5 meetings, beginning Monday, April 27, 9 AM – 5 PM

Acclaimed urban sketcher and University of Washington landscape architecture professor Daniel Winterbottom joins us for Handwork Week 2026, teaching “Curious and Fearless: Sketching the Story” April 27 – May 1.

Winterbottom was the only American among four artists worldwide to receive an Urban Sketchers Reportage Grant in 2021 for his powerful documentation of Seattle’s changing landscape during the pandemic. His work has been exhibited internationally and featured in major publications including The New York Times and Landscape Architecture Magazine.

What makes this workshop special:

Five days to dive deep into field sketching as both reportage and skill development. You’ll explore pencil, pen and ink, ink wash, watercolor, and colored pencil, learning techniques from quick sketches to longer, refined pieces. The workshop balances lectures and demonstrations with outdoor field work and studio time.

But it’s about more than technique. As the workshop description explains, “The idea is to learn both drawing and painting skills, but also the role of sketching in reportage/documentation, storytelling, and a way to understand one’s world at a deeper level through observation and documentation.”

Winterbottom welcomes all skill levels and encourages you to develop your own style — from cartoonish to realistic to expressionistic. The five-day format gives you time to build on each day’s lessons, refine techniques, and take creative risks.

Get Curious. Get Fearless. Transform Your Sketching Practice.

This special offering is part of Handwork Week 2026, a celebration of American craft in partnership with PBS’s Craft in America and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. Seats are limited, so register soon!