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The Art of Woodburning: Exploring Pyrography with Katie Mae Adams
Space One Eleven Arts Center 2409 2nd Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, United StatesImmerse yourself in the meditative practice of woodburning, where heat meets artistry to create intricate, timeless designs. In this workshop, we’ll explore pyrography—the art of drawing with fire—as a means of expression, connection, and creativity. This hands-on experience will guide you through: Understanding the pyrography tools and how to use them with precision and control.Continue Reading ...
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Experimenting with Watercolor and Acrylic with Marcia Hodges
Forstall Art Center 215 20th Street N, Birmingham, AL, United StatesSaturday, March 22, 2025 10 AM to 4 PM $150, supplies needed, lunch included. Limited to 8 Students In this watercolor and acrylic class, we will use a variety of materials including papers, fabric, and paint to create a unique piece of art. The goal of the class is to encourage the student to experimentContinue Reading ...
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Spring Wildflower Walk
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Dive deep into some of the intriguing spring-time wildflowers and other showy ephemeral plants in the Kaul Wildflower Garden with Senior Horticulturist Keith Turney. On this stroll through the garden, you will learn about the unique groups of plants that give visual interest and provideContinue Reading ...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Creating A Flower Bed
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Filled with perennials, annuals, and blooming shrubs, a flower garden adds color and dimension to your landscape—and provides an inviting habitat for essential pollinators like birds and butterflies. But if your garden is covered in lawn, you might wonder how to start a flower garden.Continue Reading ...
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Hands-On OKTO Demo – Create Your Own Mini Masterpiece!
Forstall Art Center 215 20th Street N, Birmingham, AL, United StatesOKTO Sensory Art kits are recommended by art therapists as a great tool for relaxation, calming, reducing anxiety, and improving focus. Join us for an interactive OKTO Air-Dry Clay demo, where you’ll get to craft your own miniature piece of art! With OKTO’s smooth, lightweight, and easy-to-mold clay, you’ll learn fun techniques to shape, sculpt,Continue Reading ...
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Psychic Protection & Cutting Cords
Pinson Public Library 4410 Main St, Pinson, AL, USIn the first section, I will be talking about energetic hygiene practices. Especially with COVID and all of the pandemic stress. Think of it like hand sanitizer for the spirit! I will cover two of my daily routines I do as a House Healer that anyone can do. We will cover psychic protection to startContinue Reading ...
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Golden Acrylics & Williamsburg Oils: Expert Insights with Alex R. Bailey
Forstall Art Center 215 20th Street N, Birmingham, AL, United StatesSaturday, April 26, 2025. 10:30 AM to 12 PM, OR 2 PM to 3:30 PM. $10, includes FREE sample. Limited to 12 People. Join industry icon Alex R. Bailey, who brings over 40 years of expertise in art supplies, as he shares his in-depth knowledge of Golden Artist Acrylics and Williamsburg Artist Oils. Discover theContinue Reading ...
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Wagging Tales Festival 2025
Trussville Public Library 201 Parkway Dr, Trussville, AL, USTrussville Public Library's new animal adoption festival is making its debut! On Saturday, May 3rd, we're inviting 3 local shelters and rescues to bring some of their best companions to the library to find a forever home. Outside the library, we'll have adoptable dogs available for meeting and playing with! Inside the library, we'll haveContinue Reading ...
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Dowsing Through Time: A Brief History
I will start by defining what dowsing is and, sometimes more importantly, what it is not. Then, we will compare dowsing to divination and ask whether they are the same. We will discuss the misconception: is it water witching or works of evil? I will share highlights of over 8,000 years of dowsing history, fromContinue Reading ...
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Alabama Biodiversity Walk
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Discover our state’s rich biodiversity as Senior Horticulturist Keith Turney guides you through an exploration of various ecosystems where unique plant communities thrive in the Gardens. We will meet at the entrance to the Gardens in Blount Plaza. This hour-and-a-half walk covers uneven terrain andContinue Reading ...
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Sense & Response – Nature Drawing Workshop
Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve 1214 81st Street South, Birmingham, AL, United StatesAs the contemporary art world witnesses an exciting revival in drawing directly from nature, come join the movement with local interdisciplinary artist Annie Kammerer Butrus as she leads a creativity workshop in this timeless practice. The workshop will begin in the field with Butrus teaching her methods for shadow tracing and blind contour drawing. TheseContinue Reading ...
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Field Journaling With Friends
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Join teaching artist and naturalist Melissa Shultz Jones for our early morning field journaling series. Each month, you are invited to explore a different aspect of plant life in the Gardens and a new watercolor technique. You can sign up for any number of workshops,Continue Reading ...
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Hydrangeas for a Southern Garden
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | David Doggett, advanced master gardener and current president of the Alabama Hydrangea Society, will introduce you to the defining characteristics and pros/cons of the five main classes of hydrangeas we typically see in Southern gardens. You will learn about the effects of climate change onContinue Reading ...
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Creating a Moon Garden
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Alabama Advanced Master Gardener Dianna Fortner invites you to the enchanting world of nighttime gardening and outlines the process for creating a moon garden from plant selection to creating and executing a garden plan. Characterized by white flowers, silver foliage, and fragrant plants, moon gardensContinue Reading ...
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Building A Bee Hotel
#image-595 + picture img { --focal-point: 50% 50%; } | Bee boxes, or bee hotels, can attract pollinators to your garden and promote biodiversity. In this informative hands-on workshop, Friends’ volunteer group leader John Markus will review guidelines for constructing and maintaining an attractive nesting site for several varieties of solitary bees, which, unlike honeyContinue Reading ...
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