October events

October Events Jewelry Workshop- Earrings. October 6 10-12. Come make up to three pair of beaded earrings. $30 Per person. Register by emailing barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com Watercolor Birds October 4,18,25 10:30-12:00 $60 All supplies included. Beginner Friendly. Come and explore watercolor painting in our Carriage House. Register by emailing barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com Asian Brush Painting and Chinese Tea Mini Retreat. Break out of your routine and try something new in this hands on experimental retreat style workshop. Soft Music, Warm Tea And Rice Paper Watercolor Painting. October 20th 10-12 $35 each. Family Art Night Out October 26th 7-8:30 Pastels+Pumpkins! This will be a bit messy but come make expressive Pumpkin art with Soft Chalk Pastels! Sketching with soft pastels is easy, super fun and very creative! $10 each. Bring the whole family or make it a Special Parent and Child Date. We will start on the Porch with Pumpkin Treats and Cider, then move inside the carriage house to make some Fall Holiday Art! register by emailing Barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com Foundations of Art for Home-schoolers. This weekly art class combines hands on projects with elements and principles of art as well as Art history. Taught by Christine Brown who holds a Bachelor Degree in Studio Art from Towson University. This class will enrich your student. Art adds so much beauty and value to our lives and cultivating an affection for it in our youth is an important part of their education regardless of their career path. Classical music plays gently while your child works! Thursdays. Register and Pay Monthly, Thursdays 1-2pm October 4,18,25 $45. November 1,8,15,29 $60 Email to register at barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com Homeschool Art The Longwood Fall Festival is November 17&18. Barbed Wire Browns and Well Red Designs will share a booth space near the intersection of Wilma and Bay. PLEASE come out and support this community event with local artists. We will also have an open house at the Le Rue House featuring Pottery, Paintings, Jewelry, Woodworking and more. This is the perfect opportunity to shop for Christmas and be a Patron of the Arts!

140th Birthday of Historic Longwood

Saturday is the 140th Birthday celebration of Historic Longwood as well as the much

Anticipated re-opening of Reiter Park.  We will be open from 10-4 to join in the festivities and you are welcome to park at the Le Rue House space permitting and walk down to the park for music, food, booths, Contest, cupcakes etc.  Check the website for the City of Longwood https://www.longwoodfl.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=411
And if you want to take in some history here’s a walking tour of buildings on the National Historic Registry https://www.historiclongwood.com/visit/
here’s a review of Historic Longwood in case you have never stopped there:

“This small historic town is very walkable.  The historic homes, many of which have the dignity of names,  are easily identified by metal plagues by the doors. The Bradlee-McIntyre house c1883 is a Museum, The Le Rue house, c1885  on Bay street houses Artisan studios and a gallery with local pottery, woodworking, jewelry and paintings.  Down the street another historic home, the Inside-Out House is a long running boutique, a toy shop lays a few steps further and dolls in yet another quaint setting. Some other shops include The Wild Hare Organic grocery, Nu Natural with Bath and Body products, Clean Eats with grab and go Healthy Foods, Barbers, Coffee Bar and more. The smallness is the appeal here, A handful of shops, a nice walk, a picnic at the park and you have a lovely diversion for a few hours!

The newly renovated Reiter Park has many ammenities including a splash pad, walking trail, pond....and is a straight walk from the sunrail on Church Street, then three more historic streets parallel Church for you to meander along. Check he Historic Museum' hours to take a peek inside the Bradley- Macintyre House c 1883 and this town frequently closes the streets and hosts car shows, chili cookoffs, farmers markets and the highlight is a two day Fall Festival generally held the weekend before Thanksgiving. “

September Classes and Events

September Classes and Events

September 7&8 Care 2 Sew Charity Quilting Event

 

We host this quarterly event and it is always so much fun.  Basically if you want to learn to sew you can come and if you know how to sew you can come!  We all work together to make quilts for various charities.  If you have a sewing machine, please bring it along.  You can come for an hour or  more and see what its like.  This is a great opportunity for school age children to learn basic sewing skills. Suggested Donation $5 per person
September 7 6-9pm
September 8 9:30-12
For more details email Dawn Bradley   dawnbradley1234@gmail.com

Botanical Watercolors- 4 Weeks $80 Thursdays- September 6,13,20,27.  10:30-12 all supplies included.  Email to register at barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com   Beginner Friendly.  Although supplies are included you are welcome to bring your own.  This benefits you because you can use the same supplies at home and get more familiar with them.  This class will introduce materials and cover basic technique but mostly will provide you with the time and space to practice!

