Turn your favorite recipes and food experiences into art! In this open-ended, creative workshop, you'll learn to combine hand lettering, whimsical sketches, and watercolor techniques to craft a unique illustrated recipe book or journal. Whether you're inspired by recipes and dishes from the morning’s cooking class or simply eager to capture the beauty of your surroundings, this workshop offers a fun, flexible space for exploration. Use your artistic flair to:

• Sketch fresh ingredients, prepared meals, or memorable moments
• Add vibrant color with watercolor, markers, or colored pencils
  
• Design borders or decorative elements inspired by flowers, doodles, or nature
• Incorporate photographs from the cooking session into your pages

You'll leave with an enchanting start to a personalized recipe journal or a collection of artwork that celebrates your creativity. All skill levels welcome – no limits, just imagination!

Meet your Instructor

Annie Thayer

Annie began her career teaching movement and coaching sports at Principia College in Illinois. It is there that she met watercolorist James Green (1911-2005), whose bold, expressive style of painting and passion for teaching has influenced her work both as an artist and as a teacher.

Living in the mountains outside of Boulder, Colorado, Annie is an avid biker, hiker, runner, and skier. She has always had a deep connection with nature, and it is there in the mountains that she is continually inspired by the beauty around her. For the past 20 years she has studied and traveled with numerous award-winning watercolorists, traveling to Greece, Guatemala, New Zealand, and Italy. When painting plein air, she works to capture the essence of a landscape or street scene quickly, allowing her to paint more intuitively.

Annie has been teaching watercolor classes to youth and adults for the past five years, encouraging them to “play” and experiment with many different techniques as they paint landscapes, florals, and abstracts. She appreciates the challenge of the fluidity of the watercolor medium, and enjoys working wet into wet, pouring, and spattering, along with other techniques. She is thrilled to share her love of watercolor with others and hopes to continually inspire students to explore their own creativity.

Annie’s work is currently on display in Nederland, and at R Gallery in Boulder. She has been awarded Signature Membership with the Colorado Watercolor Society. You may visit her website at www.rockyknob.net.