Adventures in Wild Art

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Let nature really feature in your art, with artist and nature addict, Wendi New. Join her for a day focused on finding and using natural materials, pigments, and equipment to make art. Learn where to look for the natural ingredients you’ll need in the wild – you’ll even get the chance to forage for them! By the end of the day you will have a deeper understanding of how the natural world can inspire and really be represented in your work. As part of this adventure on the wild side, you will: - Be guided by Wendi to find resource that are wild and free - Make and use inks and pigments using foraged and other natural materials - Use charcoal, soot and graphite to make different marks - Experiment with application and mark making using unexpected natural tools - Explore paint mixing using natural mediums like eggs - Use your natural inks, paints and equipment to create expressive nature-filled paintings Anyone can have a go at this day and enjoy the marvellous and diverse ingredients that nature can provide – the same tools and resources used throughout the history of artistic expression. Whether you’re a novice or a regular painter, let nature inspire you to be a bit wild! Please check below to see what you might need to bring with you on the day.

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