Explore Your Creativity in a Class at The Morris Arboretum |
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March 17, 2015, Volume 61, No. 26 |
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The Arboretum’s green roof horticulturist, Louise Clarke, will lead the April 4 workshop where bird-friendly nest boxes will be discussed. |
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The Morris Arboretum offers a myriad of courses this spring in the Creative Expressions category. Tap into your creative side and welcome the new season by signing up for a class, or two.
One of the novel courses offered this season is “Green Roof Nest Box Workshop,” where students will do just that—construct and plant a green roof nest box. Budding naturalists will also be introduced to green roof benefits, learn nest box maintenance and tips on attracting birds. This course meets on Saturday, April 4 from 1-3 p.m.
Create a beautiful necklace or paperweight with a favorite dried flower or leaf in the “Resin Casting with Natural Materials” class. Students may choose their mold and personalize it with transparent dyes, glitter and their own tiny photographs. Scheduled on Sunday, April 12, from 1-2:30 p.m., this workshop is a must-do for the person who loves unique jewelry and objects.
In another new class, “Garden Chair Building Workshop,” students will build and take home their own red cedar garden chair. And no carpentry skills are required. Students need only bring a cordless screwdriver and a large car or truck to take home their new furniture. This class is offered on Sunday, May 17, from 1-4 p.m.
“The Art of Japanese Ink Painting” or the craft class, “Sumi-e,” will be held on Saturday, May 30 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The art of the paint stroke is in the touch, the quality of the line, appreciation of the natural world and the beauty in asymmetry. Students will learn these basic brush stroke techniques.
Additional Creative Expressions courses are listed on Morris Arboretum’s website. In fact, there are more than 75 courses offered this spring in horticulture, health and wellness, culinary adventures, Growing Minds (the program series for kids and families), botany and trips. To register and/or to obtain a complete class list, please check the website, https://online.morrisarboretum.org/classes or call (215) 247-5777, x125.
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