Event Details
- Members $50
- Nonmembers $60
Wings of the Community: A Hands-On Butterfly Session
Join Caroline Garrett Hardy, the current exhibiting artist in Pittsburgh Botanic Garden’s Welcome Center, to learn the art of butterfly crafting! This creative workshop will explore the art of making butterflies from a variety of papers. You will fashion two butterflies – one you take home with you and one that contributes to a community mobile to be displayed at the Garden. The artist will focus on:
- Customization – Create butterflies ranging from 8-20 inches in wingspan, with varying levels of complexity.
- Technique – Master a simple base structure before using wire to pose wings in various phases of flight.
- Collaboration – This session will concludewith a 30-minute group assembly of butterflies onto a community mobile.
Open to all levels of experience, all materials will be provided. If you have special pencils, scissors, or any kind of sketching materials you prefer, please bring them!
Speaker
-
Caroline Garrett HardyArtist
Caroline Garrett Hardy is an artist specializing in painting, printmaking, and book arts. With an extensive teaching career spanning London and the U.S., she now focuses on the intersection of art and environmental healing. Her recent work, centered on the restorative power of gardens, is exhibited in botanical spaces to foster a deeper public connection with nature. Based in Richmond, Virginia, she continues her creative practice alongside her husband Trotter, a photographer.
Wings of the Community: A Hands-On Butterfly Session
Join Caroline Garrett Hardy, the current exhibiting artist in Pittsburgh Botanic Garden’s Welcome Center, to learn the art of butterfly crafting! This creative workshop will explore the art of making butterflies from a variety of papers. You will fashion two butterflies – one you take home with you and one that contributes to a community mobile to be displayed at the Garden. The artist will focus on:
- Customization – Create butterflies ranging from 8-20 inches in wingspan, with varying levels of complexity.
- Technique – Master a simple base structure before using wire to pose wings in various phases of flight.
- Collaboration – This session will concludewith a 30-minute group assembly of butterflies onto a community mobile.
Open to all levels of experience, all materials will be provided. If you have special pencils, scissors, or any kind of sketching materials you prefer, please bring them!
Speaker
-
Caroline Garrett HardyArtist
Caroline Garrett Hardy is an artist specializing in painting, printmaking, and book arts. With an extensive teaching career spanning London and the U.S., she now focuses on the intersection of art and environmental healing. Her recent work, centered on the restorative power of gardens, is exhibited in botanical spaces to foster a deeper public connection with nature. Based in Richmond, Virginia, she continues her creative practice alongside her husband Trotter, a photographer.
Related Events
Related Events
