June 8th | Earth Pigments & Natural Paints Workshop with Mona Lewis

Earth Pigments & Natural Paints
with Mona Lewis

Courtesy Mona Lewis

Courtesy Mona Lewis

Join the California Nature Art Museum and Artist Mona Lewis for an earth pigments & natural paints workshop on Sunday, June 8th, 2025, from 1:00PM-3:00 PM. During this workshop, participants will get an introduction to making and using earth pigments, which are colors collected from the local natural landscape with beauty, sustainability, and fun in mind! You will learn how to identify rocks suitable for paint, best practices for collecting respectfully, and how to turn stones into pigments. Participants will also make their own paints using a mortar and pestle, then use their pigments to paint an image of their choice.

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Courtesy Mona Lewis

About the Instructor:

Mona Lewis is an artist and arts educator in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, specializing in revitalizing the lost art of using plant dyes and earth pigments and teaching students how to use them in their work. She has been a Waldorf educator since 1998, and is co-director of the Waldorf Practical Arts Teacher Training program.

Mona has illustrated four books for writer Alan Salazar, exclusively with natural earth pigments. Her own book, Nature’s Paintbox, is a collection of easy plant dye and earth pigment projects for artists of all ages.

To learn more about Mona and her work, visit sunspritehandwork.com.

The class fee for this workshop is $65 for CalNAM Members and $80 for CalNAM Non-Members, per participant, all supplies included. Advance registration is required, 15 attendees max. This class is best suited for ages 14yrs+.

Questions? Contact (805) 686-8315 or email Rachel Metz at rachel@calnatureartmuseum.org.