We've had some beautiful work come from these three pose 2.5 hour sessions with a model. Charcoal, pencil and pastel welcome. Set up your self for oil and watercolor with room to stretch out in the Art Loft of our creative summer space. Art du Jour thanks the summer art campers for making these events so creatively charged- christine
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We' ll give the Wednesday Figurative drop- in Workshops a break this week as Art Farm Fennville will host locavore loving Lakeshore Networking, all about the Saugatuck, Douglas and fabulous Fennville communities sharing a place and space for last hooray of Summer. Join us won't you? August 30th from 5-7 p.m. Facebook friendly find them here : https://www.facebook.com/LakeshoreNetworking http://lakeshorenetworking.com/ Big Thanks to the Cogdal Winery for co-hosting along with Big Cock Coffee. A great group. Love these locals.  Book your place for the August 26th Paper Making Workshop here: https://tinyurl.com/y7t2fkd9  It's August Artists! Hand Crafted -Eco Friendly Series Papermaking using natural fibers and Cat Tails
A medium for those seeking to partner with Mother Nature Eco Artist Sandra Hansen will take us on a Natural Fiber/Eco Walk as we gather materials for our PaperMaking Workshop Saturday August 12, 2017 $80.00 per Adult, teen-tweens at half price w/ an adult also attending ( Limit 8 students.) This three and a half hour workshop covers basic techniques of paper making including sheet forming, pressing and drying. Using a large format deckle and assorted pulps workshop participants will form a large format sheet and explore the possibilities of natural fiber, seeds, and cattail Fluff for stunning art paper. Workshop Hours: Friday Evening optional meet and greet, 7-8:30 p.m. Workshop 9:00 A.M.to 12:30 P.M. Saturday. Pick up for finished paper Sunday, or self address and stamp an envelope and we’ll see that you receive your handmade paper. Treasures of Trash become Art Saturday August 26, 2017 Sandra Hansen http://www.sandrahansen.com/ has developed a process to incorporate single use bags, and other plastics into beautiful hand crafted paper. This three hour workshop covers basic techniques with recycled materials for paper making. We’ll share a recycle bin of available materials and students are encouraged to bring any thing they deem worthy of using. Basics like sheet forming, pressing and drying using a large format deckle and assorted pulps will be the focus of the workshop. This hands-on workshop is a great way to try on a new art form. We will explore the possibilities of what recycling might add to our paper projects. Experiment with textures from objects of throw away society- Workshop Hours: Friday Evening optional meet and greet, 7-8:30 p.m. Workshop 9:00 A.M.to 12:30 P.M. Saturday. Pickup for finished paper Sunday, or self address and stamp an envelope and we’ll see that you receive your handmade paper. $80.00 per Adult, teen-tweens at half price w/ an adult also attending. ( Limit 8 students.) Register here: *In the spirit of keeping costs affordable we require four students per session or we will cancel/reschedule date. We encourage you to arrive a little early, put away your cell phone and enjoy our creative space. We shall start with a concept and will finish with a piece of art paper. Please wear closed toe shoes, and be aware this is a farm setting indoor/outdoor setting in a re-purposed creative space, ala the Art Barn at Art Farm Fennville. No shows=No Refunds. Thank-you for being a creative adventure seeker. We've been delighted with the summer visits of creatives from far and wide, Airbnb guests ala drop-in artist in residence for weekend workshops in Paper making. Open space in each offering is still available. We'll create hand pressed paper using natural fibers gathered from cat tails, flowers and make a workshop out of the experience at Art Farm Fennville. Paper for your journal, window screens, hanging art, wrapping gifts and having as part of your hand written note stash.    Local creatives, summer is here and we have Art Studio space and a creative cooperative kitchen for Cottage Food Culinary Classes and Pro-biotic projects open for workshops. (See the legal ease around our Slow Food World.. Bound to wash up on these unsalted shores. See below.)
August for drop in workshops, see our schedules for cross pollinating with papermaking workshops, Weather Gram Poetry Garden Art drop in, space permitting. See our list of short options for OX-Bow students. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/8272680 https://www.hipcamp.com/michigan/art-farm-fennville/fire-fly-cove Saugatuck Summer of love without the salt or shark. The laid back sandy toed can find a great deli experience plus swim suits and flip flop friendly, Fennville has a musical series in the Park Tuesday's We’ve got some creative workshops for the Saugatuck Summer Crowd. Thinking of finding a space to create for the summer maybe a shared studio/open studio concept offered for the month of August. Take a bite of a space within a workshop focused open studio concept. Email Christine for deets. Big Cock Coffee educational cupping workshops throughout the summer. Artisan Roast small batch coffee fans this is hand crafted coffee that isn’t holding you for ransom every time you imbibe. Beans will be available Fridays and Saturdays as part of our Picnic Basket Pop-UP Seasonal Farmstand. Look for this next to the Blue Door at the Metal Arts Building, honor system jar if no one available. Need a creative spot for the summer? Always liked the idea of endeavoring to learn a new medium? Paper making with natural eco-friendly materials will be a focus for the Art Farm Stables Studios this summer season. *Coffee this summer camp season is ( this is the legal ease) I mentioned: MADE IN A HOME KITCHEN THAT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT Artisan Roasted Coffee Beans Christine Currie 2748 66th St Fennville MI 49408 bigcockcoffee.com/@Art_Farm_Fenn/ Ingredients: Roasted Coffee Bean/Free Trade Beans MADE IN A FACILITY THAT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT  Is it an acquired taste this foot loose wonder? Is it tied to the lens of my camera, the ink that flows from my pen? I’d place a bet that my personality has something to do with it all, however being able to melt into an experience as it presents itself is the true test of adventure. Eyes to see sort of thing, yes?
I’ve spent a big part of my appetite for life with a camera in my hand. My extension of self looking through a lens to capture something of beauty, due to the prevailing wind of “why would you do that?” Exactly my thought except I tend to add “why not do that? This spirit of discovery could introduce you to a new craft. Seeking the slippery slope of what if holds a certain charge as opportunities tend to present themselves along with the creative ideas for applied wonder. Such wonder- opportunity to experience something new as a medium yet to be explored, perhaps this too motivates you? Ernest Shackleton felt it, so did John Glenn, Amelia Earhart personalities cut from a cloth of unusual weave that snared tenacious curiosity with gumption and applied it with liberal measure to the moment as being game to try. My day began, this last beautiful day of April with this sentiment, arm twisting not needed for seeking out new creative endeavors for class and work shop offerings. Summer opportunity? We'd love a Woofer or two- culinary students maybe or creatives wanting a space to plug in. Contact me for our June-August available. Rejoice for the unknown you won’t want to miss it, May... It's almost summer and summer camp offerings. Summer schedules are meant to inspire, and take that bite of life we can’t not allow ourselves to experience. Looking forward to the opportunity to connect over our creative offerings at Art Farm Fennville in June. Papermaking- writing-open stdio space for drop in all you can . Christine Currie
We've discovered that the artloft is a delightful spot to create in early morning. We've pulled together papermaking, plein air painting (see below) and a Weathergrams/garden art offering as we use foraged materials for the papermaking this year. Artist- Painter- Sandra Hansen will take the helm and use cattails for the paper process. Join us for weekends in August 2017. Friday meetings at 6:00 pm, Saturday workshop from 10:00 am-5:30 p.m. bring a sack lunch or email us for coverage.
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