New instructor Catherine Hillis brings saturated color, dramatic light and emotive atmosphere to life in watercolors. The instructor will guide students to develop solid skills, successful compositions and how to paint reflections and dramatic light. This class begins with an introduction to the basic skills of watercolor painting, moves on to the development of successful … Continue reading "601 – Watercolor without Boundaries"

Digital field photography on Jekyll Island - it doesn't get any better than that. Treat yourself to three field shoots - a sunrise shoot, a sunset shoot, and a mid-day shoot - at three separate venues on Jekyll Island. After each shoot, we will download and critique the images, and offer suggestions on how to … Continue reading "600 – Digital Field Photography"

An introduction to circular knitting, you will learn to knit tube socks. Tube socks are quick, easy and fun! This is the easiest way to learn knitting with two sets of circular needles. I could not believe how easy the cast on is: I had to read it and watch several times to see what … Continue reading "599 – Knitting Tube Socks"

We will learn about different kinds of knitting needles, yarns, yarn needles, stitch holders, markers and place holders. We will talk about different knit stitches. You will also receive many sources of knitting help, advice and patterns. We will learn the basic knit stitch by making a project bag. If time and interest allow, we … Continue reading "598 – Introduction to Knitting"

Participants will create a 20x30 wall hanging/rug using techniques of design, layering fabric, cutting thru the fabric design, ragging edges and machine quilting. Participants choose from three provided designs, using a variety of beautiful batik fabrics and threads.

Our Writers Workshop returns with some exciting changes for 2018. Our class time will now be two hours in length with the first hour devoted to creating new poems, memoirs, or fiction, and the second hour focused on critique. Participants will distribute their works-in-progress prior to their scheduled critique time in order to receive thoughtful … Continue reading "536 – Jekyll Island Writers Workshop"

Ready to take your pine needle baskets to the next level? Learn how to make floating coils, bridges and faggotting in this class. You must have taken a prior Beginner Pine Needle Basket Class to enter. Please bring your favorite needle, a small pair of sharp scissors and a pair of pliers.