When: May 16, 2025 @ 7:00 pm
Capture the beauty of the Southern Appalachians with your own hands
Join Mainspring and local artist Dayna Walton of Solstice Handmade for this introduction to the art of botanical drawing! Using two different styles of ink pens, together we will walk through the drawing process, from sketching to mark making techniques to creating rich values and textures. Students will leave this event with an understanding of the fundamentals of drawing in ink, plus the basics of watercolor painting to add color to your drawings. Class will include technique instruction and demonstrations while also offering open time to create. This class is suitable for all levels, no creative experience required, just bring an open mind! All materials will be provided, and students will take home paper, pens, watercolor brushes, and a watercolor sample kit to continue experimenting. Feel free to bring your own artmaking supplies to experiment and ask questions about!
This event will occur on Friday, May 16th from 7:00pm-9:00pm at Olive’s Porch in Murphy (27 Peachtree St, Murphy, NC 28906.) Please plan to arrive between 6:45pm-6:55pm to get settled. Tickets will be available for purchase soon. Check back soon, or email Skye at [email protected] to be alerted when tickets are live.
Meet your instructor
Dayna is a printmaker, illustrator, and mural artist who makes work advocating for the tiny and ‘creepy crawly’ parts of nature, highlighting the importance and beauty of the overlooked. She graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids Michigan, earning her BFA and Excellence Award in Printmaking in May of 2019. After falling in love with WNC during her residency with the Smoky Mountains National Park in 2019, she recently relocated to the area where she runs a backyard screen-printing studio. Here she creates prints from her ink drawings that she offers at local shops, art fairs, community gatherings, and more. When she’s not creating, she works alongside nature centers, museums, public libraries, and similar groups to lead workshops and paint murals. Through collaboration, science and art come together and inspire others to learn about and tend to the ecosystem they themselves are a part of. To learn more please visit her Website or Instagram.
