Upcycled Owls class

Event Summary

Earth without art is just eh.

Dickinson County Conservation environmental education coordinator Karess Knudtson certainly thinks so. An artist herself, Knudtson sees the profound impact when people realize the connection between art and nature.

The conservation board is hoping to educate people on this connection through a new series called Art & Nature being implemented at the Dickinson County Nature Center in Okoboji.

"Using 'Art & Nature' together becomes a vehicle for understanding and a way to achieve awareness of the environment,” Knudtson said. “I want people to come to one of our new programs, learn something by experiencing the beauty and fascination that lies between the science of the natural world and the act of creating something with their own hands. In our hectic lives it is simply a matter of allowing ourselves a chance to stop, pause and then stretch ourselves beyond our comfort zones just a little bit."

Creative workshops and classes will be held monthly at the nature center.

Upcycled Owls will be held 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the nature center. Knudtson will show people how to use what some might call junk to create a treasured piece of garden art shaped like an adorable owl. Think old metal strainers, jar lids, kitchen utensils --- anything metal can be imagined into an owl.                

“Participants can use their imagination and bring any upcyclable metal they have around, but we’ll also have a large variety of found objects for them to utilize as well,” Knudtson said.

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