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SUMMARY:Ink Drawing for Beginners: Fungi
DESCRIPTION:Ink Drawing for Beginners: Fungi\nwith Dayna Walton \nSaturday\, August 15  |  12 – 4pm \nRegister Here!\n  \nJoin Dayna Walton of Solstice Handmade for a drawing workshop to dive into drawing fungi with pen and ink. We will cover some foundational techniques using both a brush pen and fine tipped pen\, learning from practice exercises first. We will focus on accurately drawing the forms of different fungi families\, as well as mark making techniques to capture lifelike values and textures. Then we will look to the work of Natural Science Illustrators for inspiration and apply our new skills to create a finished drawing\, working from collected mushroom specimens! This class is open to any skill level\, beginners are welcome All the supplies you’ll need are included. You’ll even get to take home 2 pens to continue drawing with! \nDayna Walton came to love WNC through the Artist-in-Residence program of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2019. Since then\, she’s been hiking and sketching and learning about ecology wherever she can. Her illustrations are her way of studying the creepy\, crawly\, tiny\, often overlooked parts of nature. From slime molds and stoneflies\, to lichens and liverworts\, you’re sure to recognize some species from the Blue Ridge Mountains in her work. \n●  Members: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions. \n●  See a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs. \n●  We are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide. \n●  Follow us on Facebook & Instagram! \n●  Join our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord! \n●  Interested in supporting the NC Arboretum more directly? Donate to the ONE Fund here. \nSee all of our classes open for registration here!
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SUMMARY:Block Printing on Fabric
DESCRIPTION: Block Printing on Fabric\nwith Erika Busse \nFriday\, August 28  |  1 – 3 pm \nRegister Here!\n  \nIn this 2-hour course\, Erika will teach you how to make a relief block and print it from start to finish. This is a great intro course for anyone looking to learn more about printmaking or for a fun experience with art to take home. Relief printing is a reduction process\, carving out an image onto a stamp. Erika will teach you how to make a design\, transfer it to the block\, and how to carve it. Then you will get to print your block onto tea towels with her guidance. You will make a unique work of art and get to take home your tea towel and block. \nErika Busse is a full-time artist in Asheville\, NC\, working to bring joy and whimsy back to life through art making. Deeply inspired by the Appalachian Mountains\, she makes printmaking and paintings inspired by it\, connecting her to others who share this love for nature. She moved to Asheville after graduating from the University of Alabama in 2017 to pursue her art career and has been teaching painting and printmaking since 2021. \n●  Members: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions. \n●  See a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs. \n●  We are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide. \n●  Follow us on Facebook & Instagram! \n●  Join our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord! \n●  Interested in supporting the NC Arboretum more directly? Donate to the ONE Fund here. \nSee all of our classes open for registration here!
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/block-printing-on-fabric-2/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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SUMMARY:Intro to the Fleshy Fungi of the NC Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:Intro to the Fleshy Fungi of the NC Arboretum\nwith Jonathan Horton \nSaturday\, August 29  |  9am – 12pm \nBRN – Elective \nRegister Here!\n  \nThis workshop will consist of an introductory lecture about fungi with a focus on commonly encountered groups of fleshy fungi in western North Carolina. The group will then foray on the grounds at the NC Arboretum to collect fresh specimens. We will then return to the class to go over steps involved in fungal identification including the use of dichotomous keys and microscopy. We will discuss interesting ecological information about the specimens we collect and identify. \nJonathan  Horton is Chair of the Biology Department at the University of North Carolina Asheville\, where he has been working and teaching since 2003. He earned a B.S. in Biology from UNC-Chapel Hill\, a M.S in Biology at Appalachian State University and a Ph.D. in Forest Ecology Northern Arizona University.  Jonathan is a plant physiological ecologist\, but wears a lot of hats at UNCA where he teaches Botany\, Plant Physiology\, Mycology\, Forest Ecology\, Desert Ecology\, and non-majors offerings. His research interests are varied and include the characteristics of and impacts from invasive\, non-native species; conservation biology of rare and threatened species and communities\, plant-fungal interactions\, and ecological forest management. \n●  Members: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions. \n●  See a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs. \n●  We are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide. \n●  Follow us on Facebook & Instagram! \n●  Join our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord! \n●  Interested in supporting the NC Arboretum more directly? Donate to the ONE Fund here. \nSee all of our classes open for registration here!
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/intro-to-the-fleshy-fungi-of-the-nc-arboretum/
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SUMMARY:Mushroom and Snail Sculpting Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Mushroom and Snail Sculpting Workshop\nwith Eileen Bos \nSaturday\, August 29  |  12 – 4pm \nRegister Here!\n  \nWe will be hand sculpting 2 elements with several different materials for this class! Our mushrooms will begin with a foil base\, which we will be covering in polymer clay & then baking. Once our mushrooms are baked\, we will paint them with acrylic paints. From there\, to create our snails\, we will be using an air dry clay that is flexible after it is dry\, called “Flower Clay” by Nara. Each snail will be adorned with a real snail shell. \nOnce complete\, your finished piece can decorate a special spot in your home\, or be placed into a terrarium for safe keeping. \nEileen Bos is a multimedia sculpture artist from NY\, with nearly 40 years of self-taught art experience. She began drawing at the age of 3 and sculpting at age 4. She has competed in The Nickle City cake Challenge\, was featured on the cover of Buffalo Magazine\, won several tablescape awards at Bride’s World Events\, showcased in an ad in NYC’s Times Square\, and much more! Along with art\, Eileen has a deep love of Quantum Sciences & Metaphysics and is working on developing art classes that fuse hands-on arts with Metaphysical principles to help people learn\, heal & grow in exciting\, multifaceted ways. You can find her work at: www.enchantedartwork.com. \n●  Members: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions. \n●  See a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs. \n●  We are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide. \n●  Follow us on Facebook & Instagram! \n●  Join our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord! \n●  Interested in supporting the NC Arboretum more directly? Donate to the ONE Fund here. \nSee all of our classes open for registration here!
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