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  • The Farms: Learn to Draw

    Experience Level: Beginner Learn a life-long skill you can continue to practice on your own at Learn To Draw on Wednesdays, Feb. 4 through Feb. 25 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in The Studio. Instructor Sally Walsh will guide students in various drawing techniques to gain a basic understanding of drawing, including shading properly to […]

  • The Farms: Beginning Pen & Ink

    Experience Level: Beginner Learn to draw, shade and create texture at Beginning Pen & Ink on Wednesdays, Feb. 4 through Feb. 25 from 12 to 2:30 p.m. in The Studio. Instructor Sally Walsh will teach the basics of hatching, dots and varied lines to help students learn how to create texture and visual interest. $70/person*. Register […]

  • The Farms: Beginning Watercolor (morning)

    Experience Level: Beginner Learn the foundational skills of watercolor at Beginning Watercolor on Thursdays, Feb. 5, Feb. 12, Feb. 19 & Feb. 26 from 8:30 to 11 a.m. in The Studio. Instructor and former art educator Sally Walsh will walk students through new techniques each week to create paintings focusing on landscapes, flowers, fruit, glass and special […]

  • The Farms: Beginning Watercolor (afternoon)

    Experience Level: Beginner Learn the foundational skills of watercolor at Beginning Watercolor on Thursdays, Feb. 5 through Feb. 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in The Studio. Instructor and former art educator Sally Walsh will walk students through new techniques each week to create paintings focusing on landscapes, flowers, fruit, glass and special effects. $70/person*. Register […]

  • (SOLD OUT) The Farms: Beginning Watercolor (afternoon)

    Experience Level: Beginner Learn the foundational skills of watercolor at Beginning Watercolor on Thursdays, Feb. 5 through Feb. 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in The Studio. Instructor and former art educator Sally Walsh will walk students through new techniques each week to create paintings focusing on landscapes, flowers, fruit, glass and special effects. $70/person*. Register […]

  • The Farms: Intermediate Watercolor: Still Life

    Experience Level: Intermediate Continue your journey through watercolor at Intermediate Watercolor: Still Life on Thursdays, Feb. 5 through Feb. 26 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in The Studio. Aimed at those who completed the Beginning Watercolor class or have some experience, instructor and former art educator Sally Walsh will help students build on foundational skills and techniques and learn […]

  • The Farms: Basket Weaving: Country Catch All

    Basket Weaving: Country Catch All Experience Level: All Learn the basics of weaving and take home a basket at Basket Weaving: Country Catch All on Friday, Feb. 6 from 12 to 4 p.m. in The Studio. Instructor Bonnie Rideout will lead students in laying out a woven, filled base and tuck the filler spokes with the […]

  • (SOLD OUT) The Farms: Basket Weaving: Country Catch All

    Basket Weaving: Country Catch All Experience Level: All Learn the basics of weaving and take home a basket at Basket Weaving: Country Catch All on Friday, Feb. 6 from 12 to 4 p.m. in The Auditorium.  Instructor Bonnie Rideout will lead students in laying out a woven, filled base and tuck the filler spokes with the […]

  • The Farms: Link It! Chainmaille Jewelry

    Experience Level: Beginner Learn how to use the pattern originally used in armor for jewelry making at Link it! Chainmaille Jewelry on Sunday, Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in The Studio. Historically, chainmaille was used as protective armor, as the linked rings resulted in a strong, flexible fabric. Jewelers have adopted the repeatable pattern […]

  • The Farms: Beginner Sourdough Breadmaking

    Experience Level: Beginner Learn about the process of making sourdough bread at Beginner Sourdough Breadmaking on Sunday, Feb. 8 or March 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Mansion Kitchen and Carriage House. (Each class covers the same material.) Instructor Hannah Fink will cover the basic biology of a ferment and what it means to a sourdough […]

  • (SOLD OUT) The Farms: Beginner Sourdough Breadmaking

    Experience Level: Beginner Learn about the process of making sourdough bread at Beginner Sourdough Breadmaking on Sunday, Feb. 8 or March 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Mansion Kitchen and Carriage House. (Each class covers the same material.) Instructor Hannah Fink will cover the basic biology of a ferment and what it means to a sourdough […]

  • The Farms: Life Drawing

    Experience Level: All levels Learn to draw from a live model at Life Drawing on Sundays, Feb. 8, March 8, April 19 or May 10 from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Mansion Library. In these lightly instructed sessions by Vivian Krishnan, students can learn more about quick gestures, long poses, and costumed and nude models. Each […]