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2023-05-11 09:18:08

Maker extraordinaire,Courtney is the author of5 art books translated into 6 languages.Courtney teaches workshops all over the country and online atCreativebug.com where she is Edior-in-Chief. Her work has been featured onOh Happy Day,Design Sponge, theSF Chronicle, InstagramandBuzzFeed.She makes something everyday and can be found oninstagram as @ccerruti She sees books as objects to be read and re-purposed, candy wrappers as paper flower petals, toilet paper tubes as a menagerie of animals. She sees the potential in the discarded, history in the mundane and art in the everyday. She saves everything, makes anything and teaches from a place of passion and authenticity. Courtney believes everyone is creative and she'd rather spend an evening drinking tea and painting than doing anything else (except maybe scavenging treasures abroad). You can find her books online and at your local bookstore.

Crafting with nature is a lovely way to spend time looking at and appreciating the flowers and plants around you. In this class, artist and educator Courtney Cerruti shows you how to make vibrant botanical prints by hammering or "pounding" flowers onto paper. You'll also learn how to shift the color of plant pigments by toning them with acidic or alkaline solutions, as well as fun ways to enhance your prints with watercolor. Using simple materials and a simple technique, you can create beautiful floral art with a hammer and blooms.

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