An Environmental Journey: Discovering Art Through Nature with Judy Sklar

This workshop begins by using simple objects found in nature, such as twigs, stones, flowers, and branches, as tools to create art. In addition, we will walk through the gardens of the Artists Center and gather objects to create and photograph an impermanent work of art. A minimal supply list will be provided. For anyone with or without art experience.

JUDY NEMER SKLAR is a professional artist, writer, and expressive arts facilitator in Palm Desert, California. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Arts and the Media from Chapman University, Orange, California, and a Master of Arts in Humanities from California State University, Dominquez Hills, California, on the Creative Track. She is completing her second Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling with a specialty in Expressive Arts Therapy. She works as an Artist in Residence for the Palm Springs Unified School District.

She has shown her art in numerous galleries, is a published writer, has won grants, scholarships, and national juried art awards, and has been published in magazines and brochures. In 2018, Nemer Sklar developed an educational, expressive arts workshop program entitled “Creative Life Workshops for Health and Wellness,” facilitated in large and small venues, including wellness retreats, hospitals, and organizations on the West Coast, including in the Coachella Valley at the Eisenhower Medical Center, the Annenberg Foundation/Sunnylands, and the Riverside County Office of Education.

Her art and writing have been featured in both art and wellness magazines, and she is currently researching a book based on interviews with successful mid-life artists, entitled “Artists Narratives,” which explores the artists' approach to aging and life’s transitions.

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