Wild Colour Making From Nature Pt2
Introduction:
Discover how to turn plants, local weeds and natural materials into beautiful handmade paints and inks in this immersive one-day workshop. You’ll learn practical techniques for extracting colour from nature, including lake pigment making for tempera, oil and watercolour paints, as well as natural drawing inks using ingredients such as gum, honey and egg.
Through demonstrations and hands-on making, you’ll create your own sustainable art materials and take home recipes, samples and comprehensive notes to continue experimenting beyond the class. Compatible with “Wild Colour-Making from Nature I”, this workshop can be taken on its own or combined for two inspiring days of creative study.
Tutor Profile:
Michelle Walker
Michelle is an earth artist whose 2D and 3D works explore the landscapes we inhabit and the connections they hold in our hearts. Drawing on a creative practice spanning 20 years and an environmental consultancy spanning 25 years, her cross-disciplinary work combines themes of art/nature/science in an exploration of personal relationship to the natural world.
Since moving to the area in 2008, Michelle has taught visual art workshops including painting, artist book making, sculpture, jewellery design and art material processes in the Northern Rivers for more than 10 years with great feedback from her students. She teaches introductory and advanced level jewellery classes and runs her own art practice from her studio, Berrimbillah Studios in Ocean Shores.
Michelle has been a tutor for Byron Community College since 2018.
Instagram: @michellewalkerart @berrimbillahstudios
YouTube: @michellewalkerart
Website: michellewalkerart.com
