The countdown begins!

With the Fall Sale less than a week away, we're excited to bring you our last sneak peek of the season, along with a few reminders!

Please don't forget that the sale is Saturday, November 23 from 10-3. Bring your $1 admission fee, your reusable shopping bags, and, if you like, your donation for the Warrior Service Dogs program. Read more about the Warrior Service Dog program here.

Also, keep in mind that the rain date for the sale is Sunday, November 24. If the weather looks iffy on Saturday, check this blog for information. But we are expecting a beautiful day!

Now, on to that promised sneak peek:

Arrangements in clay by Barbara Eure:

A variety of works by Toni Becker of Whimsical Jewels:

A decorated, hand-woven kudzu tree from Rhonda O'Connor:

And a rainbow of chakra dolls from Luli Sanderford:

                                       

Six days and counting--see you soon!

Fall Sale: four days away and counting!

"Catfish" by Tabatha Renegar

The Fall Sale is just a few days away, and the Whimsicals can't wait! We are looking forward to another wonderful sale as well as some exciting changes! We will showcase our art at a new location down in the front yard, offer more parking for our customers, and this year, for the first time ever, you can use a credit card to pay for all of your beautiful new art. Don't forget to bring your $1 cash admission fee!

 Pottery by Barbara Eure

If you're able, please also bring along some toiletries or other goodies for the second annual Bras N' Boots drive! Please see the posts below for more details on what to bring.

Whimsical critters and quilted monogram by Ginnie Conaway.

Ginnie will be offering custom quilting in time for Christmas!

Furthermore, artist Adriana Granados would like to share another way you can help those in need at the fall sale: to raise money for elderly victims of recent Storm Sandy, Adriana will sell custom artwork! Bring along a favorite photograph, and Adriana will turn it into a lovely piece of canvas wall art, similar to the pieces above. (For more sample pieces, click here). These pieces make wonderful gifts for parents and grandparents, and Adriana will donate 100% of her profits from these pieces to Sandy victims.

Necklace and scarf slide by Lisa McMillan of
Presence Jewelry Designs

Sunflower and heart by Beth Haas

We can't wait to see everyone soon!

Enrichment Summer Camps for Young Artists

Whimsical Woman Barbara Eure, an experienced teacher and professional artist, is pleased to offer two exciting opportunities for budding artists this summer.

First, the Pottery Enrichment Summer Camp, open to students grades 1-9, is designed to train children in the art of pottery in a professional studio. The development of skill is an important part of this camp, and the program will feature two 3-hour sessions for hand building or throwing and three 3-hour sessions for glazing. Students will have the opportunity to create with clay, work on the wheel, and to gain broader knowledge about using pottery and other art forms in a decorative setting.

The camp will run June 12, 13, 14, 20 and 21 from 9:00-12:00. This schedule allows 6 hours for forming and 9 hours for glazing, allowing drying and firing time in the middle. Each student can complete several decorative and functional pieces of pottery or one challenging one. Getting muddy is all in the making, so clay-friendly clothing is a must! The cost for this class, which includes material and firing fees as well as light refreshments for the campers, is $560. A deposit of $100.00 will be accepted to hold a space before May 31, 2012.

Second, the Summer Drawing Enrichment Camp, offered to students 4-7 grade, will run Monday, June 25 through Friday, June 29, from 10 am-12 pm. Students will have five 2-hour sessions in drawing. This class is designed to teach children the basics of drawing, which is the foundation for all other artistic media. In this course children will learn step-by-step methods for rendering pencil compositions, from roughing in to shading and finishing, tips for selecting and utilizing drawing materials, descriptions of the pencil points and their corresponding strokes, techniques for shading, using graduating tones in value scale and skills for improving manual dexterity and developing keener visual perception. The cost for the class is $450. A deposit of $100.00 will be accepted to hold a space before May 31, 2012.

If your young artist would like to take one of these classes, or if you would like more information, please contact Barbara Eure at 336-922-3473 (home) or 336-403-5927 (cell).