Just added Adult Thursday Night Events- In the Le Rue carriage house 1/25/18 7-8:30pm Make and Take Earring workshop with Christine Brown Come design your own earrings and leave with up to three pairs in this Thursday night event. $25 with all supplies included. As always To register simply email us with your name and class you are interested in and we take it from there! barbedwirebrowns.com 2/1/18 7-8:30pm Nōtan (濃淡) is a Japanese design concept involving the play and placement of light and dark elements as they are placed next to the other in the composition of art and imagery. This use of light and dark translates shape and form into flat shapes on a two-dimensional surface. Nōtan is traditionally presented in cut paper. This simple night will focus on Design and Contemplation and Mindfulness. This event is more about the process and experience not the finished product. Come to De-Stress! $12 Asian tea and the materials are provided. As always, To register simply email us with your name and class you are interested in and we take it from there! barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com barbedwirebrowns.com Barbed Wire Browns Creative Community for the Common Good Art Studios at Le Rue House 133 W. Bay Street Historic Longwood

What is the LeRue House?

Longwood gained recognition in October 1990 on the national Register of Historic Places for its 30+ buildings dating back to 1873-1926.  The LeRue house is one of these historic buildings.  Built in 1885 by staircase builder and blacksmith J.S.LeRue. We fell in Love with the craftsman style and charm of this old house and decided it would make a great house for Barbed Wire Brows to expand into.  The carriage house is the perfect class and event area and we will be adding an extensive Art Library for the community to enjoy in the near future.  The room is also available for meetings and clubs for a very reasonable fee.  The first floor of the main house will hold our gallery space and the second floor will space our 2D, sewing, stained glass, and jewelry studios. We plan on offering pottery on the porch in the Spring.  We are so excited about this space and its new purpose!

December events

DECEMBER EVENTS AND HOURS Barbed Wire Browns Art Studios at LeRue will have regular holiday shopping hours in our gallery December 1- 22nd. Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. We will be open Saturday the 16th and 23rd from 9-3. Enjoy Sweets, Treats and Tea while you shop as well as live music on Saturdays! BarbedWireBrowns.com 133 W. Bay Ave Historic Longwood BarbedWireBrowns.com little elves Our most joy filled event of the year is our little elves workshop! Kids can come for one, two, or all three days. We will make 2-4 gifts each day and wrap them for loved ones and friends. This picture is from last year- Space is very limited and if you want more than one day sign up early!! $35 per person per day and choose either session 1 or 2. Session one-mornings: December 20, 21, And 22 9-11am Session two- afternoon: December 20, 21, And 22 3-5pm Email the session, days, children attending names and ages to barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com January Classes adult Watercolors for beginners Monday 8, 15, 22, 29 10:30-12:00 $80 -4 weeks No refunds for missed classes Email to register Barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com Homeschool Art -4 week’s. January 10, 17, 24, 31 $60 1-2:15 Email to register barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com

Grand Re-Opening

 We have moved our studios to 133 W. Bay Street in Historic Longwood. Come see our new place November 18th.  We will have an open studio in conjunction with the All New Longwood Fall festival that weekend.  Barbed Wire Browns will also have a booth at the festival with great local handmade arts and crafts.  Regular hours will posted for the month of December as well as our upcoming classes!  Can't wait to see you!

Homeschool Art- October

Homeschool 4 week session- October 4,11,18,25 1:00-2:15pm. $60. Ages 6-16 email barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com

September Events

Art Classes

Botanical Watercolor Workshop-Friday, September 15th 10-12 $30
This workshop is suitable for all ages Adults and accompanied children. We supply plants and flowers so you can work from real life.  All skill levels are welcome.  This is a space to experiment with watercolor painting of simple subjects.

Make a Repurposed Vase filled with Origami Flowers in this hands on simple workshop for adults and supervised children 10 and up.   September 30th 10-11:30 $20

summer sabbatical closing

Barbed wire Brown will be open 9-2 Monday - Friday July 10-14.  Then we are taking a month Sabbatical!

The term sabbatical actually is derived from the biblical Sabbath which serves an ancient human need to build periods of rest and rejuvenation into a lifetime.

We will be spending this time seeking renewal, refreshment, inspiration, quiet, and disconnect from the busyness of our daily lives and connecting deeper as a family in Nature.

We look forward God willing to an exciting and creative fall with you.  If you do not get our monthly newsletter, sign up today on our blog page barbedwirebrowns.com and you wont miss our class and event list as soon as we announce them! Look for the link on the right of the page asking if you want to receive our newsletter.

We are sorry if our closing brings inconvenience to you in anyway.  We feel it essential to prioritize  Faith, Family and Simple Slow living before our business and that in turn -we will be a better business in serving our local community!  If you need a card or gift we have a few things available at the Wild Hare, just a few doors down from our shop! Happy Summer to you from The Browns!

We will reopen in Mid August with classes, events and ways for you to connect with other creative people in our laidback Historic Longwood Art Studio!