# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Create Your Own Chimera: A Mixed Media Animal Mash-up with Courtney Blazon!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Date: Wednesday, November 5
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location: MNHC
Cost: $35 MNHC members/$40 non-members

Guided by local artist, Courtney Blazon, participants will design and draw their own chimera—a fantastical creature composed of three of their favorite animals. We’ll begin by looking at examples of mythological hybrids and contemporary mash-ups for inspiration, then explore ways to combine features such as wings, tails, fur, scales, or horns into one cohesive creature. Specimens from our collections can provide models for your creation- we have a little bit of everything!

Using a mix of drawing materials—such as graphite, ink, colored pencil, and crayons—participants will learn techniques to layer textures, blend different styles, and bring their chimera to life with depth and personality.

Enjoy a beverage: wine, beer, or bubbly water and snacks while you work!

Instructor: Courtney Blazon is an artist and illustrator living and working in Missoula, MT. Blazon is a graduate from Parsons School of Design, receiving a BFA in Illustration. Blazon has shown in Montana at the Missoula Art Museum, Holter Museum of Art, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Northcutt Steele Gallery, and most recently, at Radius Gallery. Outside of Montana, Blazon has shown regionally and nationally. Blazon’s work has been featured in New American Paintings (Western Edition), Studio Visit Magazine, and juxtapoz.com. Blazon is a past recipient of a Montana Arts Council Artists Innovation Award and ARPA Grant. Blazon is represented by Radius Gallery in Missoula, MT

FAQs
What’s the refund policy?

The course fee (minus a 25% administrative fee) is refundable if a cancellation is made up to 7 days before the event. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after this deadline. See our full refund/cancellation policy here.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

Nope! We will have a list of all the attendees.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/missoula/create-your-own-chimera-a-mixed-media-animal-mash-up-with-courtney-blazon/200029141902817
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 30

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.montananaturalist.org/event/create-your-own-chimera-a-mixed-media-animal-mash-up-with-courtney-blazon/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=missoula-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Missoula
- **state**: MT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 120 Hickory St, Suite A, Missoula, MT, United States, Montana 59801
- **lat**: 46.87065
- **long**: -114.00603
- **full address**: 120 Hickory St, Suite A, Missoula, MT, United States, Montana 59801

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Montana Natural History Center (https://allevents.in/org/montana-natural-history-center/25959177)

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 120 Hickory St, Suite A, Missoula, MT, United States, Montana 59801
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Montana Natural History Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Create Your Own Chimera: A Mixed Media Animal Mash-up with Courtney Blazon! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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