{"title": "Impressions: Botanical Relief Printing with Margrethe Aanestad", "start": "2026-11-12T17:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "Scandinavia House", "address": "Park Avenue 58, 10016", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/printmaking"], "description": "An evening workshop in botanical relief printing, where plant parts are coated in ink and pressed onto paper or fabric to leave a direct, mirrored, highly detailed impression of a leaf's veins and edges. Artist Margrethe Aanestad leads the class, teaching the technique before participants experiment and create their own artworks. It is part of the 3-session printmaking series \"Impressions: Carved & Pressed\" and can be taken alone or as part of the progression; all materials are provided, no prior experience is required, and it is for ages 18 and up.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/impressions-botanical-relief-printing-with-margrethe-aanesta-55706/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ec199e654a1b860ebba2fe48c941a8ba0c2e521ca7c279d98f3184163a577414-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-12T17:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "Scandinavia House", "address": "Park Avenue 58, 10016", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "IMPRESSIONS: POTATO PRINTING | CARVED AND PRESSED WITH MARGRETHE AANESTAD", "start": "2026-11-19T17:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-19T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "Scandinavia House", "address": "Park Avenue 58, 10016", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/printmaking"], "description": "IMPRESSIONS: POTATO PRINTING | CARVED AND PRESSED WITH MARGRETHE AANESTAD is an evening workshop on potato printing, a craft in which a simple shape is carved into a freshly cut potato, pressed into paint, and used to stamp repeated patterns on paper or fabric. It is led by artist Margrethe Aanestad and is part of the 3-session series \"Impressions: Carved & Pressed,\" focused on printmaking with various mediums. Participants learn the technique, experiment, and create their own artworks; all materials are provided, no prior experience is required, and the class is for ages 18+. The session can be taken individually or as part of a progression, with 3-session bundles available.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/impressions-potato-printing-carved-and-pressed-with-margreth-71754/", "official_url": "https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/impressions-potato-printing-carved-and-pressed-with-margrethe-aanestad/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8cee0d3ef27e8e1c0e9a7d9906baeab2ad8cb05ba733163c4a49d2cd9f2cf7df-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Family Program | Botanical Prints", "start": "2026-11-14T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-14T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", "address": "East 91st Street 2, New York", "price": "Free with museum admission", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["science/biology/botany", "diy/printmaking"], "description": "Family Program | Botanical Prints is a drop-in hands-on workshop at Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, where youth ages 5–12 and their adult guardians create botanical prints using gel plates. It is part of the museum's monthly second-Saturday family activities and is inspired by the exhibition Frederic Church in Jamaica, whose botanical sketches made on treks through Jamaica's landscape will be on view. A museum educator guides participants as they use ferns and other botanical pressings to make prints capturing the details of nature; no experience is necessary and all materials are provided. The program is included with museum admission, youth 18 and under are always free, and registration is not required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/family-program-botanical-prints-52202/", "official_url": "https://www.cooperhewitt.org/event/family-program-botanical-prints-11-14-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f8528b50a2390433981e8bf089e447b0be0aade8c1b5754211d3b482fb44c174-2000.webp"}, {"title": "RU Workshop: Monoprint Creative Workshop", "start": "2026-11-11T13:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Lenox Hill Neighborhood House", "address": "331 East 70th Street, New York, NY", "price": "Free Workshop", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/printmaking"], "description": "A hands-on workshop on monoprinting, a printmaking form where every print is a single, one-of-a-kind impression. It is led by Graciela Cassel, a 2016 alum of Residency Unlimited, a New York organization for artists. Participants apply ink or paint to a smooth non-porous surface, experiment with additive and subtractive techniques, and transfer designs to paper by press or hand-printing, with mixed-media approaches like stencils, stamps, collage and chine-collé. No previous experience is required, all materials are provided, and the session is limited to 12 participants with RSVP required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/ru-workshop-monoprint-creative-workshop-55317/", "official_url": "https://residencyunlimited.org/programs/ru-workshop-monoprint-creative-workshop/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/968737d7a1f318ac010f43f2aaaf045b8ad88f84501c60a8271a9f31bd53fba9-600.webp"}, {"title": "Drawing for Absolute Beginners: Botanicals", "start": "2026-11-14T13:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-14T15:30:00-05:00", "place": "Brooklyn Botanic Garden", "address": "Washington Avenue at Montgomery Street, Brooklyn, NY", "price": "$50 ($45 for members)", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": "50.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/drawing", "nature/plants"], "description": "A beginner art class called Drawing for Absolute Beginners: Botanicals, offered by Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Taught by instructor Nan Carey, it starts with observation as the first step in drawing, helping students understand the structure of a flower or plant. Participants learn to draw a floral specimen using a step-by-step method that incorporates perspective and detail. Students provide their own supplies, for which a materials list is given.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/drawing-for-absolute-beginners-botanicals-79180/", "official_url": "https://www.bbg.org/classes/drawing_for_absolute_beginners_botanicals", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7d787cd19e41a758d3353bddb2955343a751eeb51d2a7ab643ff963b46485b9b-1200.webp"}]}