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Workshops at Callaway Gardens are fun and informative. With a wide variety of topics, you're sure to find some that appeal to you. Workshops are held in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. Try one and you're bound to return for more!
Scroll down for some exciting 2008 Workshops. Space is limited. Preregistration is required for all workshops and hikes. To preregister, call 706-663-5153 or email education@callawaygardens.org
2008 ART AND GARDEN WORKSHOP SERIES Oriental Watercolor Workshop
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Session 1: Lilies
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Session 2: Peony
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Oriental Watercolor, also known as Chinese brush painting, with its emphasis on the beauty of simplicity, flowing brush strokes and graceful designs, reflects time-honored principles of Chinese philosophy and culture. Practicing Chinese brush painting helps one quiet the mind and expand creative self-expression and discipline. Work with bamboo brushes, using water color on rice paper, and develop confidence in your painting through demonstrations, individual instruction and practice. These classes are ideal for all ages with or without previous art training.
Instructor: Tehwan Tso, long-time student, now artist, has been teaching Chinese brush painting for the past 20 years.
Fee: $60.00 plus materials (materials can be purchased from the instructor on the day of the workshop)
Minimum: 7; Maximum: 16
Mastering the Butterfly: A Limited Enrollment Workshop in Digital Macrophotography Friday & Saturday, July 11 & 12, 2008 OR Friday & Saturday, July 25 & 26, 2008
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (Friday) & 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Saturday) This workshop is designed for the experienced digital photographer with an interest in macro photography and with a camera capable of taking close-up/macro photographs. The workshop focuses on learning the fundamentals of macro photography using the butterfly as our primary subject in the setting of Callaway Gardens' Day Butterfly Center. The course begins on Friday night in the classroom, followed by an exclusive, closed-to-the-public, early morning photo shoot at the Day Butterfly Center. The instructor will provide individual coaching. Tripods are permitted. Following the photo shoot, enjoy a working lunch for uploading images into the computer, then a favorite-images session for instructor/group critique. The course ends with classroom instruction in advanced post-processing techniques of our butterfly images using PhotoShop PSCS2. Instructor: Jim Henderson, award winning “serious amateur” photographer of LaGrange, GA. (www.pbase.com/sandman3) Fee: $110.00; includes lunch and course syllabus.
Bring your digital camera, flash, owner’s manual, plenty of charged batteries, and storage media. Those with laptop computers are asked to bring them on Saturday. Dress casually in layers for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. Minimum: 5 Maximum: 20 Victorian Santa in Summer! Gourd Art Workshop Saturday, August 2, 2008
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Create an Old World, traditional painted Victorian Santa on a gourd. Lean about growing, drying, and preparing nature's pottery and creating your own unique design. All materials all included in cost. Instructor: Billie Strickland
Fee: $50.00 includes all materials
Creative Botanical Journal Saturday, August 23, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. In this fun, fast-paced botanical journal workshop, participants will create and take home an original, bound journal of their own design; hand carved rubber stamps; supplies for image transfer and instructions. Techniques include botanical drawings, paper photo transfers, carving rubber stamps, collage techniques in combination with watercolor and ink, innovative design ideas for recording information about plants. Open to all skill levels.
Instructor: Val Webb, an award-winning illustrator and author of The Illustrated Garden of Mobile, AL
Fee: $175.00; includes lunch all materials
Minimum: 10 Maximum: 25 A Fun and Easy Introduction to Digital Photography: How to Take Great Pictures Saturday, August 23, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. A true basic digital photography workshop - a fun and easy introduction to digital photography! Learn to get the most from your camera's automatic mode, how to use flash effectively, and master the macro feature - all in a fun and non-technical manner. The workshop includes classroom instruction, outdoor photo shoot, working lunch, and then a discussion about equipment readiness, including useful information about camera batteries, digital media cards, and care for your digital camera. Plenty of time for questions and answers, concluding with an introduction to artistic composition - how to take great photos of any subject.
