Welcome to the Southern Oregon Guild's Event Calendar

CLASS: Carve Your Own Santa with Mark Bair
DATE/TIME: Saturday November 8  from 10am-4pm
LOCATION: Guild Gallery & Art Center, 24353 Redwood Hwy. Kerby, OR 97531
PRICE: $60-$80 sliding scale, includes ALL materials!

Holiday season is approaching--are you looking to try your hand at making your own unqiue decorations and gifts? Come create a Christmas heirloom-your very own wooden Santa to be enjoyed for generations to come! Join instructor and seasoned artist Mark Bair on Saturday November 8 from 10am-4pm at the Guild Gallery & Art Center as he helps you find your courage and trust with the wood carving process. With his detailed instruction and hands-on assistance, you'll feel confident enough to start and finish a small woodcarving on your own using the skills you learn in class. You'll walk away with a finished and painted Santa figure, along with knowledge of basic carving techniques and wood selection! Beginner & skilled carvers welcome, as no prior experience is required.

CLASS: Watercolor Holiday Greeting Cards with Mary Ann Clady
DATE/TIME: Saturday November 15  from 1-4pm
LOCATION: Guild Gallery & Art Center, 24353 Redwood Hwy. Kerby, OR 97531
PRICE: $20-$40 Sliding Scale, includes all materials

This holiday season, channel your creativity and make your very own set of one-of-a-kind personalized holiday greeting cards to gift to your friends and family! Join Guild Member Mary Ann Clady for her workshop at the Guild in Kerby on Saturday November 15 from 1-4pm where you will make at least two watercolor cards using a method of layering shapes over and under colorful watercolor washes. Learn how to build up several paint layers by using precut stencils that Mary Ann will provide, with a selection of subject matter that may include: snowflakes, pointsettias, ornaments, leaves, and more. You'll walk away with the confidence to start and finish a small watercolor paintings on your own using the knowledge you learn in class. All skill levels are welcome--no prior painting experience is required.

CLASSES: Wreathmaking with Singing Larks Farm & Ornaments with Donna Parrish
DATE/TIME: Saturday November 22  from 12-3pm
LOCATION: Guild Gallery & Art Center, 24353 Redwood Hwy. Kerby, OR 97531
PRICE: $45, includes all materials!

Kick off the holiday season with the Guild and make a seasonal evergreen wreath with local Illinois Valley florist Lark Staples of Singing Larks Farm. During this hands-on workshop inside the Guild Gallery from 1-3:30pm, you will weave the natural world into your own unique masterpiece, learning the art of selecting, arranging, and preserving a stunning array of florals and greenery. Stay from 3:30-5pm for a FREE drop-in ornament making session led by Donna Parrish. This is a chance to make a few of your very own ornmanets and a few for the Guild to sell as a holiday fundraiser. We'll have dried okra pods for painted santas, clothespin reindeer, wooden hearts, ribbon, dried greenery, and glue available to work with!