Details: Artist Lisa Jevbratt will demonstrate the dying process she used to create the wool yarn in the current exhibition, Interlopings. Jevbratt will explain how she creates dyes using non-native and invasive species collected from Santa Cruz Island. In the workshop the participants will set up dye pots and dye wool yarn in the different…
Details: Learn the basics of botanical watercolor painting in this fun two-day workshop. We’ll start with the basics of color and value and understand how supplies, mixing, brushes, and media factor in. Then we’ll create or prep botanical drawings and move on to coloring them, with lots of demonstrations, advice, and one-on-one instruction along the…
Details: Meet illustrator and botanist, Linda Vorobik and view her botanical art display at the Garden. Linda will have cards, prints, original artwork, and her hand-painted silk scarves available for viewing and purchase. 25% of proceeds from the sale of Linda’s art on this day will be donated to Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Education Department.…
Details: Combining relaxing meditation and stimulating painting, Lisa will lead a session of light stretching and guided relaxation that leads into watercolor paintings inspired by the Garden’s landscapes. Participants of all levels are welcome – no prior experience in stretching or painting is necessary! Please bring the following items to class: About Lisa Trivell A…
Details: Plants are the foundation of most ecosystems on earth. If we want to create rich, diverse, and resilient habitats in our yards and communities, we have to start with the appropriate plants. In this program, we will explore the importance of native plants to our local birds as sources of food, roosting, nesting, and…
Details: Garden visitors are welcome to step inside the gates of the Tea Garden and observe a Tea Ceremony specially created for Winter. A demonstration is a formal, curated presentation for visitors about the art of Chanoyu. Sensei (an instructor) carefully selects the utensils to reflect the theme of the day. Â There is commentary and questions…
Sponsored by the Nakashima-Rennie Family. Celebrating Recovery on the Islands of the Californias The islands of the Californias are precious gems strung along a section of the coast of western North America — stunningly beautiful and home to unique plants and animals found nowhere else in the world, like the diminutive island fox, the cobalt…
Details: Bring the family to the Garden to enjoy an afternoon in the Backcountry with relaxing meditation and stimulating drawing. Lisa Trivell will lead a session of light stretching and guided relaxation that leads into drawing with watercolor crayons. Let the Garden’s landscapes and California native plants inspire your creativity! Participants of all levels are welcome – no prior…
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