Curating the Collection

Required Book:

“Lost and Found”; Amy Heller & Gail Browne; Schiffer Publishing; ISBN 978-0764359422

(All Books Can be purchased at Brewster Book Store)

Suggested Books:

  1. “Still: The Art of Noticing”; Mary Jo Hoffman; Monacelli; ISBN 978-1580936330
  2. “Nature’s Palette: A Color Reference System from the Natural World”; Patrick Baty; Princeton University Press; ISBN 978-0691217048
  3. “Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames”; Lara Maiklem; Bloomsbury Publishing; ISBN 978-1408889237
  4. “Inside the Head of a Collector: Neuropsychological Forces at Play”; Shirley M. Mueller, MD; Marquand Books; ISBN 978-0999652275

Recommended Supplies:

Highly Recommended:

  1. Smartphone camera
  2. Journal with watercolor paper (cold press)
  3. Soft pencil (HB, H, or #2)
  4. Pencil sharpener
  5. Technical drawing pen
  6. Refillable brush pen
  7. Colored pencils (watercolor pencils work well)
  8. Watercolor set (Art Toolkit)

Optional:

  1. Backpack or shoulder bag
  2. Binder clips
  3. Small ruler
  4. Small mixing palette
  5. Small sponge
  6. Small rag
  7. Small water bottle
  8. Small water spray bottle
  9. Small syringe (no needle)
  10. White gel pen
  11. Color wheel
  12. Small hand lens or magnifier

March 30, 2026 – 10:00 - 12:00 am – Curating the Collection – Brewster Book Store

Description: In our final session, participants transform their journals and objects into a cohesive narrative collection.

Participants leave with a richly layered nature journal and a renewed awareness of how the natural world holds memory and narrative

 

Topics Covered:

  1. What was truly lost?
  2. What was discovered?
  3. How did our perception change?