Webinar

Learn to Draw Orb Weaving Spiders

October 2023

Join scientific illustrator Dr. Julius Csotonyi and Sierra Club BC for an online art lesson  where we’ll learn how to draw a small but important member of our community: orb weaving spiders!

Not only will we be making art, but we’ll also get to learn about this being and its ecosystem. This includes discussing why these iconic web spinners catch our attention and how they’re often misunderstood.

Explore resources from the art lesson

Send your artwork to your local representative to help care for the at-risk ecosystems both spiders and people rely on. You can find your local representative here.
Learn how to say spider in the language of the Indigenous community on whose territory you live.
Learn more about our education program.

Did You Know?

B.C. is the most biodiverse province in Canada but doesn’t have a provincial law to protect endangered species or their habitats. Let’s change that.

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Meet the Speakers

Dr. Julius Csotonyi

Dr. Julius Csotonyi is a scientific illustrator and natural history fine artist. He has a scientific background in ecology (MSc) and microbiology (PhD) which has taken him to study sensitive ecosystems, from sand dunes in the Rocky Mountain parks to hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

These experiences have fuelled a strong resolve to work toward preserving the earth’s biota. Painting biological subjects is one means that he uses to both enhance public awareness of biological diversity and to motivate concern for its welfare.

He paints murals and panels that have appeared in numerous museums (e.g. the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History), press release images for scientific publications, books, stamp sets (e.g. the 2018 “Sharks of Canada” set for Canada Post), and coins for the Royal Canadian Mint. His work is viewable on his online gallery, http://csotonyi.com