Elizabeth Sanford is a Nashville native who grew up exploring the neighborhood woods; now she creates visual fairy tales inspired by woodland walks and childhood memories. In addition to a long career at Watkins College of Art, Elizabeth has more than thirty years of experience teaching adult community education classes in watercolor, color theory, mixed media, book arts, natural abstractions, and more. Elizabeth encourages a collaborative learning environment, working with each student individually as they discover new ways to explore their innate creativity. Her artwork is included in many permanent collections, such as the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.
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I’m a multidisciplinary visual artist with decades of teaching experience who enjoys collaborating with community partners to offer programming tailored to their interests and goals.
Watercolor may be offered as a multi-week series of classes or as a workshop. In both cases, I use personalized instruction and sequential learning techniques to help students of all levels gain confidence as they explore their innate creativity and develop new painting skills. Social interactions are an important part of each class as students inspire each other and celebrate progress together.
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I’m a multidisciplinary visual artist with decades of teaching experience who enjoys collaborating with community partners to offer programming tailored to their interests and goals.
Book Arts and Visual Storytelling may be offered as a multi-week series of classes or as a workshop. In both cases, I use personalized instruction and sequential learning techniques to help students of all levels gain confidence as they explore their innate creativity, develop new art-making skills, and explore visual storytelling. Social interactions are an important part of each class as students inspire each other and celebrate progress together.
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I’m a multidisciplinary visual artist with decades of teaching experience who enjoys collaborating with community partners to offer programming tailored to their interests and goals.
Both art and nature have the potential to enhance our sense of well-being. Natural Abstractions may be offered as a multi-week series of classes or as a workshop. In both cases, I use personalized instruction and sequential learning techniques to help students of all levels gain confidence as they develop new painting skills and explore their innate creativity through personal expression. Social interactions are an important part of each class as students inspire each other and celebrate progress together.
Art Inspired by Nature classes and workshops also incorporate aspects of my training as a certified guide with ANFT, the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy.
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