Workshops | Playshops | Creative Learning Experiences
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Sunday, June 11 | 12:30 - 3pm
Historic Rittenhouse Town
208 Lincoln Drive Philadelphia, PA 19144
Invādō: Papermaking & Nature Walk
A walk in the woods to identify plants and then let’s make paper and play with natural materials together. Bring a curiosity for natural materials and your experimental crafty spirit open to explore and see what happens!
This project is supported in part with funding from the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation and the Marrazzo Family Foundation.
upcoming
June 21, 2023 | 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Craft N’ Sip at The Lawn at uCity Square
37th and Cuthbert Street
Design and create your own mini tapestries using Ampersand Textile hand-dyed botanical yarns.
Wine and light fare will be provided.
JOIN US FOR THIS FREE EVENT!
Tiny Tapestries
May 6
Pennypack Environmental Center
8600A Verree Road Philadelphia, PA 19115
Invādō:
Printmaking with Invasive Plants
After a walk in the park and a chat about the “invasive” plants and common garden weeds in the area, we created nature prints using organic waste from gardens and park maintenance.
We had a fantastic time exploring different printmaking techniques using hammers, spoons, rubbing crayons made from peach pit charcoal and beeswax, and more to capture the shapes, textures, and/or colors of plants on paper and fabric!
past workshops
Friday, April 28
Philadelphia Museum of Art
After a tour of Oneness: Nature and Connectivity in Chinese Art we explored ink-making in this workshop inspired by the exhibition. everyone made their own ink and sampled it on mini scrolls.
Color from Nature: Botanical Ink
Earth Day - Sat. April 22
Sheep Shearing Day | Fox Chase Farm
Weaving with Color from Nature
A beautiful spring day to celebrate the earth, shear the sheep, and enjoy the farm. We enjoyed collaborative weaving with natural dyed yarn on the rigid heddle loom and small board looms!
Photo: Wendi Wu @stillair_photo
Saturday, April 15
Pennypack Environmental Center
Philadelphia, PA
Spring Sun Prints
Took a stroll in the park, identified spring plants, and then made botanical cyanotype and anthotype prints using the power of the sun!
Friday, April 14
Pennypack Environmental Center
Philadelphia, PA
Nature Walk & Botanical Ink
After a walk exploring the early spring plants and we bottle the beautiful experiences of the day and made art with our own plant-based ink. Played with binders, preservatives, and modifiers to adjust consistency and shift the color of our ink.