Instructor: Jim Henderson, award winning "serious amateur" photographer from LaGrange, GA Fee: $70.00; includes lunch and course syllabus
Minimum: 10 Maximum: 50 Bring your digital camera, owner's manual, plenty of charged batteries, and storage media. Dress casually in layers for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. Taking Your Photography to the Next Level: Creative Photography Beyond the Auto Mode Saturday, September 13, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. This course is designed for the beginner or experienced digital photographer who is interested in moving beyond the camera's auto mode into the world of creative photography. Your instructor will walk you through the fundamentals of photography in an easy-to-understand manner. Explore many of your camera's features that are unlocked when you move beyond the auto mode. Practice your new skills in a photo shoot inside Callaway Gardens. After the shoot and a working lunch with the instructor, there will be a discussion covering a number of mini-topics, a question and answer session, and a preview of upcoming classes.
Instructor: Jim Henderson, award winning "serious amateur" photographer from LaGrange, GA Fee: $70.00; includes lunch and course syllabus
Minimum: 10 Maximum: 50 Bring your digital camera, owner's manual, plenty of charged batteries, and storage media. Dress casually in layers for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. Architecture Drawing in the Landscape Saturday and Sunday, September 20 - 21, 2008
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Are you ready to include architecture such as houses, buildings, barns, fences, etc. in your drawings or paintings? There are techniques to represent three-dimensional objects on a flat picture plane. This workshop will offer instruction in how to draw things the way we see them in the real world including how to create atmospheric effects. We will be using structures in the Gardens for drawing on site. No experience necessary.
Instructor: Durinda Cheek, professional artist specializing in watercolor and oil landscapes and architecture. Visit www.Durinda.com or contact her at Durinda@Durinda.com for more information. Fee: $150.00 plus materials. Materials are $25.00 and can be purchased from the instructor.
Bring a campstool or chair. Oriental Watercolor Workshop
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Session 1: Sunflowers
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Session 2: Irises
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Oriental Watercolor, also known as Chinese brush painting, with its emphasis on the beauty of simplicity, flowing brush strokes and graceful designs, reflects time-honored principles of Chinese philosophy and culture. Practicing Chinese brush painting helps one quiet the mind and expand creative self-expression and discipline. Work with bamboo brushes, using water color on rice paper, and develop confidence in your painting through demonstrations, individual instruction and practice. These classes are ideal for all ages with or without previous art training.
Instructor: Tehwan Tso, long-time student, now artist, has been teaching Chinese brush painting for the past 20 years.
Fee: $60.00 plus materials (materials can be purchased from the instructor on the day of the workshop)
Minimum: 7; Maximum: 16
Mastering Exposure: Intermediate Topics in Digital Photography Saturday, October 4, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. This workshop is designed for the experienced digital photographer interested in using the advanced features of the camera to get perfect exposures in every shooting situation. The course includes a brief discussion of the fundamentals of photography, understanding and using the histogram to evaluate your exposures, understanding how metering works and the various metering modes, using exposure compensation, using exposure bracketing, using exposure lock and more. The instructor illustrates the various concepts and shows their practical use with his own images. In the afternoon session, ample time is allotted for questions.
Instructor: Jim Henderson, award winning "serious amateur" photographer from LaGrange, GA Fee: $70.00; includes lunch and course syllabus
Minimum: 10 Maximum: 50 Bring your digital camera, owner's manual, plenty of charged batteries, and storage media. Dress casually in layers for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. Pine Needle Basket Workshop
Saturday and Sunday, October 4 - 5, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. both days
Learn how to use pine needles from long leaf pines to make baskets and various other items using coil basketry techniques. This beginner's class will cover the basic skills needed to make a pine needle basket. When your project is complete, you will have a basket reflecting your own taste and design. All supplies are included.
