Whychus Creek: Taking a Closer Look Workshop

68467 Three Creeks Rd,Sisters OR 97759

07 October, 2022

Description

Taking a Closer Look: Whychus Creek Workshop Overview Join Microbiologist and glass artist Jerri Bartholmew and explore Whychus Creek's organisms and their ecosystems. Learn about stream habitat by examining material through the microscope, creating drawings, and gel prints. Expand your understanding and appreciation of the Whychus Creek ecosystem by exploring life at different scales. We will examine the organisms and their communities residents of the Creek through multiple lenses to uncover complexities we cannot see with our naked eye. In the field we will collect samples (i.e. plants, water, insects and soil) and data (i.e. temperature, pH, light level) that tell us something about what makes this ecosystem unique. Back in the studio, we will examine material collected through the microscope. Participants will have the opportunity to experiment artistically using drawing and gel printing (or a medium of your choice) and explore how our perceptions change with scale and how data can be incorporated into art. Participants will create a small book of prints annotated with drawings and data. About the Instructor Microbiologist and glass artist Jerri Bartholomew teaches an Art-Sci course at Oregon State University where students artistically explore the microbial world around them. She uses microbial images in her own art, and her collaboration with other artists examining stinging cells of jellyfish and other cnidaria was featured recently in SciArt Magazine. More information about Jerri can be found at www.jerribartholomewglass.com; www.sciartmagazine.com/movement-embodied.htm. Materials List: Students Bring • Art supplies to work in the media of your choice, (e.g. photography, painting, writing, sketching) • A sketchbook or journal Materials List Provided by Instructor(s) • Art material for printmaking project • Microscopes • Hand lenses • Collection vials and bags • Other instruments for collecting data in the field