Nature Stamps and Brushes
Ethically gather materials from nature to make stamps and brushes.
Come and make some of your own art supplies! Ethically harvest some treasures from nature, such as pussy willows, pinecones and seed pods. Bring your collections indoors to create brushes and stamps. Create a dictionary of mark making to use in painting and drawings.
1 Your Guide
Amber Santos is an art educator and artist with over 25 years of experience, including 15 years in online education and creating 65+ activities for the HomeLearners Network. Her multidisciplinary practice is deeply rooted in her German heritage and reclaimed Métis and Anishinaabe culture, blending paper craft, beading, textiles, and eco-conscious gardening. Amber’s curriculum combines technical fundamentals like colour theory and with somatic, wellness-centered art practices. A painter and muralist with an on-going studio practice, she also spent seven years curating the Nelson International Mural Festival of which she is a co-founder.
When I'm not making art, find me listening to music on full blast in the kitchen, dancing and making food for my family:)
2 Materials Needed
Gather twigs, branches, plant, rocks, moss, leaves, flowers that are abundant and thriving in the natural world, by disturbing the natural world as little as possible when gathering. Also: tape, scissors, twine or string, paper, paint, big paper.
3 Learning Focus
- Communicating
- Creative thinking
- Personal awareness & responsibility
- Positive personal identity & culture
4 Registration
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