Create Your Own Mandala with Earth Elements
October 26 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Community Resource Center (at The Mall)
587 Palm Canyon Dr
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Member: $125
Non-member: $150
The Create Your Own Mandala workshop is a four-hour class that kicks off with a short explanation of the role mandalas play in centering and balancing one’s state of mind. This workshop will connect you with natural elements of the Earth by using the desert’s finest dried plant materials as “art supplies”. You will be placing these natural art supplies in a balanced symmetrical circle, and gluing the pieces to wooden canvases to take home your own Mother Earth Mandala creation.
Julia will be supplying the natural wooden canvases and her own personal collection of natural art supplies to use in the workshop but you can feel free to bring something unique and personal you’d like to include in your own creation. You are also encouraged to bring an apron, mask, and gloves for protection while using glue.
Julia Briest developed a love for the arts as a child in ceramics, painting, and mixed media with formal education in Fashion from Western Michigan University. During a road trip in 2015 she became obsessed with collecting nature’s finest “art supplies” thus creating Earth Art Creations. Inspired by the lands she travels to she is mindful of the impact on the environment while gathering and foraging natural art supplies. Her supplies she either hand picks on public lands or are donations from friends and family. Julia’s detailed natural fiber art represents this bountiful planet and awakens us to see Mother Earth’s natural creations through a new lens. Julia’s creations have been awarded at juried shows like Joshua Tree National Park Art Expo 2021 and Environmental Education Collaborative 2023. Her art is displayed at the Integratron, Cactus Mart, 29 Palms Visitors Center, Dorado806, and Borrego Art Institute.
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