Starting with recycled paper, we will create images inspired by Nature through the art of collage. While this workshop will be in the Wild Bear Eco Lounge our visions will come from the natural world.

Anyone can take amazing photos on their home trails if you know what to look for! Join Wild Bear’s in-house creator & photographer, Jennifer Morgan, to learn more about how to look for optimal lighting and use the tools of your camera (from iPhone to DSLR) to take inspiring photos of nature, people (or people in nature) anywhere, anytime.

What is encaustic? Encaustic medium is a blend of refined beeswax and damar resin, which can be applied to a hard surface to bind and seal a multitude of collage-type materials including dried flowers, handmade paper, fibers, even beads and charms. Working with encaustic means you'll be working with hot wax. Different techniques will be demonstrated including using a heat gun, butane torch as well as a simple pancake griddle.

In this class, you'll be able to wander and select your own wildflowers for your botanical composition in addition to other materials provided. Each student will receive a wood plank canvas, access to wildflowers of their choosing, encaustic medium (move over modge podge!), and additional collage materials.

Let’s Paint with Watercolor! Yes, you can! Experience the inspiration of being in nature and using watercolor to express yourself. Kathy will share tips & techniques for participants to experience success in watercolor! This class is appropriate for beginners and intermediate watercolor painters. Kathy will introduce design basics, graphic transfer, wet on wet, color and shape balance and the importance of value. We will be meeting at Wild Bear Nature Center and travelling together to a beautiful outdoor ranch one week, and one week we will be painting at a mountain lake. Supplies will be provided. Participants will complete an original work of art each week.

Let’s Paint with Watercolor! Yes, you can! Experience the inspiration of being in nature and using watercolor to express yourself. Kathy will share tips & techniques for participants to experience success in watercolor! This class is appropriate for beginners and intermediate watercolor painters. Kathy will introduce design basics, graphic transfer, wet on wet, color and shape balance and the importance of value. We will be meeting at Wild Bear Nature Center and travelling together to a beautiful outdoor ranch one week, and one week we will be painting at a mountain lake. Supplies will be provided. Participants will complete an original work of art each week.

Let’s Paint with Watercolor! Yes, you can! Experience the inspiration of being in nature and using watercolor to express yourself. Kathy will share tips & techniques for participants to experience success in watercolor! This class is appropriate for beginners and intermediate watercolor painters. Kathy will introduce design basics, graphic transfer, wet on wet, color and shape balance and the importance of value. We will be meeting at Wild Bear Nature Center and travelling together to a beautiful outdoor ranch one week, and one week we will be painting at a mountain lake. Supplies will be provided. Participants will complete an original work of art each week.

Let’s Paint with Watercolor! Yes, you can! Experience the inspiration of being in nature and using watercolor to express yourself. Kathy will share tips & techniques for participants to experience success in watercolor! This class is appropriate for beginners and intermediate watercolor painters. Kathy will introduce design basics, graphic transfer, wet on wet, color and shape balance and the importance of value. We will be meeting at Wild Bear Nature Center and travelling together to a beautiful outdoor ranch one week, and one week we will be painting at a mountain lake. Supplies will be provided. Participants will complete an original work of art each week.

Being invited by Adwoa in her “Art in the Wild” series of classes, Sally chose a new path; to experiment with natural inks and tools for pen & ink. I hope you will join us in this exciting new medium!

Starting with recycled paper, we will create images inspired by Nature through the art of collage. While this workshop will be in the Wild Bear Eco Lounge our visions will come from the natural world.

Let’s Paint with Watercolor! Yes, you can! Experience the inspiration of being in nature and using watercolor to express yourself. This class will focus on tools & techniques and is appropriate for beginners and intermediate watercolor painters. I will introduce design basics, graphic transfer, wet on wet, color and shape balance and the importance of value. We will be meeting at a beautiful outdoor ranch with supplies provided by Wild Bear Nature Center. Participants will complete two original works of art, one at each class.

Starting with recycled paper, we will create images inspired by Nature through the art of collage. While this workshop will be in the Wild Bear Eco Lounge our visions will come from the natural world.

Anyone can take amazing photos on their home trails if you know what to look for! Join Wild Bear’s in-house creator & photographer, Jennifer Morgan, to learn more about how to look for optimal lighting and use the tools of your camera (from iPhone to DSLR) to take inspiring photos of nature, people (or people in nature) anywhere, anytime.

Being invited by Adwoa in her “Art in the Wild” series of classes, Sally chose a new path; to experiment with natural inks and tools for pen & ink. I hope you will join us in this exciting new medium!

Learn to weave using the textures & colors found in nature with Rachel Thurber.

Easy to follow instruction in creating local wildlife portraits using acrylic on canvas board.

Let’s Paint with Watercolor! Yes, you can! Experience the inspiration of being in nature and using watercolor to express yourself. This class will focus on tools & techniques and is appropriate for beginners and intermediate watercolor painters. I will introduce design basics, graphic transfer, wet on wet, color and shape balance and the importance of value. We will be meeting at a beautiful outdoor ranch with supplies provided by Wild Bear Nature Center. Participants will complete two original works of art, one at each class.

Let’s Paint with Watercolor! Yes, you can! Experience the inspiration of being in nature and using watercolor to express yourself. This class will focus on tools & techniques and is appropriate for beginners and intermediate watercolor painters. I will introduce design basics, graphic transfer, wet on wet, color and shape balance and the importance of value. We will be meeting at a beautiful outdoor ranch with supplies provided by Wild Bear Nature Center. Participants will complete two original works of art, one at each class.

Ever wonder how to make a healthy herbal chocolate treat? Come join Ashley in an all ages event learning how to make delicious healthy treats for kids and adults that include local and regional herbs. Each participant will walk away creating their own herbal chocolate treat perfect to recreate for Valentines Day or a snowy day!

Additional chocolates, pine-based body butters and local biodynamic salves will be available after class for purchase too.

We will be making llama looms and larger cardboard looms!

First, we will decorate our cardboard llamas and make them into a loom. We will then learn the techniques of standard weaving and weave a blanket onto the llamas back with yarn. For older children and adults there will be an opportunity to make larger cardboard looms. This will give more space to experiment with different patterns. I can teach what is called a tapestry weave, which is more complex than the straight across weaving. This will allow them to make shapes within their weavings!

Rachel will have her loom and participants may get an opportunity to make little weavings on it as well.

Easy to follow instruction in creating local wildlife portraits using acrylic on canvas board.

Easy to follow instruction in creating local wildlife portraits using acrylic on canvas board.

We will be making llama looms and larger cardboard looms!

First, we will decorate our cardboard llamas and make them into a loom. We will then learn the techniques of standard weaving and weave a blanket onto the llamas back with yarn. For older children and adults there will be an opportunity to make larger cardboard looms. This will give more space to experiment with different patterns. I can teach what is called a tapestry weave, which is more complex than the straight across weaving. This will allow them to make shapes within their weavings!

Rachel will have her loom and participants may get an opportunity to make little weavings on it as well.

In this workshop, students will cover the basics of watercolors and layout while painting a tree & stream landscape. You’ll go over basic colors, watercolor techniques (washes & drybrushing), watercolor principals based on transparency (working light to dark & color layering), and layout (centering vs 1/3ing & point of view). You will also be learning about how to create a language for your painting and all the above will be put to practice in the creation of your landscape.

Easy to follow instruction in creating local wildlife portraits using acrylic on canvas board.