WISDOM OF PLACE | Lecture, Workshop, and Sketch Walk

March 27, 2026 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Higgins Hall North, Room 505, 61 St James Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11238

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A tabletop arrangement of illustrated oracle-style cards featuring warm-toned sunburst backs and pastel blue-bordered fronts, including a central card labeled “ix springs” showing a collage of leaves, flowers, and a small blue pool, surrounded by other cards with nature-inspired imagery such as winding paths, water, foliage, and mosaic textures, photographed from an angled overhead view on a neutral surface.

Join landscape architects Chip Sullivan and Elizabeth Boults for a magical journey in search of the genius loci – the spirit of place – to explore the creative forces and hidden currents of nature. Following a presentation on nature-based archetypes and folklore from cultures across the world, we will enter the portal to another dimension to draw the mystical spirits present around the Pratt campus environs. Through drawing, field sketching, and collaging, we will gain insights into the voice of water, the spirit of the grove, the energy of the earth, and the phenomena of shadows. At the conclusion of the workshop participants will have created their own Genius loci tarot card.