Daily Archives: January 9, 2015

Saturday, January 24, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Meditations in Ink: An Introduction to Asian Brush Painting

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This Massachusetts Horticultural Society workshop, to be held Saturday, January 24 from 10 – 2 at Elm Bank in Wellesley, is for those interested in learning and using the traditional tools and techniques of Asian Brush Painting. Through step-by-step demonstrations and hands-on projects you will explore this ancient and elegant art and leave class with two completed works. Subjects for the workshop will be Calligraphy and Orchid painting in ink and color. No art experience is required. Instructor will provide supplies.

Bruce Iverson is an artist who has specialized in Asian Brush Painting since. He has exhibited in group and juried shows throughout the United States. He has traveled to China for a deeper understanding of the context of brush painting and is a juried member of the New Hampshire Art Association. Additional information about Bruce can be found at his website www.iversonarts.com

Students must provide their own lunch and beverages. $150 for Mass Hort members, $170 for nonmembers. To register, call 617-933-4973 or email kfolts@masshort.org.

Thursday, January 29, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Xeriscape: Whole System Planning and Practice

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Christie Green is the founder of Down to Earth Designs and Radicle in Santa Fe, NM. Her goal is to design and implement artful, regenerative, innovatively designed small- and large-scale land projects which educate about and inspire stewardship of natural resources and appreciation of food and beauty as necessary components in daily life. Ms. Green has a Masters in Landscape Architecture from the University of New Mexico. She teaches many classes and workshops on sustainable landscaping topics in the arid west and this year will be a food justice artist-in-residence at the Santa Fe Institute.

On Thursday, January 29, Christie Green will present a webinar overview of planning and installing xeriscapes using examples from her work in the Southwestern US. Her presentation will cover landscapes as living ecological and cultural systems using long-term and large-scale vision in the planning. She will discuss water use zones, passive water harvesting, soil building, selection of plant species for different water zones and purposes and provision of edibles for humans and birds. Learn from examples of each principle how the whole system works together to create a drought-tolerant, beautiful landscape. Free to ELA members, $10 for non members. See more at: http://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/webinar-xeriscape-whole-system-planning-and-practice/