Callaway Workshop opportunities

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Taking Your Photography to the Next Level: Creative Photography Beyond the Auto Mode – Raptor ShootSaturday, September 15, 2007
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
This course is for the beginner or experienced digital photographer interested in moving into the world of creative photography. Learn the fundamentals of photography and explore many of your camera’s features. Practice these skills in a Birds of Prey photo shoot.
Fee: $60.00*; includes lunch and syllabus.

Mastering Exposure: Intermediate Topics in Digital Photography – Raptor Shoot
Saturday, October 6
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
This workshop is designed for the experienced digital photographer interested in using the camera’s advanced features to get perfect exposures in every shooting situation.
Fee: $60.00; includes lunch and syllabus.
Bring your digital camera, owner’s manual, plenty of charged batteries, and storage media. Dress casually in layers for the weather and wear comfortable shoes.

Mastering Flash Photography: A Limited Enrollment Workshop in Advanced DSLR Photography
Saturday: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. November 10 – 11, 2007
This two-day workshop is designed for the experienced DSLR photographer interested in mastering flash photography. We’ll cover the equipment, concepts, and theory of flash photography and present a number of flash techniques. Finally, there will be a demonstration of digital post-processing techniques using PhotoShop CS2 to enhance and prepare portraits for printing.
Fee: $110.00 includes syllabus & Sat. lunch.
No refunds unless your slot can be filled.

Bring your DSLR camera, external flash, camera & flash owner’s manuals, tripod (optional), laptop computer (optional) and plenty of charged batteries.

Chinese Brush Painting Series
Chinese brush painting emphasizes the beauty of simplicity, flowing brush strokes and graceful designs and reflects the time-honored principles of Chinese philosophy and culture. Learn to work with bamboo brushes, using water color on rice paper. No previous art training required.
Instructor: Tehwan Tso has been teaching Chinese brush painting for over 20 years.

Classes are open to all ages. Students under 9 should sign up with a parent. The 2nd family member receives a 20% discount on class fee. All tools and supplies are available for purchase. The beginner’s set ($30) includes 2 large bamboo brushes, 1 small bamboo brush, 1 brush rest, 1 color mixing plate, 4 tubes of Chinese water color, 20 sheets of 11”x14” rice paper, and 1 portfolio. Returning students may bring their own supplies and pay $5 consumable fee.

Hydrangea Blossom
August 25, 2007
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Composed of many little flowerets, orchestrating the abundance, hydrangea is very attainable by any beginners. Let it be the sneak preview of the plum blossom. Indulge yourself with this elegant simplicity.
Fee: $60 plus materials

Romancing the Roses
Saturday, September 22, 2007
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Decorate our life with moments of romance. Remind ourselves to stop and smell the roses. Let our heart be awakened by their fragrance. Entrust our feelings to the roses as we paint.
Fee: $60 plus materials
Brilliant Sunflowers Brush Painting
Saturday, October 20, 2007
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Let’s paint the brilliant sunflowers to our heart’s content. Grow them on paper from the buds to the full bloom under the command of our brushes. Watch them sway in the wind.
Fee: $60 plus materials

Plum, Peach and Cherry
Saturday, November 10, 2007
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Flowers on the branches, with or without budding leaves, cherry stems hold them out, the same flowers in different trees. Capture the earliest blossoms in the spring, heralding many blooms.
Fee: $60 plus materials

Art and Garden Workshop Series

Mosaic Garden Art
Saturday – Sunday, September 15- 16, 2007
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. both days
Keep color in your garden all year long! Learn a quick and easy technique to create a unique mosaic turtle or frog sculpture. Participants take home a garden ornament and the skills and knowledge to make more mosaics. No experience necessary.
Instructor: Joel Landsberg,“The Glass Bichon” Folk Art and Garden Mosaics
Fee: $45.00

Pine Needle Baskets
Saturday – Sunday, October 6- 7, 2007
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. both days
Learn how to use pine needles from longleaf pines to make baskets and various other items using coil basketry techniques. This beginner’s class will cover the basic skills needed to make a pine needle basket. When your project is complete, you will have a basket reflecting your own taste and design. Minimum: 4; Maximum: 12
Instructor: Talitha Norris, Opelika, AL
Fee: $65 all supplies included


Fall Watercolor Landscapes
Saturday, October 13, 2007
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Join artist Ralph Taylor as he shares the secrets of fast flowing landscape painting. You will complete at least three paintings in the “wet on wet” method and learn methods of using more pigment and color in your paintings. Open to all skill levels. Supply list will be sent with registration confirmation.
Instructor: Ralph Taylor, Phenix City, AL
Fee: $65

Gourd Bird Houses
Saturday, October 20, 2007
10:00 a.m. -12:00 noon OR 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Register for one session only.
Invite a flying, pest-eradicating fleet to your garden with the addition of a gourd bird house. Purple martins happily nest in dried gourds and feed on insects. You will create and decorate a gourd-eous bird house and learn more about gourd art.
Instructor: Billie Strickland, Claxton, GA
Fee: $40 all materials included

