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Upcoming Show, Workshops & More!

April 30, 2022 – 8:03 pm

Come to Cheekwood on May 7, and learn how to make a watercolor tunnel book! This simple structure folds flat and then expands into a pop-up theater. For inspiration, we’ll view part of the new COLORSCAPES exhibition in the gardens before heading to the studio. Find more details and sign up here: https://cheekwood.org/learn/adult/

Learn how to use the natural world as your inspiration for abstract painting! Hope you can join me on June 25 for Natural Abstractions at the Franklin Recreation Center. Here are the details for this Saturday workshop: https://apm.activecommunities.com/wcpr/Activity_Search/natural-abstractions/18713

This is Symbiosis III, and you’ll have the opportunity to see it at the Association for Visual Arts in Chattanooga! It’s part of the Tennessee Watercolor Society 2022 Biennial Juried Exhibition; the show runs from May 18 – June 24th. Learn more here: https://www.avarts.org/

It’s an honor to be part of the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Creative Aging Teaching Artist Roster. You can see my profile here:

https://tnartscommission.org/creative-aging-teaching-roster/elizabeth-sanford/

This program supports sequential arts learning opportunities for older adults, and grants are still available. The deadline is June 15, and you can find out the details on their website:

https://tnartscommission.org/news/creative-aging-ii-teaching-roster-update-grant-opportunities-still-available/

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April Workshops & Walks!

March 31, 2022 – 7:03 pm

Signs of spring are popping out all over the woods, so it’s a great time for a Forest Bathing walk! Come join us this Saturday afternoon at 1pm to slow down and unwind while enjoying the peaceful beauty of Beaman Park. The weather looks great; just email beamanpark@nashville.gov to register.

Hope you can join me on April 9 for Art Inspired by Nature! First we’ll stimulate creativity on a slow and relaxing guided walk through Judge Fulton Greer Park; then we’ll move inside to the Franklin Recreation Center and explore open-ended approaches to painting. For more details or to register, visit: https://apm.activecommunities.com/wcpr/Activity_Search/art-inspired-by-nature/17492

I’ll be back at the Franklin Recreation Center on April 30 for The Secret Side of Books! We’ll make easy structures with pages that change shape or appear and disappear as if by magic. You can learn more and sign up here: https://apm.activecommunities.com/wcpr/Activity_Search/secret-side-of-books/17491

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New Art, New Class & More!

February 28, 2022 – 6:52 pm

Here’s Symbiosis III, my latest natural abstraction! Can you guess the inspiration? I’m fascinated by the branching patterns and relational connections in nature, especially in the forest. If you’re unfamiliar with Suzanne Simard’s amazing research on the “wood-wide web,” this podcast episode is a great place to start: https://onbeing.org/programs/suzanne-simard-forests-are-wired-for-wisdom/

I’m delighted to be offering weekly classes again! Hope you can join us on Wednesdays starting March 23 from 10am – noon at the Franklin Recreation Center for Painting in Water Media. Watercolor, acrylic, and ink are some of the media we’ll be exploring, and Among the Trees combines all 3. Find the details here: https://apm.activecommunities.com/wcpr/Activity_Search/painting-in-water-media/17489

This is Tales of the Understory, Part 3; it’s a watercolor sculpture in a shadow box frame. On March 19, you’ll have the chance to create your own if you join me at Cheekwood for Watercolors in 3D: Layered Nature Scenes. All supplies are included, even the frame! Learn more about the workshop here: https://cheekwood.org/learn/adult/

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