Plant Medicine Summer Project - more info
Plant Medicine Summer Project - more info
Time to learn the lore of plants as we journey into the healing properties of herbs and wild flowers held in the highest regard by our ancestors. As we explore each plant's story, we'll unlock it's wisdom - untangling the threads of learning woven into folk tales, tradition and ritual. We'll flow through botanical drawing, watercolour painting and even some optional printmaking this season as we explore the shapes, colours, textures and healing properties of plants.
Project Content:
Cycle 1: Chamomile | Sketching Chamomile -soft pencil techniques, Pencil study on rough watercolour paper (and a hint of watercolour), Full watercolour painting of Chamomile
Cycle 2: Mugwort & Yarrow | Doodling flower shapes with a fine-liner, Sketching Mugwort leaves, A folk style Mugwort watercolour painting, a pared back watercolour yarrow painting
Cycle 3: Plantain | Pencil & fineliner studies of Plantain, Exploring colour- which green is best?, Painting Ribwort plantain leaves with a brush, A spot of monoprinting with Plantain leaves
Cycle 4: Elder | Doodling the elements of Elder with a fineliner, Elder leaves drawing with the brush, Elder blossom - fineliner and watercolour, Elder berries in pencil and then in watercolour
Cycle 5 : Nettle | Drawing Nettle - from general to particular - from pencil to fineliner finish, Close up fineliner drawings of venation & seeds, Mono-printed nettle leaves + hand tinting with watercolour, A full loose watercolour nettle painting
Cycle 6: Blackberry | Close observations of a bramble branch - leaves, stem, thorns and flowers, Ink, Dip pen and watercolour study of a bramble branch, A pastel study of a bramble branch on black paper
Materials used in this project (not included in project price): 2B pencil, pencil blender, 0.5 black and sepia fineliners, Burnt umber ink & dip pen, paint on noir paper (or black toned paper), Oatmeal watercolour paper, Pastel pencils