Gallery+Studio / Echoes of Nature

This two-part workshop integrates an interactive gallery tour with a related art project. Sign up in the Art Lab ten minutes ahead of the session, which begins with a short gallery tour at 11:30 AM.

Maren Hassinger uses a variety of fibrous and wire ropes in ways that evoke humans, animals, and the environment. Responding to Hassinger’s repetition of rope-like materials and forms throughout her art, experiment with cutting and knotting various types of rope and twine arranged into patterns of your own design. Dedicate your composition to the plants and animals you love, positioning them as guardians to protect the world.

Berkeley-based artist Risa Lenore is the founder and primary artist of Possibly Puppets, a visual theatre company committed to finding beauty and meaning among the flotsam and jetsam of our over-consumptive society. She has led art workshops for children, families, and adults at Crocker Art Museum, Kala Art Institute, Intersection for the Arts, Shapeshifter Cinema, Marin Theater Company, and Oxtail Studios as well as at many libraries, community centers, and schools throughout the Bay Area. Lenore is currently pursuing her MFA degree at San Francisco State University.