By Alexandria Raeann Choy, ENC Communications Intern The ENC’s Teachers Night Out is coming up! On Friday, October 7, kindergarten through 3rd-grade teachers will take part in mini-workshops and activities to use in their own classrooms. Sama Wareh, the ENC’s Community Outreach Director, will also be demonstrating hands-on activities to connect Common Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standards to art. This “night out” at the Nature Center will include food, drinks, and a campfire for the teachers to enjoy! “We’re staying open late so that educators will have a chance to experience the Nature Center with a group of colleagues and meet with fellow educators,” said ENC Education Director Lori Whalen. “They will have an opportunity to explore the Center and develop professionally…
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Farewell Kyle!
For the school semester of spring 2016 I, Kyle Hardenburg, worked as a communications intern for the Environmental Nature Center. While this internship was a requirement for my college it quickly grew and evolved into one of the most important experiences in my college life. This internship showed me what it really meant to work in the real world and gave me a taste of the freedom and responsibilities one receives in a job that you cannot truly experience anywhere inside the schooling system. I loved every second I had in this experience, from learning all I can about the ins and outs of working the marketing/communications branch of a non-profit company to being given the creative freedom to experiment in the ways of video…
Artisan Sneak Peak: August Heart
August Heart is unique, handmade jewelry designed by Diane Valeriano, a resident of Newport Beach. Diane has been designing jewelry and selling it since 2012. Her designs are one-of-a-kind stretch bracelets made with semi-precious stones, gems and metals such as silver, pewter, gold and silver-plate, brass and bronze. She has been selling her designs in the San Francisco area since 2012 to boutiques, salons, and spas. Since January 2015 she has been selling her one-of-a-kind bracelets to Fleur de Lys Boutique, located on 17th St. in Costa Mesa. August Heart and 49 other talented artisans will be featured at the ENC’s Artisan Marketplace this Sunday on December 6, from 10 am – 3 pm ♥ $2 entry fee. The holidays are here and you have a chance be a positive…
Valerie & Fiorella join the ENC Team!
The Environmental Nature Center has recently expanded our team. Valerie Bain is our new full-time Traveling Naturalist and Fiorella Gardella is our new Naturalist! Both are passionate about nature and education. Valerie and Fiorella are the perfect contribution to our team! Valerie started working for the ENC as a Summer Camp teacher in 2009 and we are so excited to have her working full-time as our new Traveling Naturalist. Don’t worry – she’ll still be a Nature Camp Teacher! Valerie will be traveling to schools across Orange County teaching children of all ages, from Pre-K to High School. She will engage students in hands-on games and activities that make learning about science and nature fun. Valerie has been teaching children for over 15 years and loves every…
Father Son Camp-out coming soon to the ENC!
On June 19, fathers and their sons will pack up their tents and sleeping bags and head to the Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach to enjoy some one-on-one time or participate in group father/son activities, including crawdad catching, raft building, and fire starter kit making. The fee is $115 for each Father/Son pair and an extra $35 per additional son. RSVP and prepayment required at encenter.org “This camp-out threads outdoors skills with bonding,” said ENC Outreach Coordinator Sama Wareh. “Dads and their sons can pitch their tent anywhere in the Nature Center, enjoy a campfire dinner, and embark on an adventurous night hike.” Space is limited! Register HERE.
ENC Spring Faire 2012 Featured Artists – Cynthia Gallagher
Cynthia ”Sunny “ Gallagher is a fifth generation Californian. The use natural clay in her art reflects this deep connection and love for the natural California environment. Clay is a renewable resource created as rock decomposes and is found in great abundance in California. Party-Keepers are hand made from low fire earthenware. The inspiration for her eco-friendly Party-Keepers is based on her love of family parties. Even as a child she loved to add a special garden feel to the celebration. The idea behind Party-Keepers is to sustain meaningful connections. With the impersonal nature of e-mail and e-cards , making special events more personal is increasingly important. A core principle of her business OC Garden Party is creating eco-friendly products worthy of being enjoyed long…
ENC Spring Faire 2012 Featured Artists
Come check out these featured artists at the ENC’s Spring Faire! The Environmental Nature Center’s Spring Faire 2012 will take place on May 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the ENC located at 1601 16th Street, Newport Beach, CA 92663. Dina Saldana – Oil on Recycled Materials Susan Haldeman – Textile Design/Pillows
ENC Spring Faire 2012 Featured Artists – Gina Piazza
Come check out Gina Piazza’s artwork at the Spring Faire! The Environmental Nature Center’s Spring Faire 2012 will take place on May 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the ENC located at 1601 16th Street, Newport Beach, CA 92663.
ENC Spring Faire 2012 Featured Artists – Kathleen Carey
Thank you for visiting KatCarey Designs. The website features my latest work in mixed media collage, jewelry and embroidery designs. All work is original, conceived, and created by Kathleen Carey. I employ a variety of materials in the art pieces and try to treat them in interesting ways, whatever catches my fancy at the moment! All the handcrafted beaded jewelry uses high quality semi-precious metals, including vermeil, sterling silver, antique brass, copper and gold fill, other metal may be used and is indicated in the item description. Superior semi-precious gemstones are utilized in most pieces, including opal, jade, labradorite, freshwater pearls and quartz, to name a few. The clothing is of the best quality as well. I appreciate your interest and take a moment to…
ENC Spring Faire 2012 Featured Artists – Raymond Otis
Raymond is most interested in capturing the qualities of light, color and form that create a strong natural atmosphere filled with little surprises of detail and texture. As a boy, Raymond’s life-long interest in boating, seaports & lighthouses started when his family moved on their boat, the “Grandvill-e”, from Maryland to Florida down the Inter-coastal Waterway. Raymond has sketched and painted ever since winning his first blue ribbon as a youth for a pastel of a sailfish. Raymond’s interest in the outdoors started during his days Boy Scouting, Sea Scouting and being in the Civil Air Patrol. Learning to fly gives Raymond an added advantage for aerial paintings. Lumberjacking in the Redwoods of Northern California helped Raymond pay his way through college and gave birth…
ENC Spring Faire 2012 Featured Artists – Jill Rosoff
Jill Rosoff paints her silk scarves using permanent dye, taking advantage of her love of color and shapes as she develops the designs just for these pieces of wearable art. All of her scarves are hand-painted, and signed and numbered. Ms. Rosoff primarily works in watercolors, exploring their intrinsic painterly qualities, using them in ways that diverge from prescribed styles of using them. She experiments in contrasts: textures against flat color blocks, cool vs. warm, dark to light, messier areas against simple, clean ones, and opposites on the color wheel. Her images feature her signature warm, jewel-toned palette, and are inspired by her surroundings and her travels throughout the world, especially in Europe, the Americas and the South Pacific. “I have been an artist pretty…
ENC Spring Faire 2012 Featured Artists – Michael Jacobson
Michael Jacobson has been making knives and utilizing the art of blacksmithing for more than four years.He focuses on hand forging the high-carbon steel, while grinding and tempering the blades to achieve ultimate efficacy and craftsmanship. The handles of his knives are often crafted using wood, antler, and various other materials. Michael’s knives are designed to be used outdoors as tools for such tasks as making fires or cleaning fish. Along with knife-work, Michael forges flint strikers, makes keychains, along with other small-scale art.