How can we nurture a childlike curiosity even in adulthood, how can we constantly question ourselves about nature and the environment we live in, and last but not least, how to raise public awareness of geology in an understandable and interesting way? All these questions led to the idea and design of a workshop that includes different views of looking at nature from a scientific, practical and artistic perspective. The article presents a workshop on painting with natural pigments through which participants learn about various geological contents. In the first part of the workshop, participants learn about the entire process of making natural pigments, which includes determining a suitable mineral/rock for pigment, the pigment preparation process (crushing, grinding, and sieving), and mixing pigments with a binder into a final colour that can be used and stored. This part of the workshop introduces approaches that are comparable to scientific one. In a very practical way, participants will learn about some of the properties of rocks and minerals (colour, color of the mineral's streak, hardness, etc.) and sample preparation methods. The second part of the workshop is more creative, where participants use colouring books with geological motifs or paint freely. They explore the characteristics of pigments made from various materials, and connect new knowledge on an experiential level. One of the main aims of the workshop is to interweave and combine educational and creative content, focussing on active and experimental learning methods. The paper also shows the adaptations of the workshop to the age of the participants and the type of event (e.g. public events).
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