An artful process like drawing is intimidating for some and easy for others, but so is the art of bonsai. Both require practice and patience with the medium and with ourselves, but we all start somewhere, and there’s not a better time to try than now! In this four-hour workshop intensive, Ben Kirkland, bonsai artist, creator of the popular YouTube channel Appalachian Bonsai, and a professor of design at Virginia Tech, is a knowledgeable and encouraging guide to help you dispel fears and think like a designer.
With the Bonsai Exhibition Garden as the perfect setting, participants will learn a variety of sketching techniques to assist in the development of bonsai design as well as learn aspects of tree growth. Designed to assist the artist within; all levels, novices and experts alike, will benefit from this artful approach.
Limit: 12 Participants
Ben Kirkland, bonsai artist, creator of the popular YouTube channel Appalachian Bonsai, and a professor of design at Virginia Tech, is a knowledgeable and encouraging guide to help you dispel fears and think like a designer. With the Bonsai Exhibition Garden as the perfect setting, Ben will guide participants in practicing a variety of sketching techniques to assist in the development of bonsai design as well as learn aspects of tree growth.