Creative Explorations: Paper Making 101

Explore new artistic media and techniques through plant-based projects with a fun and inspiring local artist. These monthly classes are appropriate for all experience levels and promote enjoyment over perfection. Reawaken your creative spirit with our instructor’s open-ended, judgment-free approach to art! Registration includes Garden admission for the day—we encourage you to explore the Garden before class to get your creative juices flowing. Tear into the fabulous, fibrous world of natural papers as we construct botanical collages. In this class we will explore various processes used in natural paper production and test a paper recipe. Dress for wet as the fibers can get slippery. Registration includes Garden admission for the day. We encourage you to explore the Garden before class to get your creative juices flowing. Date: Thursday, May 21st, 2026 Registration Deadline: May 18th, 2026 Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM Price: $42/Adult or $36/Member Adult Location: Check-in at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas / Park in main lot Details: Materials will be provided. Instructor: Doug Land is an ecological artist and garden designer with a graduate degree from TCU. His workshops blend natural materials, storytelling, and sustainability with inspiration from his mini farm. Learn more about his art at https://doug.land/ or about his gardening at digwithdug.com. Inclement Weather: This class is indoors and will proceed as scheduled, rain or shine. Need registration help? Please contact us at adult-ed@fwbg.org. **An email with class details will be sent to all registered guests the day after registration closes. To be sure our emails always make it to your inbox, please add the FWBG.org domain to your email whitelist.

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Explore new artistic media and techniques through plant-based projects with a fun and inspiring local artist. These monthly classes are appropriate for all experience levels and promote enjoyment over perfection. Reawaken your creative spirit with our instructor’s open-ended, judgment-free approach to art! Registration includes Garden admission for the day—we encourage you to explore the Garden before class to get your creative juices flowing. Tear into the fabulous, fibrous world of natural papers as we construct botanical collages. In this class we will explore various processes used in natural paper production and test a paper recipe. Dress for wet as the fibers can get slippery. Registration includes Garden admission for the day. We enco