Nature Inspirations:

Art explorations using nature observation to

feed imaginative art making.

THIS IS AN ONLINE CLASS!

Rachel Sargent Mirus, Duxbury artist and biologist, instructing a series of fun and creative science-based art explorations created for all levels of self-directed art!  Expect a mix of art-making and art discussion that is scaled to engage both the practicing and aspiring artist.

Saturdays in February 6, 13, 20, & 27 @ 10-11am

Registration closes February 1, 2021

Sessions can be attended separately or as a series.

$15 per class or $50 for monthly series

Minimum age: 14 yo

For more information or to pay by cash or check, please contact [email protected] or call 802-244-4168. Separate sessions must be paid for directly with Across Roads after the session starts.

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Session 1: February 6-- Birds & dinosaurs. We will learn about birds and feathers through drawing and observation, then begin a project individually creating feathered dinosaurs.

Session 2: February 13-- Fish & mermaids. We will learn about fish through drawing and observation, then begin a project imagining our own versions of mermaids that students will continue in the subsequent week.

Session 3:February 20-- Beetles & trilobites. We will learn about the insect worlds' most diverse order through drawing and observation, then begin a project imagining what diverse trilobites would have looked like that students will continue as their own project.

Session 4: February 27--Mammals & folk animals. We will learn about mammals through drawing and observation, then begin a project imagining our own folk animals, like the “Jackalope”, that students will continue as their own project.