Class Details

Learn the basics of scientific illustration in this hands-on class where you’ll work with real bones, insects, and other specimens from Fernwood’s collection. Students will be instructed in graphite and colored pencil techniques and leave with their own observational drawings. All materials will be provided, with the option of bringing your own additional art supplies from home.

About the Instructor

Michelle Buziak is a science illustrator, focused on creating art that strengthens her local community’s connection to the natural world. From fluffy birds to fossilized fishes, she draws inspiration from the incredible evolutionary diversity of plant and animal life. She hopes to cultivate in others a sense of wonder and an urge to protect what surrounds us, with an emphasis on the plants and animals we have the highest risk of losing. She also has great interest and takes great personal inspiration in preserving and growing heritage varieties of edible plants that allow us to find harmony through small community self-sufficiency. Visit: www.michellebuziak.com to learn more!

Audience: Teens-Adults

Skill level: Beginner/Intermediate

Location: Fauna Wing of the Sims Education Center

Cost: $50/person ($40 Fernwood members) - Please register by October 20