02/11/2026
Join artist Ellie Irons () for a hands-on workshop creating with watercolor paints from regionally-sourced wild, weedy plants.
March 12th, 2026, 6-8pm (you must register to join. Link in the bio)
An artist talk and demo on making plant-based watercolor paints will be followed by an opportunity to experiment with the process in small groups. Responding to Ellie’s ongoing project Feral Hues on Estuarial Fill, throughout the workshop we’ll focus on the natural-cultural stories of plants whose green habitats are heavily impacted by human activities, drawing on Ellie’s work along the Hudson/Mahichannituck River in current-day New York State, and participants’ own experiences in current-day Baltimore & beyond. Copies of the book Feral Hues: A Guide to Painting with Weeds will be available for purchase.
Ellie Irons is an artist, scholar & educator living & working on Mohican land in current-day Troy, New York, USA. In December 2021, she completed a practice-based PhD at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY), focused on forms of ecosocial art that cultivate plant-human solidarity. She is currently the Co-Director of NATURE Lab at the Sanctuary for Independent Media. Her most recent publication is the book Feral Hues: A Guide to Painting with Weeds (Publication Studio Hudson, 2023).
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