who will show visitors how tomake beautiful paper replicas
of various flowers.
“Thematerials will all be provided and are free,” Harrell
said, “and this is a family workshop suitable for ages 5 up
through seniors.”
Harrell said the flowers can be made in about 5-10 min-
utes, although it could take longer depending on the dexteri-
ty of theworking.
“It's usually only a two to three stepprocess,” she said.
This is a drop-in workshop and no time elements are
imposed on anyone.
Harrell said that this workshop is part of an outreach
program from the DIA that has been under way for about
five years.
“We are trying to broaden our art-making workshops now
and are expanding further into the Wayne, Oakland and
Macomb counties,” she said.
This flower-making workshops were chosen, Harrell
said, because of the importance of flowers in history, art and
lives.
“Flowers accompany us in every major event in life-
birth, marriage, holidays, graduations, illness and death,”
Harrell said.
During the Renaissance, nature was viewed as a reflec-
tion of the divine and because of their symbolism, flowers
have been irresistible to painters who chose flowers to con-
vey very specific messages about their subjects. For
instance, the same flower might have different meaning
depending on its color. A red rose signifies divine love, while
awhite rose signifies innocence andpurity, she continued.
TheDIAboothwill be open during the regular Art InThe
Parkhours.
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