Join Emily Johnston for a morning introduction to her earth pigment practice. Attendees will harvest pigment, reflect on our relationship with the land, and paint with Bovina stone earth pigment watercolors. This workshop is offered in conjunction with the current exhibition, “Symbiocene Era: Mycelium, Soils and Roots,” which includes work by Emily Johnson.
This workshop takes place in Bovina. Address will be shared upon registration.
$5 to attend with advance registration here.
Emily Johnston practices close to the earth. Her work often finds her on her knees by a stream, foraging rocks to grind into the stone pigments she mixes into paint. The process is devotional and rooted in a desire for transformation: of our human relationship with the land, and of the cultural forces that threaten life on our planet. Her works unfold with the influence of the elements. Whether on paper or canvas, pigments move in water from the source where they were found, developing into forms that evoke their ancient geological past. For more, visit Emily Johnston’s website.
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This workshop and the exhibition “Symbiocene Era: Mycelium, Soils and Roots” are funded in part by a Community Grant from Delaware County Arts Council, administered by Roxbury Arts Group.