Starting in September 2023, Many Years Farm will offer classes/events once a month to bring people together for fellowship and learning. We love sharing our farm with others so people can forget their cares and soak in the beauty around them while they do something enjoyable. Visit with the baby goats, turkeys, and chicks. Sit on one of our many porches, sip tea or wine, and enjoy the evening bonfire
Classes will vary in cost and length but will generally be an afternoon event.
The first class will be a scenic/still life painting exercise in egg tempera, held on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. The class includes all supplies for painting (several brushes, pencils, erasers, pallets and paints–you will borrow my things–I have loads!) and a 9 x 12” board (which will not be borrowed, that’s yours to keep). I’ll give a short lesson on how to use egg tempera and how to set up your painting, then you are free to paint what you like–cows in the field, a red barn, flowers, chickens scratching, goats jumping, mountains in the distance, and so forth. If you need more instruction, you can paint with me. We will paint for 3 hours, then take a break, have dinner and finally have dessert by the bonfire. The class will start around 2 p.m. and dinner will be around 6 p.m. Bonfire, dessert and drinks follow dinner. Cost $125 per person.
Other classes and events being planned:
- The Illuminated letter. Make an illuminated letter out of egg tempera and gold–art from the middle ages to take home and frame.
- A demonstration on how to make paint. We will look at 3 different mediums (that make paint) and some of the surprising natural pigments they are made from. Students will partake in smashing, grinding, mixing- rocks, bugs and clays with oils, eggs and waxes. Great for adults and kids (and Sunday school) I get everyone out of their seats.
- High Tea. Bring your grand hat and we’ll have a prize for the greatest hat!
- A sumptuous cooking class; a night of cooking and eating!
- How to roast coffee and prepare it (lots of different ways . . .)
- How to make mead: a demonstration
- Soap making. Will ask each person to bring some supplies.
- Cheese making: a demonstration
- Bread making: a demonstration
The Saint Nicholas Intensive Iconography course will be early Oct/ Nov. I’ll send out a flier for that.
Got an idea, or would like to teach a class at our farm? Let me know!
People may want to stay at a nearby bed and breakfast so you won’t need to drive home so late. I will try to reserve a place nearby if we have enough people.