Nature-Inspired Scratchboard
Wed, Jul 30
|ACWL - Nuveen
Using a pointed scratchboard tool, students will etch a nature-inspired design into the black scratchboard. Ages 16+


Time & Location
Jul 30, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
ACWL - Nuveen, 106 East Colby Street, Whitehall, MI, USA
About the event
Using a pointed scratchboard tool, students will etch a design into the black scratchboard, adding a dramatic touch. It's quite similar to using a pencil, so you can be confident in your abilities. Marie Essenberg will offer a variety of nature-inspired designs to choose from, and you'll leave with a unique, framed piece of art ready for display.
Class minimum: 4
Class maximum: 10
About the Instructor:
Marie Essenberg has been a nature and wildlife artist for 50 years and nature is where her soul thrives and roots connect. She has used many mediums to create detailed artwork such as oil, watercolor, pastel, graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink, acrylic, and scratchboard. Over the years her work has been shown at many galleries and art shows in several states.
ACWL-Nuveen classes are supported by CatchMark Technologies, Michigan Arts & Culture Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nuveen…