Create Nature Art

Wellbeing / HauoraNature PlayArtPreschool Fun
Written By Kim Manunui
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Get creative outdoors!

Find an outdoor area and clear a space, like a clear canvas, for your artwork.  You want your work to stand out, so clear away any leaves or sticks. Have a look and see what natural resources are around you and collect them to make a pattern or a picture.  If you have rocks or stones, can you make a sculpture with them?  If there are autumn leaves around, group them according to colour and then see what patterns you can make.  Berries and flowers make bright colourful pictures.  Sticks and twigs are fantastic for adding another dimension.  

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Before doing this activity we highly recommend having a look through James Brunt’s artwork. The photos of his natural art really inspired us. He uses easily sourced natural resources and simple patterns, but they are very effective. We love how he collects the leaves and then lays them out in colour patterns, facing one direction and adding sticks to give his design structure.  We tried this in our leaf art that you can see in the photo.  Our one warning is, don't attempt this on a windy day. Our leaves kept blowing away before we could get a photo!

Once you have finished your beautiful natural art, remember to take a photo and then you can leave your art for others to enjoy before it decomposes.  That’s the great thing about natural art, there is no waste, everything is biodegradable. The leaves, sticks, and flowers all decompose to become soil. Nature is the best recycler!

There are lots of other types of nature art. Check out all of our other nature art ideas here.

Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

If you have an audience and market to reach, we can make that happen. Creative design, words that work and smart behind the scenes stuff that cuts through the online noise. We’ll design your website and then build it. We’ll manage the content as well as all your hosting needs. We can handle your online advertising so you get noticed,
and we’ll manage your social media presence so you get the clicks, likes and engagement to grow your business. All within the budget you set, because none of this needs to cost the earth.  And the job doesn’t stop when your website goes live. We are your virtual business partner.

https://www.korio.co.nz
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