Pigment + Place: Going Deeper Workshop (June 11–June 16, 2025)

Please note, this is an advanced class. For the all levels class, please see Pigment + Place: Deep Time and Place back in 2025 Workshops.

Led by artist and poet Daniela Naomi Molnar, this 5-night workshop/residency builds on the ideas and skills of the Pigment + Place workshop, allowing experienced pigment-makers to go deeper into the techniques and poetics of a pigment-making practice. You’ll learn new skills to expand your practice and gain new insights into the ways pigment-making can help us creatively engage with ecological issues, including climate change. 

We’ll dive right in on Day 1 with creative prompts, skill-sharing, optional field trips to pigment-foraging spots, discussions, studio time, and optional studio visits. Over the course of 4 days, we’ll revisit some readings and topics from Pigment + Place and consider plenty of new ones together, too. We’ll wrap up on the last day with the opportunity to share your work and ideas with the group. You can expect lots of laughter, camaraderie, inspiring ideas, beautiful expeditions, revitalized friendships, collaborations, gorgeous colors, and new ideas and techniques for your pigment practice. 

What you will learn and experience:

• Learn new pigment-making techniques.The instructor will reach out prior to the course so we can tailor the course to the pigments and techniques participants are most curious to explore. 
• Deepen and expand your experience of the unique natural pigments, ecology, and cultures of Playa’s bioregion. 
• Continue to explore pigment practice as a way to creatively engage with ecological issues, including climate change. We’ll build on previous ideas, sharing our experiences, reflecting on recent research, current events, and topics of specific interest to participants.  
• Engage with creative prompts that will deepen and expand your experience of this unique bioregion and of the creative process as a way to engage with ecological issues, including climate change. 
• Learn more about how to ethically forage and produce pigments from the earth. 
• Learn more about the cultural, ecological, and artistic significance of natural pigments through discussion, reading, and application. All readings from Pigment + Place will be available as well as many additional readings and resources. 
• Expand your personal ethos around pigment practice and learn from others who are doing the same. 
• Learn more about the cultural and ecological history of both synthetic and natural pigments.
• Explore experimental painting techniques focused on the interaction between pigments, water, and paper. 
• Play, explore, laugh, ask answerable and unanswerable questions, watch the stars, rest, regenerate, eat well, and deepen friendships. 

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Cancellation policy: $50 cancellation fee. Six or less days before arrival NO refund; seven-14 days before arrival 50% refund; 15-28 days before 75% refund.