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Shibori-Dyed Scarf

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Unleash your inner artist as you transform a simple silk scarf into a captivating masterpiece using unique dyeing techniques. Dive into a world of vivid colors and watch as a tranquil river scene magically emerges before your eyes. Join us for an unforgettable creative experience at the Chicago Botanic Garden.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$124
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Mosaic Bird Pendant Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Chase away the winter blues and create a delightful miniature mosaic bird pendant from tiny pieces of antique china dishes. This one-of-a-kind treasure will soon become your favorite necklace. All materials included. All skill levels welcome.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$124
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iPhone Photography

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Discover the secrets of capturing stunning nature photographs using your iPhone. Learn how to use popular photography apps and enhance your images in this hands-on course at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Unleash your creativity and take your iPhone photography to the next level.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$124

3 sessions

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Meditations in Ink: Zen Bamboo

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Bamboo is the symbol for flexibility, longevity, and strength—a true dance of energy and ink! This workshop will be a relaxing, meditative exploration into learning the nature and techniques of Asian brush painting and calligraphy. Through step-by-step demonstrations and hands-on brush painting projects using the "four treasures" (bamboo brushes, ink, inkstone, and rice paper), students will explore the ancient and elegant art of painting bamboo....

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$187
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Thanksgiving Tablescape

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Celebrate the bounty of the season and create a rich, textural setting for your guests using floral as well as edible elements such as figs and grapes.  In this workshop you will take home a lush, seasonally inspired floral centerpiece as well as many ideas for creating a memorable holiday table for your own holiday entertaining.  Are Materials Provided and Included in the Cost of the Class? Yes, All materials are included.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$179
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Introduction to Beekeeping

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Learn all the basics needed to start keeping bees. This includes what to expect, how to put together equipment, how to get bees in your hive, finding the queen, feeding, what to look for after the bees are installed, and seasonal chores. There will be hands-on exercise in the field. All participants are required to bring their own bee-suit. No extra suits will be available at the class.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Portraits in the Nature

Chicago Botanic Garden

Walk into the Garden and discover portraits that reveal a message. We will practice the tools of photography that allow you to go beyond a snapshot and into the zone of creation. A digital camera with aperture priority and shutter speed priority is required. This class is open to any level, but requires an artistic mind.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Intermediate Photography Portfolio Workshop

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

The Garden will serve as a natural laboratory as we explore a variety of photographic techniques to take you from an ordinary snapshot to botanic art. Heavy emphasis will be put on finding your own artistic style while advancing your photographic skill set and beginning to create your own botanic art portfolio. This course is designed for intermediate photographers. You will walk away with your own set of professionally produced images. Digital SLR...

(122) Intermediate 18 and older
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$374

8 sessions

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Business of Gardening

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Have you ever dreamed of owning your own business? Learn from a former Chicago Botanic Garden certificate program student who started 15 years ago and now has two successful, profitable companies.  This course will teach you what you need to know to form your company, estimate to make a profit, marketing and advertising and much more. Everything begins with a dream and a plan. Enrollment is limited for this course. Note: The School's CEUs=...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$287

6 sessions

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Lighting Techniques

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road Annex 2, Chicago, IL

This introduction to artificial lighting includes both manipulating light from continuous sources (hot lights) and working with flash and strobe. Through technical exercises and demonstrations, this class will explore a variety of lighting strategies for still life, botanical arrangements, and portraits. The class will cover on-camera flash techniques, capturing motion with flash, off-camera syncing, light painting, and more. The School's CEUs =...

(122) Beginner 18 and older
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$260

6 sessions

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Ground Covers and Vines

Chicago Botanic Garden

Learn more about the fascinating world of climbers, trailers, and spreaders. You will learn identification techniques, ornamental qualities, and cultural traits of nearly 60 ground covers and vines. Plants studied will include the common English ivy and vinca as well as lesser-known cultivars of clematis and coral-bells. OPC, PGL 1, PGL 2, GDC requirement Also includes Garden Walks Meet at Visitor Center 6 Saturdays, July 23 – August 27, 2022,...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Sketchbooks as an Artist Resource

Chicago Botanic Garden

Explore examples of several artists’ sketchbooks from throughout history while developing your own. Sketchbooks can be collections of ideas, experiments, studies, notes, ephemera, and inspiration. In addition to exploring other artist’s sketchbooks, we will develop a variety of techniques to create and enhance your own sketchbook as a resource. Participants will be sketching natural subjects in pencil, fine permanent marker, watercolor pencil,...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Nature Photography: Texture and Pattern

Chicago Botanic Garden

Develop your artistic vision by using natural and artificial light to discover textures and patterns. With your SLR camera’s flash, flashlights, the sun, and other light sources, create a 3D world showing the rhythm of nature. This intermediate-level class will include an opportunity to use strobe lighting, light tables, and backdrops for the study of textures in composition.

(122) Intermediate 18 and older
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The Philosophy of Photography

Chicago Botanic Garden

Explore how the medium of photography has affected society and how it continues to evolve as it compresses recent history into a series of images and creates a sense of false memory. How do photographic images represent truth, and how do the trillions of photographs taken each year affect our daily communication? Reading assignments and class participation are required. Bring your camera, your mind, and your opinions.  The School’s CEUs=12.5...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Botanical Watercolor: Exquisite Orchids

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Intricate shape, intense color, elegant line…an orchid has all that charm. Excited by orchid fever and inspired by 19th-century orchid painter, Miss Drake, students will be able to create a botanical watercolor painting with old world charm.  Instructor will show how to prepare palette for easy and efficient painting to create rich colors of orchids.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$289
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Photographing Wildflowers

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

FPC fundamental course, nature and wildlife track   Students will learn about capturing images of both native wildflowers and garden flowers. The emphasis will be on color and tonal balance, close-ups, backgrounds, natural lighting, and composition. Wildflowers change quickly in the spring, so each week will offer a new array of subjects. Please dress for the weather. Digital SLR cameras plus a standard and macro lens are mandatory, as is a...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$289

6 sessions

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Introduction to Oil Painting

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Open to all levels, this class will immerse you in the painting process from day one. Students will learn how to select, compose, and paint based on strong design, values, and colors. This wonderful medium allows for extended manipulation and nuances of interpretation. Required Supplies: Paints, 37 ml tubes • Alizarin crimson • Cadmium red light hue • Cobalt blue • Ultramarine blue • Cadmium yellow light • Yellow ochre • Viridian...

(122) Beginner 18 and older
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$298

6 sessions

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Indian Chickpea Curry: Online Cook Along

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Discover the possibilities of cooking in your own kitchen using good old chickpeas—high in fiber and protein, and gluten-free. You will learn about the vibrant flavors of India while you prepare mouth-watering chickpea masala curry and cumin-infused basmati rice to complete the meal.  You will need to purchase ingredients to make the dishes and complete some easy, pre-class prep. A full ingredient list, pre-class preparation instructions,...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Demonstration Cooking: Sourdough Bread

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

New! If you love the flavor of sourdough bread but think you could never make it at home, this class will change your mind. Learn how to maintain a sourdough starter and the process of using it to create home-baked bread. Get ideas and recipes for other ways to use the starter, such as biscuits, pancakes, and pizza dough. Take home a portion of starter and get started baking.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Demonstration Cooking: Warm-Season Veggies

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Discover recipes and techniques for preparing fresh summer produce. You will learn four different preparation methods: roasting blanching marinating sautéing to create: eggplant with bell pepper vinaigrette roasted pepper and tomato bake stir-fried corn and beans marinated cucumbers with chili and peanuts

(122) All levels 18 and older
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