Daily Archives: December 17, 2023


Friday, January 12, 10:30 am – 1:00 pm – Create an Art Journal

Learn to create your own art journal for creative inspiration using book binding techniques. In this New England Botanic Garden class on January 12 from 10:30 – 1, you will learn simple book binding methods of creating multiple signatures with a simple stitch binding, how to bind the signature together to make a thicker book, and a unique, simple way to make a hardcover.  Your journal can be made with blank papers or bring along your own artworks and favorite decorative papers to incorporate into an original book.

Instructor Linda Snay was born in Connecticut and has always been drawn to the world of art.  She discovered watercolors at a young age and was encouraged by art teachers.  She studied art in college and went on to graduate from Eastern Connecticut State University with a BA, double major in Studio Art and Art History.  After moving to Massachusetts, her career led to positions in education in museums and art centers, and she is currently a teaching artist leading engaging art classes for both children and adults.  She works in various media, including watercolor, acrylic, oil, and pastel.  She is a member of Arts Worcester and participates regularly in exhibitions in Central Massachusetts

$60 for NEBG members, $75 for nonmembers (includes admission to the Garden). Register at www.nebg.org


Monday – Wednesday, January 8, 9, & 10 (Snow Date January 11), 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Drawing the Wonders of Natural Forms in Graphite

This Massachusetts Horticultural Society series with Carol Ann Morley is for artists with graphite experience. Arches, pillars, caverns & domes are intriguing forms that await you.  Cut open a fruit or dissect a pod and see a world of wonder. Discover the cavern with a sweeping arch tucked inside a pepper or seeds bursting from a buttress. Investigate the deep hollows of a pod and the curling forms of peeled fruit.  Explore the architectural structures of plant forms – the curves and columns enfolding. See the familiar in new ways and bring to life these intriguing shapes with graphite pencils.  Document features using rules of perspective under the guidance of Carol Ann Morley. Learn pencil techniques to create spatial depth and dramatize the play of light and dark on form, utilizing the tonal scale to reveal intricate surface details, patterns, and textures. Be ready to investigate a hidden world within. $295 for MHS members $345 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.masshort.org/

Date: January 8, 9, 10, 2024 (Snow Date: Thursday, Jan. 11th)
Time Frame: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.  EST