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2008 Summer Landscape Design Institute at ConwayPresented by Conway School of Landscape Design and New England Wild Flower Society | July –August 2008CSLD is pleased to be offering these three summer workshops in conjunction with the New England Wild Flower Society. Click here to download a registration form you can fill out online and print, then sign and send to NEWFS with your fee. You can also register by phone or fax. For additional information, download the complete NEWFS catalog for Summer 2008. Botanical Illustration: from Microscope to Landscape
Elizabeth Farnsworth (Ph.D., Harvard University) is a biologist and scientific illustrator. She is co-author of the updated edition of the Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America (Houghton Mifflin). She is illustrating the forthcoming Flora of New England for the New England Wild Flower Society, as well as books on fern ecology and the natural communities of New Hampshire. Her current scientific research addresses the ecology of rare plants. See more information about Elizabeth. DATES: Monday, July 28 & Tuesday, July 29 LOCATION: Conway School of Landscape Design, Conway, MA FEE: $300 LIMIT: 15 participants PREREQUISITES: This workshop will be designed primarily for beginners in illustration or more experienced illustrators with little experience in botany or scientific illustration. There will be ample time for individual instruction. MATERIALS: A list of required materials will be sent upon registration. Finding a Landscape Palette through Watercolors
On the first day of this two-day workshop, we will dwell briefly on
color theory as it relates to the watercolor medium. We will concentrate
on wash techniques and brushwork in some light exercises. The afternoon
session will take us outside on the campus grounds to focus on
determining a color palette within intimate areas of the forest floor. Lucinda Tavernise earned an MFA in painting and printmaking from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is a 1999 alumna of the Conway School of Landscape Design, and uses drawing and color techniques to depict potential landscape design solutions for clients. She also is a professional painter of landscapes. DATES: Wednesday, July 30 & Thursday, July 31 LOCATION: Conway School of Landscape Design, Conway, MA FEE: $300 LIMIT: 12 participants MATERIALS: A list of required materials will be sent upon registration The Dynamic Planning Process: Conducting a Charrette
This workshop will focus on the three phases of the dynamic planning process. Classroom discussions and exercises will address the key elements of each phase and give participants an understanding of the holistic steps necessary for a successful outcome. If you are interested in attending this workshop, we invite you to nominate a controversial development or community planning project that can benefit from the group classroom exercises. We seek case studies that are real projects in a very early stage that have complex political situations and that are adjacent to or imbedded in an existing community. David Evans is a landscape architect and urban designer whose professional practice is focused on public improvement projects. David is a founding partner of SFE Design in San Ramon, California, and leads the firms urban design practice. The majority of David’s work involves complex and controversial public projects, which requires an open, collaborative planning process. David holds a Master of Arts in Landscape Design from the Conway School of Landscape Design, and a Master of Urban Design from UC Berkeley. This workshop is also co-sponsored by the Highland Communities Initiative, a program of the Trustees of Reservations. DATES: Friday, August 1 & Saturday, August 2 LOCATION: Conway School of Landscape Design, Conway, MA FEE: $300 LIMIT: 20 participants MATERIALS: A list of required materials will be sent upon registration. |
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Drawing
allows you to observe the world closely and to thus discover wonderful
things about living things. In this two-day workshop, we will
investigate the beauty of plants from several perspectives. On Day One,
we will begin with some warm-up exercises designed to get even the most
art-shy person loose and convinced they can, in fact, draw. We will
learn some basic plant anatomy and ecology so we can better understand
what we’re looking at when we see a plant. We will then use the
microscope to observe living plants at a scale we rarely see, and learn
some techniques for rendering technically accurate drawings. After
lunch, we will draw whole plants using several media – pencil, pen, and
color pencil. Finally, we will plunge outdoors into the lovely Conway
School grounds to try our hands at landscapes, using the big, sensuous
colors of pastels. On Day Two, we will examine some great examples of
botanical illustration and discuss what makes these works aesthetically
(and scientifically) effective. Participants will then pick a botanical
subject of their own at the scale and using the medium of their choice –
and finish a piece, with lots of one-on-one support from the instructor.
Through
observation of landscape color, shape and form, participants create
watercolors of broad as well as intimate spaces of the landscape.
Emphasis will be upon color relationships, sketching, and wash
techniques. 
The
dynamic planning process is a three-phase, collaborative planning
process in which a multi-day, highly-participatory ‘Charrette’ is held
as the central transformative event. A democratic process in which all
voices and viewpoints are aired and considered, it serves the most
controversial and complicated urban design and planning problems. It can
be both educational and inspirational, and can lead to a deeper
understanding and sense of ownership of the design concepts that emerge.
The dynamic planning process can be sponsored by a public agency,
private developer or citizen advocacy group where there is a sincere
desire to hear and understand the range of issues and concerns
associated with controversial projects.