Chicago Botanic Garden Winter 2019

36 To register, visit chicagobotanic.org/education or call (847) 835-6801. New! Winter Glass Mosaic Workshop Enjoy a weekend of fun and meditative discov- ery. Create a luminous glass mosaic based on flowers, leaves, trees, or any natural element you would like to translate into glass. A great handmade gift for the holidays or to decorate your home for family gatherings. Francine Gourguechon, lead artist and founder, Chicago Mosaics $219/$274 | Design Studio, Regenstein Center Saturday & Sunday, November 23 & 24, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thanksgiving Floral Centerpiece Celebrate the bounty of the season and create a rich, textural setting for your guests using local and sustainable flowers as well as edible elements such as figs and grapes. You will take home a lush, seasonally inspired floral center- piece for your holiday entertaining. Heidi Joynt, Field & Florist $159/$199 | Classroom 5, Learning Center Tuesday, November 26, 10 – 11:30 a.m. New! Festive Holiday Wreath Create a custom fresh evergreen wreath ac- cented by seasonal berries, pods, and feathers that will greet your holiday guests and leave a lasting impression. Heidi Joynt, Field & Florist $159/$199 | Classroom 5, Learning Center Wednesday, December 4, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Holiday Fiber Arts Workshops Come learn while hearing stories of a knitter, shepherd, and small business owner. Natasha Lewis of Esther’s Place will share her love of fiber arts and inspire you. Register for both sessions at once and receive a ten percent discount. Please call (847) 835-6801 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to receive the discount. Holiday Cardinal Cardinals bring cheer to the winter landscape. Learn to shape a holiday ornament, creating each part with wool, then connecting it all and sculpting it to life. We’ll use hand-dyed wool and needle felting techniques, working step by step so even novice crafters will walk away with something fantastic. $39/$49 | Classroom 1, Learning Center Wednesday, December 4, 10 a.m. – noon Snowman Family Make a family of snowmen bundled up for a cold winters’ day. This 4- x 6-inch figurine is complete with four little snowmen wearing adorable winter accessories. Learn needle felting techniques and how to sculpt wool into fun and imaginative shapes. $49/$62 | Classroom 1, Learning Center Wednesday, December 4, 1 – 4 p.m. New! Color: In-Depth Nature Studies Delve deeply into the amazing world of nature’s color. Learn how to understand color for use in painting, planting, decorating, and crafts. Color theory and exercises based on nature will help you gain a hands-on under- standing about how color, color groupings, harmonies, contrasts, and mixing can be used more effectively. Water-based paints and other simple materials will allow you to move confi- dently through new ideas and theories about color. A supply list will be sent. Nina Weiss, fine artist and educator $119/$149 | Classroom 5, Learning Center Saturday & Sunday, December 7 & 8, noon – 3 p.m. Pop-Up Paper Holiday Card Workshop Handmade holiday cards provide a personal way to share the joy of the season. Make your own set of lovely botanical pop-up cards, each differently themed to the holidays. Beginners are welcome, but some of the structures can be challenging if you are new to paper craft. Shawn Sheehy, pop-up engineer and author $60/$75 | Classroom 5, Learning Center Sunday, December 15, noon – 3:30 p.m. Fresh Evergreen Garland Workshop Create a centerpiece garland for your holiday table from fresh evergreens, berries, and floral and seasonal elements. Your garland can be up to 4 feet long and you will learn several ways to style your holiday table using candles in a variety of sizes. The garland can also be used to adorn a fireplace mantel. Heidi Joynt, Field & Florist $129/$162 | Classroom 5, Learning Center Wednesday, December 18, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Frame Loom Weaving Studio Explore ways of using surface, image, and text within woven forms. Focus on different weave structures, techniques, and the construction of fabric, applying these skills to your own project. Beginning and intermediate weavers welcome. Bring a notebook, scissors, and your own frame loom or use a provided loom. Emily Breidenbach, artist and arts administra- tor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago $476/$595 | Classroom 6, Learning Center 10 Saturdays, January 11 – March 14, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Botanical Arts