Photo by ShaghoJoin us for a series of events hosted by @_shagho (she/her) artist and community facilitator, exploring Ernest Batchelder's ornamental legacy through nature's hidden patterns. Eucalyptus seed pods crack into star forms, California live oak acorns nest in textured caps, and Anna's hummingbird throats flash ruby coin-sized patches. Patterns waiting for hands and found materials to bring them into new forms.
Working with local museums and heritage sites, participants will translate nature's geometries into relief and surface design, encoding collective wishes about a more harmonious, abundant world. Each repeated motif becomes anticipatory consciousness—active projections reshaping reality through patient ornamental work.
This series of events is hosted to bring the community together to help Pasadena History Museum in compiling a registry of Batchelder tile installations throughout the United States and Canada, asking for assistance from the public to document for the first time the scope of the business and distribution of the tiles throughout North America. Learn more!
5 scholarships are available for those in hardship, please email.
AGENDA
Walk to Plaza Las Fuentes
Open Archives & Pasadena History Museum
Batchelder history & books
Guest Speaker: Jodhan Fine: Community Engagement Liaison, Pasadena Audubon Society
Bird inspiration
Creative Experiments
Dream landscapes
Main Project
Tiny Grant Feedback Form
Made possible in part by the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division.
Guests
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Jodhan Fine is a 22 year old birder and naturalist from Albuquerque living in Los Angeles where he just graduated Occidental College with a degree in Urban and Environmental Policy. He currently works as the Community Engagement Liaison for the Pasadena Audubon Society. Jodhan has been birding since 2016 and while he tries to bird abroad whenever he can, he locally loves searching for notable records and witnessing the magic of migration. Jodhan has seen over 2,000 bird species globally, and 400 species in Los Angeles County alone. Outside of birds, he adores herpetofauna, especially snakes. Jodhan is a regional reviewer for eBird New Mexico, a New Mexico Bird Records Committee member, and an occasional author and editor for various publications. He loves the birding community and takes great privilege in helping foster new birders, naturalists, and environmental stewards any chance he gets.
Pasadena Heritage is a preservation organization that protects the city's architectural and craft legacy through advocacy, education, and community engagement. Pasadena Heritage is a hands-on, community-driven experience that welcomes everyone to step behind historic buildings and into the studios, gardens, and neighborhoods where Pasadena's design traditions were born and continue to thrive.
* Explore their annual programming including Craftsman Weekend and year-round celebrations of the city's design culture.
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