Monday Monthly Watercolor Workshops
Feb – July, 2025
Join us every 2nd Monday of every month, from February—July, 2025
Watercolor: portable, affordable, and so satisfying. Make 2025 your year of creative thinking and expression.
Join experienced artist, instructor, illustrator Julia Townsend in a program for all levels, with weekly techniques and strategies, or, bring your own projects for feedback and development.
*Materials not included.
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02.01.25
A Drawing Conversation
Drawing is thinking. Drawing is problem solving. Drawing is communication between the mind, the eye, and the hand. Above all, Drawing is communication. Join Art Teacher Chuck Carson for an afternoon of drawing in a community project experience. All approaches to drawing are welcome. Bring your favorite drawing tools, and be ready to experiment with new ones.
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02.08.25
Winter Pruning Workshop
Saturday, Feb 8 at 2pm.
On Saturday Feb 8th, we’ll offer a pruning demonstration and Q&A at the Spruill Farm presented by long-time Spruill Farm volunteer, plant nurseryman, and naturalist Clay Coor. The focus will be on fruit trees including blueberries and figs, but we may discuss muscadines, roses, or flowering shrubs if the opportunity arises. Bring your shears and your questions as we shape the fruit trees and bushes on the farm this winter. Workshop fee: $12.00 (Hot Cider will be provided).
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events 2024
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Saturday, August 17th 10:00-2:00 make paper with flowers and natural dyes
Optional ‘Foraging Visit’ to the Spruill Farm in the morning before the workshop at 6:30 am to collect your own flowers. Most materials provided; a list of recommended materials to bring or wear will be made available at a later date. Prucher is the Artist in Residence from August 14 – 21. More information about Prucher under ‘Events.’
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Workshops
Constructing the Surreal: Head Chalices. Wednesday, September 4th 4:00-7:00 pm
What is a head chalice? You will have to come and find out. All we can say is that they will be worn in the Roper Peanut Parade on Saturday, September 14th. Problem solvers, engineers, and creative thinkers needed. Participation in the Parade is not required! But spread the word – we’ll need parade participants to wear these chalices.
2D & 3D Intensive: Join a creative team to construct a float for the Edenton Peanut Parade. Monday, September 30 – Friday, October 4th: Timing flexible
Artist Jeff Schofield will lead a project to create the first annual Peanut Factory float to celebrate peanuts and creativity! It will be pulled in the Parade on the following Saturday, October 5th. Come and be a part of this experimental workshop. Timings daily 10:00-6:00 pm, and can be extended if needed. All ages welcome.
Wednesday Pinata Party: October 2, 9, 16. Completion of the Giant Pinata. 4:00-6:00 pm
The Pinata Gigante was begun this spring and created mostly by students at the Boys and Girls Club. On these afternoons in October we’ll be decorating with paint and crepe paper, and filling it with candy. Donations of candy needed! Later, it will be transported to Elizabeth City for ‘Tu voz cuenta!’ a family event from 2-4 pm at the Holy Family Catholic Church on N. Road St in Elizabeth City. All ages welcome. Visit www.albemarlehopeline.org for more information.
STORY Workshop Saturday October 12 10:00-5:00
Join Nancy Anderson, jeweler, fabricator, wordsmith, and Chief of Stuff from SWEETBIRD STUDIO in Boulder, CO for an intensive, free-thinking, partly auto-biographical, mixed-media collage / assemblage workshop. Details to follow.
A Drawing Conversation Saturday October 26 11:00-2:00
Join veteran art teacher Chuck Carson and artist / Peanut Factory Co-Founder Julia Townsend for a liberating community drawing workshop. Drawing is thinking…drawing is expressive…drawing is brainstorming…drawing is descriptive…drawing tells a story…drawing is…COMMUNICATION.