Drawing is a meditative way of connecting with the visible world around us. I enjoy giving people permission to draw and believe that pencil and paper are powerful and democratic tools.
PAST WORKSHOPS
2020 Keeping Time With Plants: a three-part video series; U.S. Botanic Garden, Online
2019 High school science camp/backcountry float trip instructor; Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
2019 You Live in a Botanic Garden: workshop and public art project; Tenakee Springs, AK
2017 Into the Field: Sketching and Observation Outdoors Workshop, Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network, Bainbridge, WA
2017 Field Journaling for Wilderness and Civilization Students, Workshop, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2017 Slow Looking: Drawing as Contemplative Practice, Workshop, United States Botanic Garden, Washington, D.C.
2015/16 Into the Field: Sketching and Observation Outdoors, Workshop, United States Botanic Garden, Washington, D.C.
2016 The Art and Botany of Orchid Flowers, Workshop, United States Botanic Garden, Washington, D.C.
Community Created Field Guides:
In Tenakee Springs, Alaska, I facilitated a workshop with local residents to make portraits of plants growing in their community. Together we paid attention to our plant neighbors and made signs which we photocopied and posted around town. The portraits include local knowledge, folklore, personal anecdotes, drawings and findings from personal research.
If you or your community is interested in creating a poetic and locally-made guide to a place, reach out! I love facilitating.
