Foraging the Forest Floor Workshop: Framing Nature’s Small Wonders

This workshop is your pre-holiday sanctuary: no pressure to sketch or paint, just an invitation to slow down and see the extraordinary in the ordinary. Together, we’ll forage and select the best natural elements and arrange them into striking, modern 3D shadow boxes that bring the quiet energy of the woods into your home. 

You’ll design and create two custom shadow boxes: one to keep, one to give. Learn to stain raw pine for a warm, finished look. Master visual balance using organic textures and shapes. Work with dried flowers, pebbles, shells, birch bark, twigs, and grasses. Layer in colorful yarn, glass tiles, and ceramic pieces. Add dried citrus peel for a cozy, wintry scent.

Want it on the wall instead of the shelf? We’ll attach a twine handle, so your shadow box can hang. These make beautiful, personal Thanksgiving tokens for the people you love.