Botanical Arts in School Gardens Workshop:
Ink and Pigment Making, Eco-Printing, and Daily Drawing Exercises
Join SGN to explore the exciting world of botanical art! Try your hand at ink and pigment making, and eco-printing with native plants, flowers, food scraps, and weeds, focusing on ingredients you can find and forage in your school garden and local landscape. Participants will learn a series of simple color making techniques, and will then be guided through playful ways of working with ink and color using mark making and observational drawing.
By the end of the day you’ll have your own handmade ink to take home with you, ink recipe cards, daily drawing exercises, and other curricular resources and facilitation tips for making garden-inspired botanical art with your students.
This workshop will take place in the beautiful native habitat and dye gardens and classroom at the Fibershed Learning Center. A fresh, vegetarian lunch will be served midday.
By the end of the day you’ll have your own handmade ink to take home with you, ink recipe cards, daily drawing exercises, and other curricular resources and facilitation tips for making garden-inspired botanical art with your students.
This workshop will take place in the beautiful native habitat and dye gardens and classroom at the Fibershed Learning Center. A fresh, vegetarian lunch will be served midday.
When: Thursday, October 10th, 9am-3pm
Where: Fibershed Learning Center (14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station)
Tickets:
A fresh, garden-inspired lunch will be provided (vegetarian and vegan options available)
Where: Fibershed Learning Center (14000 Point Reyes - Petaluma Road, Point Reyes Station)
Tickets:
- $45 Individual Ticket
- $35 Early Bird Ticket (if you register by September 20)
- $35 Group Participant Ticket (we encourage you to participate as school teams!)
A fresh, garden-inspired lunch will be provided (vegetarian and vegan options available)
Workshop agenda:
~Mingling, Tea & Coffee~
9-9:15am: Welcome from School Garden Network
9:15-10am: Introduction to common California native plants and their uses in botanical art
10-11:45am: Botanical art activities
~Garden-inspired lunch~
12:45-2:30pm: Botanical art activities
2:30-3pm: Reflections and resource giveaways
9-9:15am: Welcome from School Garden Network
9:15-10am: Introduction to common California native plants and their uses in botanical art
10-11:45am: Botanical art activities
~Garden-inspired lunch~
12:45-2:30pm: Botanical art activities
2:30-3pm: Reflections and resource giveaways
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Presenters & Workshop Contributors:
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Jane Straight (she/her)
Jane Straight is a devoted Mother, Grandmother, plant woman, teacher, and friend. Her history of impassioned plant work spans over 40 years, including preserving species collected in Central & South America. In the 1990’s she was instrumental in empowering students with the first school gardens in west Sonoma County. While in semi-retirement now, she is writing a much requested cultivation guidebook. Jane is honored to share her understanding of the deep, mutually beneficial relationships that exist between plants and people and the importance of keeping sacred traditions alive. |
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Stacy Lippincott (she/her)
Bio coming soon. |
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Ione Maria Rojas (she/ella), Botanical Arts Curriculum Developer
Ione is a queer Mexican-English artist, facilitator, and heritage fruit and nut tree grower. She is curious about what colors and materials we can make from our immediate environment, and what stories are revealed to us through this process. She loves using mark making, automatic drawing, and writing tools for dialogue with our quieter, inner selves and the more-than-human world. Read more about her work here: https://www.ionemariarojas.com/ |
This workshop brought to you by SGN's partners:
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Image credits @ionemariarojas
Questions? Contact [email protected]