Pack your sketchbook bags; this mixed-media outdoor adventure combines exploration, detailed sketching, research, and writing. Field Notes encourages you to dedicate time to building a library of inspiration from outdoor exploration and observation. It serves as a platform to capture nature, document your surroundings, and engage in play and experimentation.
Key components of the workshop include:
Creating your field notes toolbox
Overcoming anxiety and the need for perfection
Experimenting with different materials and approaches
Discovering the natural world that surrounds you
Developing and maintaining a creative habit
Finding or creating a community to support your practice
This course aims to push your boundaries, demystify, and strengthen your unique and beautiful perspective on the natural world, honing it into a skill that will serve you throughout your creative life.
4 Tuesdays, Sept 16, 23, 30, and Oct 7
5:30 PM-8:00 PM
$118 Member/$148 Non-Member
$40 material fee payable to instructor
Adults, All Levels
WHERE WE MEET EACH WEEK:
Sept 16th: Belwin Conservancy
Sept 23th: Lake Elmo Preserve
Sept 30th: William O'Brien State Park
Oct 7th: WI Interstate Park
What to wear: clothing and shoes appropriate for outdoor exploration and art making activities
What to bring: reusable water bottle, light-weight folding chair or blanket, art materials and snacks