Marine Debris Painting with Mariah Reading
Friday, July 18th, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Kaleidoscope Studio
Transform ocean waste into a beautiful landscape with eco-artist Mariah Reading! In this unique painting class, you'll learn to see marine debris as a canvas for art.
Mariah will guide participants through her signature process, teaching them how to prepare their chosen marine debris for painting, develop a landscape design inspired by their vision, and master color mixing, application, and finishing techniques.
We strongly encourage you to bring your own piece of clean, non-toxic marine debris (e.g., a buoy, or buoy fragment, plastic containers, sturdy pieces of fishing gear, or a washed-up bottle).
We will have a small selection of pieces available if you are unable to bring your own. All other painting materials, including brushes, paints, and primers, will be provided.
This class is perfect for adults and motivated teens, with all instruction provided.
About the Instructor: Mariah Reading is an eco-artist and strong
advocate for the existence, preservation, and accessibility of the National Parks. She was born and raised in Bangor, Maine where the surrounding landscape gave her a deep appreciation of nature’s beauty that was reinforced by her degree in Visual Arts at Bowdoin College. The 2016 National Park Centennial propelled her Recycled Landscapes, designed to bring attention to the need of preserving and protecting the environment. Having already visited 33 National Parks, she plans to continue her project in all 63 US National Parks. Mariah has dedicated herself to the field of eco-art through Art Residencies at Denali, Zion, Acadia, Guadalupe Mountains National Parks, working as an Arts In the Parks Volunteer at the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, assisting in Yosemite Facelift efforts, developing a K-12 STREAM curriculum with University of California Santa Barbara Oceanography students, and creating conservation workshops with the Channel Islands National Park. She has exhibited work in San Antonio, TX; Seattle, WA; Fort Collins, CO; McKinley Village, AK; Brunswick, ME; and Kamuela, HI; Poughkeepsie, NY; Davis, CA; Rockland, ME; and Portland, ME. From April through September, Reading has worked as an environmental interpreter.
