Take home a mini glade! Come join us at Nichols Arboretum and make a model forest with dried herbaceous plants. Bring a dried bouquet from your own garden or play with natural materials we provide.

Join Arb Caretaker Jenna in an interactive workshop exploring landscape architecture, design, and imagined futures. Starting with a sketch walk, participants will look at winter’s leftover plant material and sketch the architecture they see. They will then use these sketches to design the shape and texture of a mini-forest. Using foraged dried blooms and grasses from last summer, the group will create a mini-forest glued onto foam board.

No prior art experience is required; all levels are welcome. All materials are provided. Bring your curiosity and love for the outdoors!

Artist Bio:
Jenna James is a second-year landscape architecture student and Arboretum caretaker. She has been creating art since she was a teenager and uses these skills to communicate ideas and site analysis in her studies at the School of Environment and Sustainability. Her multi-media practice and appreciation of the genius of botany's unique textures and structural characteristics inspired this workshop that encourages others to create out of what is often tossed away.

Location:
This session takes place at the entrance to Nichols Arboretum located at 1610 Washington Heights. Upon entering the Arb, look for the James D. Reader Center, a large white farmhouse. Follow the ramp or stairs to the main entrance with the green door.

Registration required: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/p/track/16054