THIS IS A REVIEW COURSE AND IS LIMITED IN TIME. IT EXPIRES FEBRUARY 28th 2025.
This online review course is designed to get your feedback as an artist who completes the course.
You have until February 28 to complete the course and review it. You are encouraged to use the materials you have at hand and share how your substitutions affect the final outcome.
The way to get the MOST out of the online course is to use the comment section in each lesson to share your questions and comments and photos of your work as you progress. Everyone enrolled benefits from this type of sharing/learning.
After February 28, anyone who has completed the review will be enrolled in the course permanently and receive $25 off their next course purchase.
Create a botanically realistic large paper garden rose modeled after 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' David Austin rose with this comprehensive, self-paced online course from master artist Amity Libby.
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Course Curriculum
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StartWelcome and course overview
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StartMeet the instructor, Amity Libby
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StartHistory and characteristics of the 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' rose (5:49)
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PreviewNecessary tools for creating a LARGE paper garden rose
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StartNecessary components of the stand and stem for LARGE paper garden rose
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StartPrepare Printed Templates from a PDF
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StartPreparing the paper and wires prior to beginning the course (17:59)
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StartLarge Rose Foliage (15:19)
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StartLarge Rose Center Preparation (7:14)
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StartLarge Rose Inner Petals Preparation (12:24)
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StartLarge Rose Center Petals Preparation (8:50)
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StartLarge Rose Outer Petals Preparation (6:34)
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StartLarge Rose Guard Petals Preparation (9:30)
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StartLarge Rose Construction (22:24)
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StartDemonstration of Large Rose Stem and Stand (8:28)
Your Instructor
A Master of Science in Education with a dozen years in the classroom, plus roles writing curriculum, connecting classrooms, writing policy, and organizing data, Amity is a teacher, writer, artist, and friend.
She is the principal behind the creative education studio, flower and jane. Her online art school features teaching artists from around the world with over 1500 students enrolled in creative botanical education courses.
Amity and her family live in a family cottage surrounded by tall pines and ancient apple trees in the midcoast region of Maine. They love to have adventures in nature!
Amity has been featured on Channel 8 News, DownEast, Veranda, and the Bangor Daily News. Her artwork is represented by the Good Supply.
Amity's research on open educational resources was federally funded during the Obama administration. She has presented at the state level and internationally in the field of teaching with technology. She has written curriculum for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens as well as for her own company and hosted two educational conferences on biodiversity and conservation for Maine teachers.