Theatre of Botanicals
with Leanne Trivett S.
July 28 – August 14, 2025
Course Description
What is a flower—and what could it be? Open your mind to see the possibilities. With a background in theater, photographer and visual artist Leanne Trivett S. knows how to create dynamic stories, and she invites you to let your imagination run wild and push your botanical images farther than ever before.
By taking innovative approaches to art, you can liberate yourself and connect to your creative voice. Together we experiment with our images and write about them. As we tap into our emotions, we consider color with storytelling and choosing personal artifacts to add to our work. In-class time is spent on lectures about art, inspiring artists, reviews of participant work, and individual coaching. During weekly assignments and group sharing, Leanne offers gentle feedback to guide each participant.
Because this workshop’s overarching goal is to try out new ideas and add new ways of thinking to our practice, a small amount of technical proficiency is required—namely, experience in digital workflow, confidence operating your camera of choice, and ability to select and download images.
As you create unique images utilizing different techniques, you take your art to new heights. The flower is the actor, you are the director, and the world is your stage. Join Leanne and discover how to give dramatic voice to your botanical images.
Additional Information
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
What You Should Know:
Working knowledge of digital workflow and manual mode on your digital SLR or mirrorless camera. Participants must be able to download and select images using image editing software for class sessions. Apple iPhone users with digital workflow knowledge are also welcome.
Special Notes:
Class will meet 9:30 – 11:30 am (Mountain Time) on Mondays and Thursdays starting July 28 and ending August 14 (six online group sessions). Enrollment is limited to 12 participants.
Zoom Video Conferencing software (available for no charge from Zoom.com) will be used to facilitate the class sessions. Further details will be emailed to registrants.
Santa Fe Workshops always aims to produce a high-quality experience for our online attendees. That said, variables including regional and local internet provider speeds, traffic on Zoom's servers, and your own computing hardware can contribute to a less than ideal streaming event. While we do our best to minimize the impact of these variables, they are outside the control of Santa Fe Workshops.
Policies:
View Withdrawal and Transfer Policies for online programs.
For the convenience of participants, recordings of each class session are posted privately for one month after the end of each session. Santa Fe Workshops takes the recordings down after one month to protect the intellectual property of our instructors.
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Leanne Trivett S. uses photography to explore experimental floral elements, self-portraiture and identity, and the visual interaction of color and emotion in the world. She holds a BFA in Theater from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Her background in musical theatre and her experience as a professional singer have significantly influenced her self-expression through imagery and photography.
Leanne is best known for her colorful self-portraits and her work with florals. Her artwork has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including at the Los Angeles Center of Photography, the Griffin Museum of Photography in Boston, the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, CA, Foto Fest in Karuizawa, Japan, Barcelona, Spain, and PH21 Gallery in Budapest, among others. She has also been published in several renowned publications, including Shots Magazine, Art Ascent, Black & White Magazine, Dodho Magazine, Artist Talk Magazine, and various exhibition books.
Leanne has received multiple accolades, including Winner and Honorable Mention for the 18th and 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers in 2022 and 2023, the Refocus Awards, the ND Awards for 2022, and the People and Portraits category for Digital Photo in 2022. Currently, she spends her time teaching throughout the US and creating in her studio near Asheville, NC.
Website: leannetrivettsphotography.com
Instagram: @leannerockstar