Foundations of Art for Home-schoolers.  This weekly art class combines hands on projects with elements and principles of art as well as Art history.  Taught by Christine Brown who holds a Bachelor Degree in Studio Art from Towson University.  This class will enrich your student.  Art adds so much beauty and value to our lives and cultivating an affection for it in our youth is an important part of their education regardless of their career path.  Classical music plays gently while your child works! Register Monthly and Pay Monthly:  September 6 13,20,27 1-2pm  $60   October 4,18,25 45 1-2pm and November 1,8,15,29 $60 1-2pm  Email to register at barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com 

Family Art Night September 21!  Come have a family date in our charming carriage house at the Le Rue house.  We will make air dry clay owls that you can take home that evening.  6-8pm Finger food included.  Cost:  $7 per person.  This event will be limited to 14 participants.  Email to register barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com

may events

MAY EVENTS

Adult Watercolors- 3 Week’s May 7,14,21 $60 10:30-12 Register by email- Barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com

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Homeschool Art Wednesday’s May 2,9,16 $45 1-2:15pm Email barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com

Please visit our website for summer camps and for adult events including rustic sign making, boho brackets, earrings, and miniature acrylic painting events! Barbedwirebrowns.com Please tell your friends about us too

Summer Camps

the Carriage House Studio

2018 Summer Camp Schedule

email to register with names, ages and session you want. barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com

 

About our camps:  Barbed Wire Browns camps are held in our carriage house.  This seats a small number of students so they will fill up quickly.  Each camp is led by Christine Brown who holds a Bachelor Degree in Studio Art from Towson University.

  Classes will expose campers to a wide variety of materials, Elements of Art and Design and themes and styles of art. Parents can relax on our front porch or drop off and return later.  Morning sessions are geared for younger artists and afternoon for older students.  These camps are especially delightful to artistic, creative kids who enjoy longer projects and work times.  We do not have recess and other fillers....we make art!

If you have multiple aged children pick the camp that works best for your family and send the all to it.  We love siblings and families staying together! Kids are welcome to bring snacks and drinks.

 

 

June 4-8

morning session 10-12 $125

afternoon session  1-4pm $175

 

June 20-22 (3 days)

morning session Wed-Fri 10-12  $75

afternoon session 1-4 $110

 

July 16-20 Smith Prep Academy

Summer Art Camp 10-2 $150

Bring a lunch

 

July 23-27

morning session 10-12  $125

afternoon session 1-4 $175

 

Because the Adults need art too we are offering these events:

 

Sign painting night on reclaimed lumber Sat June 2 1-3 prices vary depending on wood selection $10-$40

Come with a word, phrase, verse.  We provide everything!

 

Jewelry Making Night- Boho Braclets

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Come make 1-2 bracelets- all material provided  June 1 7-9pm $30

 

Jewelry Night: Earrings Friday June 22 7-9pm $30 teen-adult

 

 

Miniature Acrylic Paintings

Paint a mini June 9 1-3 $20 All Ages

kids must have a participating adult to supervise them

Free stand- all materials included

Dress for Mess!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earth Day Gardening Event

We are hosting an intro to Central Florida Vegetable Gardening tips and secrets Workshop at our "Yarden" at our home, not the Le Rue house Art Studio, on Earth Day, April 22 from 2-4.  Bring you hat, camera and a notebook.  We will also have a seed swap table so bring some seeds to share or pick some up to take home.  

Topics discussed will include What to grow when, busy life solutions, watering, composting, seed saving and more....Please email us if you are interested in coming. 

 There is no set cost for this event, donation jar will be present! 

email: barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com

April Events

Its time for Care 2 Sew again! Care2Sew is a multi- generational collaborative sewing event held a few times a year and open to anyone interested in learning to sew or anyone already skilled in sewing. We turn donated materials and donated time by volunteers into beautiful handmade quilts that are used to benefit both local and international ministries. Some of our quilts have been used to raise funds and some have been kept and cherished by those ministries. April 20 6-9pm April 21 9:30-12 For more info : Dawn Bradley dawnbradley1234@gmail.com

Watercolors- 4 weeks $80 April 9,16,23,30. 10:30-12 all supplies included. email to sign up at barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com teen and adults. Beginner friendly! One day watercolor workshop- Painting a still life. April 14 10-12am $30 email barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com to sign up. Multi- Generational opportunity Kids and Parents process art on Saturday April 28 10-11:15. $10 each (sibling discount available) Create with your child in this unstructured exploration of art materials! Adults are encouraged to participate! email barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com to register Homeschool Art- 3 Classes $45. April 11,18,25 all school aged children welcome email barbedwirebrowns@gmail.com to register. 1-2:15

Summer camps will be posted ASAP We are working on several camps including exploring printing, master artists, folk art around the world....and more!