Paper Wild Rose with Kathryn Bondy

In this 2-day workshop, participants with all levels of creativity will learn the skills needed to create a highly realistic paper wild rose. To begin, participants will learn the art of seeing: how to look at a flower and observe both its beauty and its complexity. By learning the botanical names of all parts of a flower and identifying them, participants will see how all the components of a single flower fit together to create and sustain its life. Then participants will learn how to translate what they see into paper. They will learn how to choose the right paper for each element and how to transform it with simple tools and techniques like paintbrushes, scissors, acrylic paint and wire. They will learn how to trace and cut petals, how to create detailed flower centres, how to make leaves and thorns, and finally how to assemble all of these components into a beautiful and lifelike paper flower. By the end of this course, participants will leave with the skills needed to create any number of flowers in paper, but they will also learn how the art of seeing can deepen their relationship with the natural world. You won't leave this course looking at flowers in the same way again!

Please Note: The County Arts Lab has moved upstairs! Classes are now taking place in unit 2E of the Picton Armoury (Main Street level). The most convenient access is through the Main Street entrance, but you can also enter through the back/Mary St. entrance and use the interior stairs to reach the main floor (please note there is no elevator in the Armoury). There is one accessible parking spot at the corner of Main and Ross streets across from The Regent Theatre.

Art supply fee - Please note that the cost of supplies is not included in the course fee; this amount depends on the course, and will be automatically added to your total. If this cost is prohibitive for you, please contact Stacey at [email protected] before registering to make alternative arrangements.

Offline registration - We prefer to take payment and registration through this form, but if you are not comfortable with this option and it is more than 2 weeks before the course begins, please check the "Offline" box in the Billing Information section below. We will contact you with alternative payment options. Payment must be received at least one week before the course begins.  

Processing fee - This covers transaction and ticketing fees. We've decided to use Regfox, the most affordable ticketing platform we could find, which will collectively save our participants over $1000 in processing fees per year.

Policies and Waivers - We've included these as part of the registration process (thank you for your patience!) to save some paperwork on your end and get straight to creating when we are in person!