Summer Camps! July 10-14th and 17-21st

Summer art and craft camp ages 6-13 (we make exceptions, ask) July 10-14 or 17-21. Space for 14 participants max. and your payment holds your place! 10am -1pm. Lunch and art prize bingo are the last hour each day, Please bring your lunch and a drink,  Leave your phones off or put away the entire time. $100 per person with $10 off second, third....child.   As always if you want to join us, email barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com. We send you an invoice to pay at your convenience. Please tell us names and (kids) ages. No refunds offered for "day of class" cancellation. Sorry. We appreciate all the support from our community!

March and April Classes

Saturday March 18th: Paper Bead Workshop 1-3pm Ages 10 to adult. $15 per student. Come and learn how to roll recycled paper into your very own paper beads and string them into jewelry!

Friday March 31st: Kids Space Art 7-8pm. Ages 5-15. $15 per student. Come use sponges, balloons, toothbrushes and glitter to paint a fun outer space scene!

Friday April 7th, Good Friday Open House Drop in and paint a watercolor cross during holy week. Come by any time from 2 to 4 on good friday to paint a cross for free. All ages.

Friday April 21: Flower Drawing Workshop 1-3pm all ages $30 per student. Come and learn the drawing tecniques of shape and shading as we draw from flowers in the studio.

Ongoing Monday after School Drawing Class Meets most mondays at 4:30-5:30pm. A class for students 10 to adult who want to learn the discipline of drawing. We learn many different subject including animals, still lifes, faces and more. $15 per class. Come for just one or sign up for all the classes in a month by emailing barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com. The dates we will meet for drawing in March are the 20th and 27th. In April class will be held on the 3rd, 10th and 24th.

End of February Classes

FRIDAY FEB 17TH SPACE ART for kids ages 5 to 15. Come use sponges, splatterpaint and balloons to create a fun outer space painting! $15 per person.

SATURDAY THE 18TH REVERSE GLASS PAINTING for teens and adults. $35 per person. Come learn the historical art of reverse painting on glass. Used in the Byzantine Empire and in the folk art of many cultures around the world it is a proces where you layer up paint on the backside of glass starting with the paint you want to see on top, Then turn over the piece to view it through the glass.

MONDAY DRAWING CLASS FEB 20TH AND 27TH drawing lessons for students who want to pursue the discipline of drawing, ages 10 -adult. $15 per day.

Winter Events

To sign up for classes email us at barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com with the names and ages (if child) of participants and we will respond with an invoice. Your paid invoice reserves your spot in the class.

email us at barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com to ask about scheduling your own event, class, or birthday party. 

January

Kids Canvas Painting Process Art, Sat 7th:

    Ages 5 to 15. 2-3pm, $15 per student. Come and paint process focused acrylic paintings along to the inspiration of classical music.   

 

Weekly Drawing Classes 4:30pm Mondays:

    Drawing lessons for students who want to pursue the discipline of drawing. Ages 10 and up. Bring an 8.5"x 11" drawing sketchbook, all other materials provided. Weekly lessons start January 9th. $15 per day, pay by the month. (you do not have to sign up for all sessions in a month, just reserve your spot with a paid invoice for the days you want to come ahead of time so we can plan for numbers.) Students will learn drawing from observation, shading, composition, and other techniques of drawing from a variety of subjects including still lives, plants, animal photography and more. 

Beginner Watercolor Workshop, Sat. Jan 21st 1-3pm:

    Come and paint a simple botanical watercolor for ultra beginners. Teen and Adult 30$ per student.

February

Continuation of weekly drawing Classes:

    Meets at 4:30pm on Mondays. (See above description under January for details) 

Saturday workshops 1-3pm ages teen and adult:

• Feb 4th: Jewelry Workshop, $30 per participant

         learn simple jewelry making techniques, earrings and knotted linen cord necklaces

• Feb 11th: Needle Felting Workshop, $35

       Needle felting uses a special needle to fuse fibers into a stiff form. Come learn the technique of needle felting with wool to make your own colorful pictures to take home. 

