Boston Flora

Tag: ink

  • Tuesday, September 16 & Thursday, September 18, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm Eastern – Birds, Bugs & Botanicals, Online

    In this two-day online Massachusetts Horticultural Society class with Tara Connaughton, we’ll draw and paint birds & bugs with botanical subjects using ink and colorful washes of watercolor. We’ll focus on gathering and using different references, drawing techniques, as well as composition methods for using various references to incorporate flowers, branches and other botanical elements into our illustrations. Class lessons will also include different ways to use ink with watercolor, painting and color mixing techniques, and inspiration for creating beautiful ink and wash illustrations that are full of life. The class takes place September 16 and 19 from 9:30 – 1:30 Eastern.

    Tara Connaughton is an artist and art instructor living on the coast south of Boston, MA (where she finds much of her inspiration). She is a graduate of the Certificate in Botanical Art & Illustration Program at Wellesley College Botanic Gardens. Her botanical and nature-inspired paintings have earned multiple awards, and she has exhibited her work through local and regional galleries and venues. She uses her passion for painting and love of nature to inspire others to create and connect with the world around them. MHS members $145, nonmembers $180. Register HERE

  • Saturdays, August 3 and August 10, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Eastern – Make Ink, A Forager’s Guide, Online

    Gather plants and urban detritus (like rust!) from the surrounding landscape to make beautiful dyes-bright magenta pokeweed, dark black walnut, and rich purple wild grape. In the first online session, artist and founder of the Toronto Ink Company Jason Logan will teach you which organic and non-organic materials work best and where to look for them. In the second session, you’ll mix, test, and transform what you’ve foraged into rich, vibrant inks using simple household ingredients. Jason S. Logan is a Toronto-based creative director and strategic graphic designer. Recent projects include branding, identity and creative direction for Horses Atelier, a smell map for the The New York Times and Creative Direction for Rogers Publishing. Logan is also the author of several books and the founder of the Toronto Ink Company. In 2014 he led the CDTO campaign an initiative to build an Office of Creative Direction for the City of Toronto.

    Please note, this course requires the purchase of materials. Please refer to the Materials List linked on the registration page for more information. New York Botanic Garden members $90, nonmembers $100 for the two sessions, August 3 & 10 from 11 – 1.

  • Saturdays, August 12 & 19, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Eastern – Make Ink: A Forager’s Guide, Online

    Gather plants and urban detritus (like rust!) from the surrounding landscape to make beautiful dyes-bright magenta pokeweed, dark black walnut, and rich purple wild grape. In the first online New York Botanical Garden session on August 12, artist and founder of the Toronto Ink Company Jason Logan will teach you which organic and non-organic materials work best and where to look for them. In the second session, on August 19, you’ll mix, test, and transform what you’ve foraged into rich, vibrant inks using simple household ingredients.

    Please note, this course requires the purchase of materials. Please refer to the Materials List linked HERE for more information. The two session course is $90 for NYBG members, $100 for nonmembers. Register at www.nybg.org