Mondays, February 3 - 24, 2025; 10:30am-12:30pm (4 weeks)
$150 +$30 Materials Fee
Using the earth and its elements as the foundation of artistic inspiration, texture and form you can tap into the instructor’s vast collections of leaves, flowers, cones, lichens, seaweeds and more to create eco inspired compositions that draw on the glorious perfection of natural forms and the sensuous textures that can be found in nature.
In following classes in this series participants will seal, prime and paint the textured surface they created in the previous workshop. Students will receive guidance on how to highlight the patterns and forms and which adhesives work best with materials from nature. This class is a lovely combination of structure and play. All materials are provided, but if you have collections you'd like to bring you are welcome to.
About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/