Crafts & DIY
March
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Flower Arranging with Store-Bought BouquetsCreate your own professional-looking arrangements with economical, store-bought bouquets. Using simple design principles and fresh flowers from your local grocery store or farmers market, learn how to design and create your own elegant arrangements. | |||||
243FDN210D | 03/21 | Th | 11:00am-1:00pm | Duever | NYBG |
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Soapmaking WorkshopBring the bouquet of a summer garden indoors with handmade, naturally moisturizing glycerin soaps. You'll learn the traditional melt-and-pour process and combine fragrances of various dried herbs and essential oils-lavender, rosemary, mint, and more-to make four bars to take home. more... | |||||
243WEL143 | 03/23 | Sa | 11:00am-2:00pm | Scholl | NYBG |
April
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Flower Arranging with Store-Bought BouquetsCreate your own professional-looking arrangements with economical, store-bought bouquets. Using simple design principles and fresh flowers from your local grocery store or farmers market, learn how to design and create your own elegant arrangements. | |||||
244FDN210A | 04/07 | Su | 11:00am-1:00pm | Mele | NYBG |
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Orchid MountingShow off the exquisite beauty of an orchid by mounting it on cork. Not only is this a showstopping piece of living decor, it is also healthy for the plant, mimicking the way epiphytic orchids grow in nature. Frank Guida, more... | |||||
244CRF116 | 04/12 | Fr | 11:00am-2:30pm | Guida | NYBG |
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Sculptural Headpieces: OrchidsJoshua Werber's playful headpieces are certain to delight, as his many followers on Instagram readily attest. In this special workshop, Joshua will discuss how to use botanical materials from The Orchid Show to design headpieces that showcase these special blooms. more... | |||||
244FDN316 | 04/26 | Fr | 11:00am-2:00pm | Werber | NYBG |
May
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Flatlay Composition Workshop with Mary Jo HoffmanExplore the artistry of flatlay composition using found objects in nature. Mary Jo Hoffman, artist and author of STILL: The Art of Noticing will share several techniques for focusing attention and finding compelling subjects beyond the ordinary.You'll analyze and select more... | |||||
244CRF287 | 05/15 | We | 2:00pm-4:00pm | Hoffman | NYBG |
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Exploring Tablescapes: Floral RunnersTabletop garlands and floral runners are enjoying a surge in popularity thanks to their lush and elegant beauty. Learn the techniques of color, repetition, and rhythm to create a centerpiece that spans the length of the wedding table, cleverly designed more... | |||||
244FDN362 | 05/17 | Fr | 10:00am-2:30pm | Mele | NYBG |
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Cyantotype Workshop: Making Pictures with PlantsHarness sunlight to create dreamlike botanical images in rich blues. Pioneered in the 1840s, cyanotype is a type of photography that doesn't use a camera. Under the expert guidance of artist & photographer Bryan Whitney, you will make 5 prints, more... | |||||
244GWP245 | 05/17 | Fr | 10:00am-3:00pm | Whitney | NYBG |
June
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Plein-Air DrawingPlein-Air artist Frank Guida covers basic design principles, including focal point, contrast, perspective, line, and gesture, as well as how to choose a subject that translates well on the page. Then, you will go out on grounds to practice what more... | |||||
244CRF198 | 06/06 | Th | 10:00am-2:00pm | Guida | NYBG |
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Flower Arranging with Store-Bought BouquetsCreate your own professional-looking arrangements with economical, store-bought bouquets. Using simple design principles and fresh flowers from your local grocery store or farmers market, learn how to design and create your own elegant arrangements. | |||||
244FDN210C | 06/07 | Fr | 10:00am-12:00pm | Matsui | NYBG |
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Gelatin Printing: Preserving Plant SpecimensLillian Melcher, whose breathtaking illustrations grace the pages of The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, discusses how the explorers of old recorded the botanical specimens they found while fording river rapids and climbing mountain tops! Then, you will experiment with more... | |||||
244CRF134 | 06/08 | Sa | 10:00am-1:00pm | Melcher | NYBG |
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Bonsai for Beginners WorkshopLearn the fundamentals for turning ordinary nursery stock into a living work of art. This workshop covers the major styles of bonsai along with plant and container selection, branch and root pruning, wiring, and potting. more... | |||||
244GAR912 | 06/15 | Sa | 1:00pm-5:00pm | Dillon | NYBG |