Instructor: Talitha Norris, Opelika, AL
Fee: $75.00 including materials
Minimum: 4; Maximum: 12
Callaway Chapel in Autumn Watercolor Landscapes
Saturday and Sunday, October 11 - 12, 2008
9:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. both days
Join artist Ralph Taylor as he shares the secrets of using more pigment and color in your paintings. In this two-day workshop, you will focus on completing one masterpiece using the "wet on wet" and "dry brush" method. Bring watercolors, brushes, tape, and Arches 300lb. watercolor paper. We will be working in the classroom replicating images from photographs. Recommended for advanced students.
Instructor: Ralph Taylor, Phenix City, AL www.ralphtaylorstudio.com
Fee: $150.00
Minimum: 6; Maximum: 16
Capturing Fall Foliage in Watercolor at Callaway Gardens
Saturday and Sunday, November 8 - 9, 2008
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Come visit Callaway Gardens and paint the splendor of the autumn colors. This workshop includes two days of painting from direct observation of nature. We will focus on capturing the landscape during the fall season. Weather permitting, we'll be outdoors. In case of rain, we'll paint indoors. Pat Fiorello is a professional artist, popular instructor and signature member of the Georgia Watercolor Society known for her vibrant watercolors inspired by nature. Workshop topics include simplifying your composition while painting on location, mixing colors to capture the fall landscape, and painting trees. Pat offers a variety of teaching approaches including demonstrations, instruction, critique and individual coaching while students paint on location. If you have never taken a painting workshop before, this weekend workshop is a fun and easy way to get started. All levels of painters welcome. Demonstrations will be in watercolor, however artists are welcome to use the medium of their choice.
Instructor: Pat Fiorello,
Fee: $255.00 includes lunch both days
Minimum: 9; Maximum: 16
Holiday Wreath-making Workshop
Saturday, December 6, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Immerse yourself in the holiday spirit by rolling up your sleeves and creating your own custom-made wreath from fresh greenery. Our experienced Horticulturists and Volunteers will help you with the design. Join us and make as many wreaths as your jolly fingers can handle! Make one for your home or make two, one to keep and one to give to a friend or family member. Remember to bring your pruners!
Instructor: Patricia Collins and Katie Steinhoff, Callaway Gardens' Education Department
Fee: $45.00 per wreath
Holiday Tweets for Wildlife Family Workshop
Saturday, December 6, 2008
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Parents and children create edible ornaments for wildlife. Share the harvest with our feathered friends by creating a unique sunflower wreath, functional outdoor ornamental bird feeders, and other holiday decorations from natural products.
Instructor: Patricia Collins and Katie Steinhoff, Callaway Gardens' Education Department
Fee: $35.00 per family
Holiday Topiary or Centerpiece Workshop
Saturday, December 13, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Choose from a tree-shaped topiary or centerpiece to create an evergreen holiday arrangement for a tabletop or fireplace mantle display. We'll adorn an oasis form with sprigs of fresh pine, juniper, and cedar that will last through the holiday season. Berries, seeds, and fruits of the season will complete the design to bring holiday cheer to any home. Remember to bring your pruners!
Instructor: Patricia Collins and Katie Steinhoff, Callaway Gardens' Education Department
Fee: $45.00 per decoration
Hikes Join staff from Callaway's Education Department for a delightful hike! These enjoyable, guided programs take hikers through portions of the 11,500 acres of land owned by Callaway which only are accessible to visitors during specially scheduled programs. Sturdy walking shoes and drinking water are recommended. In case of inclement weather, hikes may be canceled. Reservations are required; space is limited. Age limits vary. To register or for more information call the Education Department at (706) 663-5153 or e-mail at education@callawaygardens.org Plumleaf Azalea Hike
Saturday, July 26, 2008
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Discover the beautiful plumleaf azalea, Callaway Gardens’ floral emblem, blooming in profusion in the Cason J. Callaway Memorial Forest.
Age limit: 10 years and older
Length 2.5 miles; moderately strenuous
Fee: $5.00 for members; $6.00 for nonmembers
Registration required; directions sent with confirmation letter.
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