Art and Photography Workshop: Wildflowers and Winging It

Oh. My. Heart!

My favorite part of summer

is this.

Prairie Wildflowers.

Give me a pasture of wildflowers and my camera

and you will find a happy Jodi.

Since the prairie wildflowers have exploded here on the ranch,

we have a short window of opportunity

 to take some breathtaking photos in the evenings! 

I am opening up a spontaneous art & photo workshop

 in my White Owl Wings studio at my home by appointment from 

3:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the dates of July 5-8 and 11-15. 

Choose which day you would like to come for yourself and up to two more friends. 

Register here: www.whiteowlwings.com

Here's what I have planned:

* Make your own "Winging It" Art piece

 on a round slice of birch wood 

with papers, butterfly diagrams and wire wings 

from 3:00-6:00. 

*Break

* An evening of wildflower "photography safari"

on the prairie through sunset. 

We will take the side-by-side 4-wheeler 

to some of my favorite spots for photos on the ranch.

*Limited to 3 people at a time. 

*Bring a couple friends for a very personal small group art/photo time. 

*Message or call me to reserve your date.

Register at www.whiteowlwings.com
*$60 per person. Bring your own camera. All art supplies provided.

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So here's a few things I have learned about these wildflower favorites

from my book: Grassland Plants of South Dakota and the Northern Great Plains

by James R. Johnson and Gary E. Larson.

The top photo above of the yellow flower is a Prairie Coneflower.

*"Dakota and Lakota made a tea to cure aches of the stomach, head, or side;

Dakota also made a leaf tea beverage."

*"Cheyenne prepared a solution for relieving the effects of rattlesnake bite and poison ivy."

*"The dark red phase is known as "Mexican Hat" {which you can see below}.

This photo above is a Purple Coneflower, or Echinacea, or Black Samson.

A few interesting things:

*indicator of healthy range; safe for grazing

*when chewed, the root numbs the mouth.

*"root widely used by Plains Indians to treat the following:

snakebite,

stings,

toothache,

coughs,

sore mouth and gums,

neck pain,

rheumatism,

arthritis,

mumps and measles,

and more."

*"The plant was their most important plains herbal medicine."

Here is the Mexican Hat version of the Prairie Coneflower,

a rare find.

I'd love to have you join me

for my Winging It Art and Photography Workshop.

Register Here:  www.whiteowlwings.com