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Winter in Black & White Photography
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Chicago, IL
The winter season presents a wealth of light and shadows, a perfect opportunity to capture them in the added drama of black and white photography. Topics will include appropriate filters and metering patterns for reflected light. Class limited to DSLR or mirrorless cameras.
Photographing Orchids
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Chicago, IL
Master the art of capturing stunning close-up images of orchids with photographer Jack Carlson at the renowned Orchid Show. Explore macro photography techniques including focus, lighting, composition, and background. Join us for hands-on shooting sessions before hours and receive valuable feedback on your images.
Macro Photography: Orchids Up-close
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Chicago, IL
Discover the secrets of macro photography as you explore the mesmerizing world of orchids. Learn advanced techniques in aspect ratios, subject placement, macro focusing, and lighting to capture stunning up-close images. Unleash your creativity and elevate your skills in this immersive class at the renowned Chicago Botanic Garden.
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The Ins and Outs of Flash Photography
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Chicago, IL
Discover the art of using flash photography to enhance your images while avoiding common mistakes. Join us for an immersive workshop that delves into the technicalities of flash usage both indoors and outdoors. Bring your DSLR camera and unlock the secrets to capturing stunning, well-lit photos.
Photographing Winter Sunsets
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Chicago, IL
While sunrise offers a dramatic photo opportunity, winter sunrise combined with snow and early morning light presents particular photographic challenges. Learn how to compose and meter for these unique light levels. Note: The Schools CEUs= 6 hours
Holiday Willow Workshop: Reindeer
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Create either a charming rustic reindeer or a holiday tree of willow. The reindeer is 4 to 5 feet from hooves to the tips of antlers. The holiday tree is 5 to 6 feet tall, and can be decorated with twinkly lights and more for the holidays, and then used as a vine support for the summer. Please bring a hammer, hand pruners, and work gloves. No experience necessary. Register for Reindeer, Tree, or both.
$89
Demo Cooking: Instant Pot
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Find out how to get the most out of your electric pressure cooker or instant pot. You will learn how pressure cooking works, what makes contemporary electric pressure cookers safer and easier to use than the previous generation of machines, and the advantages of cooking various foods under pressure. Featured recipes include the best-ever hard-boiled eggs; rice with vermicelli; and cod with tomatoes, olives, and capers.
$87
Tin Angel Ornament Workshop
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Unleash your creativity and craft a unique masterpiece using decorative tin, jewelry parts, rhinestones, and charms. Join this workshop and create a fanciful angel in collage art, perfect as a personalized gift or a charming addition to your collection. No prior experience is required and all skill levels are welcome to indulge in this imaginative workshop.
$87
Wet Felted Bowl Workshop
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Discover the ancient art of felt-making in a hands-on class at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Create decorative, 6-inch wool bowls using wet felting techniques and unique design elements. All supplies, including locally sourced and hand-dyed materials, are included.
$86
Water Garden in a Vase Workshop
Learn the proper methods to grow a living plant arrangement in a water-filled vase, including which plants do best growing in water and how to care for them to keep them happy and healthy for a long time. Adding unique elements and features such as rocks, pebbles, sand, or moss can help you create your own special design. All the plants, vase, and added features are supplied to complete your unique water garden to enjoy at home. Please bring gloves...
Photographing Trees
Different types of trees require different photographic techniques to represent their beauty. For evergreens, the emphasis is on texture and pattern; for deciduous trees, capturing branches and the changing color of leaves as individual subjects in close-ups is the focus. Digital SLR cameras with a medium to wide-angle lens and macro or close-focusing lens are required.
Into the Woods
In this class, students will learn how to find and photograph various parts of McDonald Woods. Subjects will include dealing with differences of scale, changing light levels, and using different perspectives to photograph paths as lead-lines. The School's CEUs=1.2
Botanical Drawing 3
We will explore different approaches to capture beautiful and accurate botanical detail, frequently using the microscope. We will work primarily in pencil and will experiment with different tools to achieve particular textures and effects. Prerequisite: Botanical Drawing 1 and 2 or equivalent. Please Note: A supply list will be sent with your confirmation. ART elective
Abstracts in Nature - Winter
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
In this advanced class, students will focus on winter abstracts—including water changes—to create fine art photographs. We will capture the Garden as the freeze of winter encroaches on the landscape. Students will learn the program Blurb to design a photography book for presentation of their winter portfolio. Class will include lecture, critique, water photography demonstrations, and practice time in the Garden. The School's CEUs = 1.2
Expressive Watercolor: Open Studio
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
The freedom and fluidity of watercolor allow a bolder, larger, looser approach to your work. We will explore wet into wet and wet into dry techniques. This course is designed to build on foundational watercolor techniques with individualized personal instruction. Prerequisite: Previous watercolor coursework or experience.
Willow Furniture Workshop
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Natural willow furniture is the ideal rustic accent when you need a seat for that perfect spot in your garden or porch. Join Bim Willow and learn the basic techniques of making bent willow furniture. You will select one project to complete during the workshop. Projects are large, so bring a vehicle that can accommodate them. Bring a hammer, hand pruners, and work gloves. No experience is necessary. Bring a sack lunch, if you wish.
$245
Willow Furniture Workshop: Chair
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Natural willow furniture is the ideal rustic accent when you need a seat for that perfect spot in your garden or porch. Learn the basic techniques of making bent willow furniture and make a chair or a bench. Projects are large, so bring a vehicle that can accommodate them. Bring a hammer, hand pruners, and work gloves. No experience is necessary. Register for Chair, Bench, or both.
$249
Intermediate Landscape Watercolor
We will explore a variety of watercolor techniques for landscape painting, concentrating on composition, textures, and washes. Be inspired by the diverse plantings of the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Open Studio, Fall Session
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
This studio class is open to all levels and will feature a short lecture and demonstration each week illustrating a principle that pertains to all media. Select plant materials will be provided for the session. The School’s CEUs=15 hours ART elective
Bonsai: Advanced Techniques
This class is designed to help more advanced bonsai enthusiasts continue to improve their skills and understanding of bonsai. Students should bring trees to each class to be worked on. There will also be lectures on display, soil science, bonsai pots, and more at each class period.
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