A deep love of color, pattern, and nature is the foundation of Jennifer's work as an artist, illustrator, author, and teacher.
Her joyful gouache paintings of flowers, random objects, people, and occasional meditative abstract musings open a colorful and enticing window onto a detail of the day one might ordinarily overlook.
Highlights
- Create and paint a meditative mixed media floral garden with birds and bees in a simple handmade accordion sketchbook.
- Translate your garden or reference photos into a beautiful loose watercolor; pencil, crayon, and ink story incorporating flowers, butterflies, bugs, trees, and birds in a meditative and slightly abstract style.
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You'll use various pens and media to try different ways of interpreting what we see in a joyful, non-perfectionist style.
Come and get creative with us!
Jennifer Orkin Lewis from August Wren walks us through the steps of creating your very own 4 Page accordion sketchbook story!
You will fold the paper to create the accordion, and then you can add on pages and a cover after the class. You will be drawing, painting, and dreaming a story of flora and fauna. If you have a garden accessible Jennifer will show you how she combines the interpretation of what’s around her, along with photos and imagination.
You will be loosely interpreting your surroundings to create a dreamy piece.
Learn the Skills
Learn the skills you need and how to find inspiration to create a 4-page accordion sketchbook story.
Be inspired!
Hear from Jennifer herself why she loves her art and what inspires her everyday.
Continue on!
Continue experimenting with your new found skills, add on pages and a cover to your sketchbook after the class.
A note from Jennifer
"It’s a joy for me to get into the beauty of the colors, sounds, and sights around me, without expectations of perfection, to create a story depicting what I see and feel. We will spend our time together to all get into the flow and draw and paint with looseness and a smile."
for this workshop
Hi. I'm Margo.
I’m so glad you’ve found your way here.
A little bit about why me & why this...
I have spent basically my whole life immersed in some sort of creative project or another. I love putting art out into the world, especially the work of other creatives.
I am an entrepreneur first, however I’ve got decades of experience in design, manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, product development, licensing and all around management of artful products and creative people.
My absolute favorite pursuit though, is helping other artists and creatives grow by focusing on what they do best. That’s why I created Tantau Studio. I love helping people hone in on what lights them up, and then watching the magic that can unfold. I mentor and teach students through the Make Art that Sells courses, my Windowsill Chats Podcast and Relish Monthly Membership, and now, Windowsill Workshops.
I promise you will find something that will entertain or delight, the time to play & dream, and I’ll bet you’ll even learn something new. I look forward to supporting you as you grow into your potential even more along the way.
I see you shining!
xxo Margo
Are you Ready?
Not only can you listen to your Windowsill Chats episodes but now you can also participate and learn from my guests. This will give you more of a hands-on knowledge of what they do and love.
My hopes are that it will inspire, motivate, and grow this wonderful creative community we have.
This is a recording of our live workshop hosted in July.
- Create and paint a meditative mixed media floral garden with birds and bees in a simple handmade accordion sketchbook.
- Translate your garden or reference photos into a beautiful loose watercolor; pencil, crayon, and ink story incorporating flowers, butterflies, bugs, trees, and birds in a meditative and slightly abstract style.
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You'll use various pens and media to try different ways of interpreting what we see in a joyful, non-perfectionist style.
