We’re so excited about our next round of events at Gill’s starting May 3rd! Special guests, printing with botanicals, flowers for Mom…something for everyone! Stay tuned here and on our social media pages for more details as we approach each event. Mark your calendars and read below to RSVP, get tickets, and learn more:
Saturday, May 3rd – Cyanotype Printing with the TAMUCC Student Art Association
Join us Saturday, May 3rd from 10am-12pm for our free cyanotype printing event! The TAMUCC Student Art Association will be here to demonstrate the cyanotype printing process, and help participant make their own 4×6″ prints using leaves and flowers and other botanicals.
Cyanotype printing is a unique photographic process that uses sunlight to create blue and white prints. The process involves coating paper with a light-sensitive solution (ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide), arranging objects or designs on top, and then exposing it to sunlight. This historic technique is easy to learn and offers a fun and creative way to experiment with art and photography.
Sure to be lots of fun! Free event while supplies last! No RSVP required.
Thursday, May 8th – Tea Time 101 with Brandi Jo Perkins of Earth Commons
Join us for an immersive experience exploring the art of cultivating and crafting herbal teas with herbalist Brandi Jo Perkins of Earth Commons, her herb shop in Austin, TX. Learn how to make tea using herbs from your garden, including weeds, and discover their traditional medicinal uses, flavor profiles, and how to create a helpful and delicious tea by working with seasonal plants. You’ll leave the workshop with your own tea blends!
Brandi, a certified herbalist, has honed her herbalism skills through extensive studies and nearly 15 years of practice, now offering her expertise through her own herb shop, classes, and consulting services.
Limited to 30 guests – $20 per person – get tickets here.
Saturday, May 10th – Kids Mother’s Day Flower Potting
Attention kiddos ages 2-12: come celebrate Mom with us Saturday, May 10th from 10-12! Kids are invited to come pot up a 4″ flower in a colorful pot to give to Mom for Mother’s Day. We’ll have lots of different flowers, small pots, and soil for the kids to use and we’ll be on hand to demonstrate and help out. Free event while supplies last! No RSVP required.
Thursday, May 15th – Cenizo Garden Drawing Club
Are you into plants? Do you like to draw? Then come draw plants with us at Gill’s! Our Cenizo Garden Drawing Club welcomes art and plant enthusiasts to an open & friendly gardening community to practice their drawing skills and get to know the plants around them. Join us as we share gardening tips and draw specific plants or gardening still lifes. No drawing experience? No problem! We welcome all levels. Each session is led by a professional artist to help your progress if you choose. This will be a semi-regular free event limited to 20 people each session. RSVP here!
Thursday, May 22nd – Pressed Flower Workshop
Join us for our after hours flower pressing workshop, May 22nd from 6-7:30pm! We’ll have plenty of flowers and cuttings available for you to press. Or bring your own! We’ll relax and cut/arrange/press flowers together, and you’ll get to take home your very own wooden flower press. Come create something totally unique. Sure to be lots of fun!
Limited to 25 guests – $25 per person – purchase tickets here!
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