Studio 2
Creative community through sustainable art
Category: Environmental Education
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Late April Newsletter: New Workshop Drops!
Greetings, fellow creatives! Meg here with a fresh batch of summer news, and real talk, the calendar is filling up in the best way. Spring is doing its thing out there ā the native plants are waking up, the light is getting long, and I am very much in my element. Let’s get into it.…
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Behind the Scenes: Creating an Illustrated Map for the Quad Cities Ecological Corridor
Recently I completed an illustrated a map for the National Wildlife Federation featuring The Quad Cities Ecological Corridor in collaboration with Quad City Arts. I wanted to share a little bit of the story behind this project, successes and challenges.
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March Newsletter: Events & Workshops at Studio 2 Makings
Greetings fellow creatives! It’s Meg with Studio 2 Makings March Newsletter. We have lots of fun events and collaborations planned incoming, so let’s get right into it.
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Summer Check In: Events, Workshops, and Celebrations
Summer has kicked off hard in the studio! This is Meg, brain-woman behind Studio 2, and I wanted to come in with a check in that spreads a little bit of sunshine, celebrates some small successes, and perhaps a fun fact or two.
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What is Eco Art?
We were recently invited to the Wild Ones Quad Cities Symposium at The Hauberg Estates to share all about Eco Art! Eco Art is such a wide genre of art making. What follows is a more in depth exploration on Eco Art that may not have been able to fit in the confines of a…
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The Power of Placemaking: Front Yard Prairie Conversion
In an effort to finish a project, Iām throwing this video out to the void. One of my meditations recently has been in the power of place making, and how we can work in the spaces we already exist within to contribute placemaking to our community. One if the ways I chose to do this…
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DIY: Cold Infused Calendula
One of my favorite flowers for preservation is Calendula. Between its beneficial effects in apothecary and skincare makings, to edible additions in salads, to a beautiful cut flower for display, Calendula is the #1 heavy hitter in the botanical makings of Studio 2. In this video, I show the process of poreparing my calendula cold…
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Colorado Springs Edible and Community Gardens: A Live Map
Just for fun, I created a Google Map of all of the community-based and edible gardens in the Colorado Springs area. Click on the points in the map to explore your local community garden scene. Clicking on each point allows you to access a Google street view as well, which can be fun. š Access…
