PIT FIRED PINCH POTS
Courtney Nelson / KNC Barn
Thu 9/19, 9/26
6-8:30pm / Two Days
$120 / Members: $100
Engage your sense of awareness and presence as you learn the simple art of forming pinch pots, one of the oldest methods of shaping clay. Using processed wild clay from Northern Michigan, participants will make pots during the first class. They will be finished by pit firing during the second class. One unfired pot will be returned to the earth as we walk the KNC trails and select a special spot to leave an offering. Subject to weather and time, they will disintegrate, becoming a part of the land and life cycle of the soil. Wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes. No prior clay experience or special tools are required.
DRAWING MICHIGAN WILDLIFE: OWLS AND SNAKES
Taylor Scamehorn / KNC Visitors Center, Lower Classroom
Sat 10/26
9am-4pm / One Day
$120 / Members: $100
Learn to draw some Halloween-themed creatures at the beautiful Kalamazoo Nature Center. Drawing from both live and preserved specimens, acquire skills for field sketching to fully-rendered animal studies. Please bring drawing pads and graphite pencils as well as lunch and drinking water.
WATERCOLOR AND MORE IN THE OUTDOORS
Susan Badger / KNC Visitors Center, Cooper’s Glen Auditorium
Mon 9/9-9/16
11am-3 pm / Two Days
$135 / Members: $115
Work en plein air (outdoors!) in watercolor and a variety of drawing media on the beautiful Nature Center grounds. We will create loose and expressive studies at a variety of local sites, learning to focus our composition and yet freely interpret our subjects with supportive guidance. Dress appropriately and wear comfortable shoes for this outdoor class.
PRINTMAKING AT THE KALAMAZOO NATURE CENTER – CARVER HOUSE
Deborah Mattson / Carver House
Sat 10/5
9am-4pm / One Day
$120 / Members: $100
Explore printmaking projects at the Kalamazoo Nature Center’s Carver House! We will forage onsite for materials to make nature prints and collagraphs, as well as drypoint prints. See what amazing materials and subject matter can be found out-of-doors in Michigan's natural areas, and how prints can be made from your discoveries. Come ready to hike a little ways and spend time outdoors. Please bring a lunch and drinking water.