsored by: “Environment For The Americas” from International Migratory Bird Day, Wenatchee Valley Museum, U.S. Forest Service & other partners.

A Bird & Cultural Education Program developed by Heather Murphy and Rhona Baron of Leavenworth WA. Science and art take flight through Dancing With Birds (DWB). Linking music, dance, art and natural history displays; DWB explores neotropical migratory birds and the cultures they span. DWB has downloadable resources: movies, audios, posters and student curriculum. Most DWB materials are in English and Spanish; all feature the conservation message "Birds, Forest, Waterways - Connect and Protect." Poster artwork is donated for Dancing With Birds by artist Heather A. Wallis Murphy.
Contact: Please see website at birdday.org/connectingcultures/dancing-with-birds