Wistariahurst Museum was the home of prominent silk manufacturer, William Skinner and his family. Delve into the lives and elegant style of two generations of the Skinner family through a guided tour featuring elaborate architecture, paintings, decorative arts and textiles.
Visit the recently renovated Center for British Art which houses the largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom, featuring art, life and thought from the Elizabethan period onward.
Use a variety of materials including stone, glass and ceramic tiles to create both grouted and ungrouted mosaics.
Create unique garden globes using African coiling, a hand- building technique.
Using hand tools, chisels and mallets, learn the technique of bas-relief carving as you create your family crest.
Watercolor artist Robert O’Brien, AWS, NWS, will teach a two-day workshop on capturing the magnificent New England countryside in winter.
Tackle the challenging, but rewarding genre of rendering animals or birds in watercolors.
Tackle the challenging, but rewarding genre of rendering animals or birds in watercolors.
Explore the challenges and opportunities of transparent watercolors: graded washes, controlling edges, masking, etc.
Instruction will build on painting composition, brush handling and color mixing skills. Subject matter includes still life, drapery, flowers and landscape.