Elfin Forest Sip n Sketch

Sip & Sketch class at the Elfin Forest in Escondido, CA with ladies showing their artwork.

About the Author: Native to San Diego County, Donna Walker earned her AIS Certificate (American Indian Studies) from Palomar College in San Marcos, CA where she also majored in art and history. Donna has been a contract artist for UCSD for the last several years, specializing in pottery/ceramic illustrations. She also teaches archaeological illustrations for various colleges, archaeological societies, and at the San Diego Archaeology Center in Escondido, CA. Her work appears in professional archaeological reports and presentations. She can be reached by email at: donna.walker05@gmail.com to schedule a class or one-on-one lesson. View All Posts

Upcoming 3-Part Artifact Illustration Class Package:

1st Class: Sat. Feb. 25th on Lithics at the San Diego Archaeological Center (SDAC) Address: 16666 San Pasqual Valley Rd, Escondido, CA 92027 Time: 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

2nd Class: Sat. March 4th on Perspective at the Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead Address: 12655 Sunset Dr. Escondido, CA 92025 Time: 11:30 am – 2:30 pm with a short tour beginning at 11:30 of the inside and the original adobe wall.

3rd Class: Sat. March 11th at Felicita Park on Bedrock Mortars Address: 742 Clarence Lane, Escondido, CA 92029 (Parking $3 per vehicle) Time: 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

Package Cost: $135. SDAC Members: $115 (15% Discount)

NOTE: For the 2nd and 3rd classes, we will meet at SDAC’s parking lot at 10 am then carpool over to the archaeological sites (Felicita Park charges $3.00 for parking).

If you’re unable to attend a class, you can make it up by coming to one of the quarterly classes at SDAC.

Please See the Blog Above for Class Details

Artwork

Early Bronze Age Pots Illustrated for UCSD

Applique sherd from Puerto Rico pot circa 40-60 AD. Always pencil first!

Completed Applique. Both a detailed and a line drawing best represents the artifact.

Jordan – Early Bronze Age

Obsidian Point

This is a photo of a drawing Oct. 2021. Early Bronze Pottery, Jordan. Fun to do.

SDCAS’ Celebrating the Art in Archaeology art show for 2021: Winner, Donna Walker for 1st Place in line drawings and also Best of Show!

Turtle Scraper

Ceramics – Lug handle from Jordan with exterior, profile and interior views.

“Where’s My Comb” SDCAS Celebrating Art in Archaeology Oct. 2021.

Finished Steatite Bead

Donut Stone – wear zones indicate it may have been used for polishing.

Venus of Willendorf – illustrated using a replica.

Ceramic sherd with comb markings. Scale 1:1

Jordan – Interesting vessel with a bowl in the handle; possibly for pouring.

Mano

Fluted Point

A French curve ruler is good for drawing and inking in curved vessels like this one.

Ceramic sherd with designs are drawn as if the design is intact.

Completed Curved Vessel Early Bronze Age (Diagonal lines indicate burnishing). Note: Scale is 1:2 because of it’s size.

Shells in pen and ink and Prismacolor.

Jordan Pottery

Project: Map of Negev Desert, Israel. The Journal of the Council for British Research in the Levant Figure 5: Simplified geological map indicating major geological formations in the vicinity of the archaeological sites with ceramic samples included in this study (based on Sneh et al. 1998. Prepared by D. Walker). Article Citation: Margie M. Burton, Patrick S. Quinn, Anthony Tamberino & Thomas E. Levy (2018) Ceramic composition at Chalcolithic Shiqmim, northern Negev desert, Israel: investigating technology and provenance using thin section petrography, instrumental geochemistry and calcareous nannofossils, Levant, 50:2, 237-257, DOI: 10.1080/00758914.2019.1625656

The Popular Atlatl

“House of the Ladies” in Akrotiri on Thera. Fresco of a Minoan woman illustrated in Prismacolor.

Elfin Forest Sip n Sketch

Author: Donna Marie Walker

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