• Feb 18th: Reverse Glass Painting Workshop, $35

         Reverse painting is a process of of painting on a piece of glass then turning the glass and looking through it to view the painting. The things you paint on first will be the top visible layer of the finished painting. It was an art form used in icon painting of the Byzantine Empire, as folk art in Austria, Bavaria, Moravia, Bohemia, and Slovakia in the 19th century. It can also be found in traditions of Romania, China, Japan and India. 

Kids Space Art Class Fri 17th from 7-8pm:

                                    Come and paint space themed art, 15$ per person, ages 5-15 

October classes

 October Classes

Sign up today by emailing us at barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com.Tell us the class name and who will be participating. We'll respond with an invoice.

After School Drawing Class

3 sessions: Monday the 17th, 24th, and 31st. 4:15-5:15pm, 45$ per student, ages 10 and up

Learn the basics of drawing. We will draw animals; land and sea, and pumpkins for halloween! Bring a sketchbook. All other supplies provided. 45$ covers all three sessions which build on each other. 

Family Fun Night!

Friday, Oct. 21st. 7:00-8:30pm. Come make Owl themed art on dictionary pages! All ages. Bring the whole family and Grandma too! 16$ each. Light refreshments served.

 Beginner Friendly Fall Watercolor Class:

Saturday, Oct 29th, 10am-noon, teen-adult, $30 per person

Come paint a foggy fall forest scene!

Save The Dates! Elves Workshop:

Time for our best event of the year!  Three days of Elves Workshop on December 19, 20, and 21, from 10-2.  Bring a brown bag lunch and we will stay busy making truly awesome gifts for the holidays.  Everything is provided to keep your little elves busy creating one of a kind, awesome gifts!  This is a favorite event and space is limited so please sign up early.  School Age kids 6 and older please.  $35 per child per day.  We recommend coming all three days, but we will consider single day reservations.  Priority will go to three day sign ups first!  email barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com to sign up.  Include names and ages of kids.

September Events and Classes

Welcome Back Caroline! Caroline has just graduated with a 2D art degree from Covenant College, specializes in portraiture and will be teaching classes at Barbed Wire Browns this fall.

Caroline's September Classes

Sign up today by emailing us at barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com. Tell us the class name and who will be participating. We'll respond with an invoice.

After School Drawing Class: 3 sessions: Monday the 12th, 19th and 26th, 4:15-5:15 pm, 45$ per student, ages 10 and up

We will start with the basics of drawing, still lifes, animals and people. A sketchbook is required. All other supplies provided. 45$ is for all 3 sessions which build on one another.

Homeschool Art: 3 sessions: Tuesday the 13th, 20th, and 27th, 1-2pm, $45 per student (covers all 3 sessions and all supplies), school-aged students

We will learn about basic principles of art and design through weekly projects of various mediums. This will be a continuing class held monthly throughout the school year and can count as your homeschool art elective.

Family Fun Night: Friday the 9th, 7-8:30pm, Farm animal themed art on Dictionary pages, All ages--bring the whole family! Must have at least one adult participant. $16 each. Light dessert served.

 

Reverse Glass Painting Workshop: Saturday the 24th, 1-3pm, 35$ per participant, teen and adult. 

This workshop introduces you to the art of reverse painting which was popular in the Byzantine Empire and and a folk art in many European countries. All supplies included. 

Camp sign up is open today!

 

Summer Art Camp Camp 1: Calling all Kids Ages 7-12 July 11-15 Camp 2: Calling all kids Ages 10 and up July 18-22 For an awesome week of arts and crafts at Barbed Wire Browns! 10-1.   Bring a lunch and a drink. We’ll eat and play “art prize” bingo.

Camp is $125 per person with a sibling discount 133 West Bay Avenue, Historic Longwood, Florida              To register email Barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com and include your child's name, age, camp 1 or 2, and we will respond with an invoice for you to pay online.  Your paid invoice reserves your child's spot. Please share our camps with your friends.  We depend on our patrons, and supporters to spread the word and Help make our Art Studio a community involved Creative hub!  We offer a full refund up to a week before camp begins.  Your paid invoice holds you spot. We do not allow cell phones at any time.  If your child brings one it is to remain turned off and out of sight the entire time.  Please make them aware. Looking forward to being creative in community!