Gardening Through Art
​Classroom 

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Helpful Links:

1-on-1 Coaching

Sharing Your Art

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Tuition:

Lessons

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Regular Art Parties:

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Introduction to Gardening Through Art
(Credits: BKAT and Artist Elise Watness)

1. Prepare: paper, crayon, flat leaf
2. Explore:
3. Valor: 
4. Imagine: 

Objective: To learn the shape and texture of 
Prepation:
Process: Placing the leaf beneath the paper, rub the broad side along edges evenly and thoroughly until you decide the impression is complete. The paper may be preserved for reference and enjoyment.

Joyful Plant also has an introductory Leaf Rubbing activity audio story. 

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Leaf Shapes

Lesson: 
What are the names of the shapes all around us? 

​1. Prepare: 
Activity: 
Creating a grid allows us to outline 5-20 leaf shapes from nature or from a book.

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Plant Textures

Value + Contrast with Pen Marks
Textures on plants

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Lessons

​Why we garden

Lesson 1: Prepare with Leaf Rubbings

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2. Explore: Drawing

Lesson
Preschool Shapes in the Garden
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• simplifying shapes
• c-strokes + s-strokes
• plant parts

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Lesson # 
​Elements of Art: Apple

• Line
• Shape
• Value
• Color 
• Texture
• Space

Fall Color: Japanese Maple Watercolor

Lesson: Greenery Comparison

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Planted: Episode 3

Interview: Why we garden

Leaf Rubbings with Salal

1. 1Prepare: a crayon, paper, and a flat leaf. 
2. Explore: rubbing the flat side over the paper-covered-leaf reveals an impression. 
3. Valor: Try making a binder with plants and their names, or a collage with an anchor word for inspiration. 
4. Imagine: What else can you do with leaf impressions? How can this inform your artwork and gardening? 

Hay Bale Gardening 

Why we Garden