Sponsored by Burlington Parks & Recreation and the Vermont Master Naturalists, The Art of Observation: Collaboration Between Art & Nature series focuses on nature photography, environmental art, and multi-media workshops.

Ephemera: Transitory, Environmental Art
Location: Bike Path/Shore of Lake Champlain, south of Perkins Pier and the VT Railway Building
Date: June 15, 10 am-1 pm (bring a bag lunch)
Who: Anyone who wants to interact with nature to create an artistic form
Leaders: Melanie Brotz and Carolyn Gould

If you've ever built a sand castle or a snowman, you've engaged in environmental art. Inspired by the materials found along the shore and among the trees, shrubs, and grasses, participants will create their own works of environmental art using only what is found on the site. You can choose to work either individually or in collaboration with others. We are working in a disturbed area so that our creations will not have further negative impact on the environment. You may bring some small tools (darning needle, trowel, or knife, for example). We will photograph or videotape the finished art works so that they may be included in the Art Hop event.

Artists: Melanie Brotz's art fuses her passions for environmental protection, wild plants and healing, community building, and the transformative power of love and kindness. Her environmental art pieces—sculptures, mixed media art, and paintings—are inspired by the natural world. Writer and illustrator Carolyn Gould's love of the environment began in childhood exploring the rivers, forests, mountains, and beaches of Oregon. She works as a marketing and management consultant. A third workshop--artOUTside: Plein Air Watercolor,Sketching & Painting--will be held June 27, 5-7 pm.

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