Join Michelle Antonisse and "Into the Field" for a workshop combining nature journaling practice with tide pooling exploration. We will learn about ways to deepen our experience with the natural world through close looking, conversation, research techniques, writing, and sketching. Beginning on land, we will explore the rich ecosystem of an ancient Monterey Pine grove before going "into the tides" to meet sea stars, limpets, crabs, barnacles and more.
Participants are invited to stay in shared, cozy cabins, complete with warm showers. In the morning, you will wake to see families of deer tiptoeing through dappled sunlight and hear sea lions barking over softly crashing waves.
This is a unique opportunity to have a short, otherworldly adventure in a nearby, often covered universe. We will draw, talk, look closely, hang out by a cozy fire and meet tons of nonhuman characters. As with all journeys into the wild, you may expect to return to your daily life with a shifted perspective and a wealth of new knowledge.
Michelle Antonisse is the Manager of Pedagogy and Practice at MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art). She has also taught at Angels Gate Cultural Center, the Norton Simon Museum, Los Angeles Public Libraries, The National Children's Museum, Honduras Children, and Burgundy Center for Wildlife Studies. She is also a certified California Naturalist and Artist in Residence at Camp Ocean Pines. Her own art deals with the human relationship to “nature”, the process of creating narratives and ways of understanding nonhuman stories through a human lens.
Tide pooling, or exploring tide pools, involves traversing slick and uneven terrain on foot. If you have mobility difficulties this workshop may be challenging.
On-site lodging - $520 plan includes lodging for 2 nights, 6 meals and all instruction
Off-site lodging - $445 plan includes 6 meals, all instruction however, no lodging
A non-refundable deposit of $150 is non-refundable is required at the time of registration and the balance is due 30 days prior to the workshop.
Michelle Antonisse teaches at MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), Angels Gate Cultural Center and the Norton Simon Museum. She is also a certified California Naturalist and Artist in Residence at Camp Ocean Pines. Her own art deals with the human relationship to “nature”, the process of creating narratives and ways of understanding nonhuman stories through a human lens.