Create your own Dream Catcher
Saturday, October 27, 2007
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Native Americans believe that the night air is filled with dreams. The dream catcher catches dreams as they flow by. Good dreams pass through, sliding gently down the soft feathers. Bad dreams get tangled in the dream catcher and perish with the first light of a new day. Construct your own dream catcher to take home.
Instructor: Tauna Pierce, Environmental Education Callaway Gardens’ Birds of Prey
Fee: $35 all materials included

Rubber Stamping 101
Saturday, November 17, 2007
9:30 a.m.-12:00 noon.
Stamping is a popular, relaxing hobby and is great for making scrapbook pages more original. Learn basic stamping techniques using My Acrylix™ stamps. You’ll take home lots of products to work with, as well as some great artwork. Completed projects include all-occasion and Christmas cards. All supplies provided and you will take home a Paper Sampler, inkpad, acrylic stamp with block and a marker.
Instructor: Barbara Hudson, Close To My Heart® Consultant, LaGrange, GA
Fee: $45.00

Cool Season Flower Box
Saturday, November 17, 2007
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Winter truly is the “cool season” for gardening - less weeding, watering, and insect problems; more time to take in the beauty! Learn about layering bulbs and annuals to have a symphony of color to carry you through the grey days of winter. You will create a flower box to take home!
Instructor: Katie Cook, Interpretive Horticulturist, Education Department
Fee: $35 all materials included

Holiday Wreath-making Workshop
Saturday, December 1, 2007
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon Immerse yourself in the holiday spirit by rolling up your sleeves and creating your own wreath from fresh greenery. Our experienced staff will help you with the design and mechanics. Join us to make as many wreaths as your jolly fingers can handle! Make one for your home or make two, one to keep and as a gift. Bring pruners!
Instructors: Patricia Collins and Katie Cook, Callaway Gardens’ Education Department
Fee: $40.00 per wreath

Christmas Centerpiece Workshop
Saturday, December 8, 2007
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Create an evergreen holiday arrangement for a tabletop or mantle. We’ll adorn a form with sprigs of fresh pine, juniper and cedar that will last through the holiday season. Berries, seeds and fruits will complete the design to bring holiday cheer to any home. Bring pruners!
Instructors: Patricia Collins and Katie Cook, Callaway Gardens’ Education Department
Fee: $40.00






Take a Hike!
Hiking and walking trails have a natural, uneven surface and are not wheelchair accessible. Wear hiking boots or sturdy walking shoes and bring drinking water to carry. In case of inclement weather, hikes and walks may be canceled.

Autumn Twilight Walk in the Gardens
Saturday, September 29
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Bring a flashlight!
Age limit: 8 years and older
Meet: Overlook Pavilion
Length: 2 miles; easy
Fee: Free with Gardens Admission
Registration is not required.

Columbus Day Fall Color Hike
Monday, October 8
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Age limit: 10 years and older
Length: 2.5 miles; moderately strenuous
Fee: $5 for members; $6 for nonmembers
Registration required; directions sent with confirmation letter.

Full Moon Night Walk in the Gardens
Saturday, October 27
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Bring a flashlight!
Age limit: 8 years and older
Meet: Overlook Pavilion
Length: 2 miles; easy
Fee: Free with Gardens Admission
Registration is not required.

Veterans’ Day Springhead Hike
Saturday, November 10
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pack a light lunch for the trail.
Age limit: 10 years and older
Length: 5.5 miles; moderately strenuous
Fee: $7 for members; $8 for nonmembers
Registration required; directions sent with confirmation letter.

Far from the Malls Hike
Saturday, December 1
10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Pack a light lunch for the trail.
Age limit: 10 years and older
Length: 5.5 miles, moderately strenuous
Fee: $7 for members; $8 for nonmembers
Registration required; directions sent with confirmation letter.

22nd Southern Gardening Symposium
Friday, January 18 – Sunday, January 20, 2008
The Southern Gardening Symposium brings professional speakers, a complete one-stop gardening marketplace, exciting optional workshops, and the delight of rubbing elbows with knowledgeable garden enthusiasts to Callaway Gardens!
No matter your expertise – novice or professional – you’ll have fun and learn loads from the likes of bulb guru Brent Heath of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs; nurserywoman and garden designer Jane Bath; rare plant aficionado Scott McMahan; container gardening guru Lisa Bartlett; landscape designer Garry Menendez; free-lance garden writer Jo Kellum; Arkansas Extension Horticulture Specialist and radio personality Janet Carson; and rock garden enthusiast and author Bobby Ward. Space is limited so register early to ensure your spot. Call 1-800-225-5292 (ext. 5153) for more information.
Fee: $257 per person (based on double occupancy for two nights). For reservations call 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292).

For more detailed information about our Education Workshops and Hikes, visit callawaygardens.org and click on Education


Pine Mountain, Georgia
1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292)
www.callawaygardens.org