Classes & Workshops

Unique and fun botanically themed classes for all

Designing Woodland Centerpieces with Françoise Weeks
October 26th
10 AM to 12:30 PM

Join instructor for a one of a kind workshop. Participants will learn how to see, source, scale and shape natural works of art as well as a plethora of techniques. Françoise will impart the detail that goes into utilizing bark, branches, moss, lichen, ferns, tillandsias, succulents, mushrooms, seed pods, and berries in rich and textural compositions.  

Each participant will take home a completed centerpiece approximately 12-18” long and 12” tall.

This class is appropriate for ages 14+

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*Reduced-cost scholarship spots may be available. If you would like to be added to the wait list for these, please email Jami LeBaron.

About the Instructors

Melissa Gannon enjoys painting nature. Her inspiration comes from travel, hiking, and exploring her local area. Her home in the Pacific Northwest provides ready access to the coast, rivers, mountains and desert. She loves painting outdoors—portraying a perfect peaceful place in the woods, a bird surveying the world, or the vibrancy of a bunch of daisies. She finds that observations made in plein air painting enhance her studio work.
Megan Mesloh is a textile artist working primarily with weaving, natural dyes and surface pattern design. She received her BFA in textiles from the Oregon College of Art and Craft. With a focus on cloth making and manipulation, Mesloh explores the many potentials for fibers to transform in color, shape and form.