Art Show Camp

Here at The Golden Button we are celebrating the last week of Mini Summer Camps with an Art Show!!!!

 

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The children planned and designed their own invitations and created some beautiful watercolor mixed medium pieces.

We have soooooo much going on in the next few months… So keep stopping by to see our new handmade items, keep your eye out for workshops and classes for you and your children and keep checking in for new and exciting events!!!

Just a few to keep in mind…

August 24th at 6:00 PM is our Art Show

September 1st at 1:00 PM is our Diorama Contest Award Party

September 15th is a big Festival in South Britain… The Apple Festival!!! We will be having a tent sale outside!!!

September 22nd the store will be open but we will also have a booth at the 8th Annual Fall Fine Arts Festival on the Green in Southbury.

New Needle Felting Workshops have been announced!!!!

Fiber Arts Workshops

 

Needle Felting with Rachel Gerowe of Red Barn Originals. Learn how to create beautiful  sculptures out of wool. Cost is $35. Save $5 if you bring your own needles and foam!!! (ages teen to adult)

 

Sunday, September 23:  Bats

Sunday, October 14: Witches

Sunday, November 11: Turkeys

Sunday, December 16: Old Fashion Santas

 

A 50% deposit is now required to hold a space. Please sign up early these classes fill up quickly!!!

September Workshops and Classes

Our September Series… email goldenbuttonshop@yahoo.com to hold spaces or stop by this week to sign up.

On Tuesdays:

Children’s Art Adventure (Ages 6 and up)

5:00- 5:45 PM Children are invited to explore a scientific art adventure. Use plaster to create fossils, grow crystals, and create scientific illustrations.

September 11, 18, 25th

Taught by Kate Gorham

(Cost is $ 45 plus a $10 Supply fee)

On Wednesdays:

Little Kids Art (Ages 2 to 5)

2:00 to 2:45 PM. Children ages 2- 5 will have fun with bubble art, nature sculptures and so much more. Young children get hands on. With lots of fun mediums and new things to try!

September 12,19,26

Taught by Kate Gorham

(Cost is $ 45 plus a $5 Supply fee)

Kids sewing (ages 8 and up)

5:00 – 6:00 PM.  Learn basics for sewing that will last a lifetime. Children will have fun learning how to hand sew. Make different projects include…sewing button designs, hand sewing a wall hanging and making a new shirt out of old ones. A three-part class. Bring an old t-shirt to up cycle)

September 12,19,26

Taught by Kate Gorham

(Cost is $ 45 plus a $5 Supply fee)

On Thursdays:

Open Painting (all Ages)

12:00 to 5:00 PM Relax in our workshop area and create a masterpiece. We provide a small canvas and paint supplies. Create anything you want or look at out ever growing picture collection to find inspiration. Please wear old clothes or a smock.

All Thursdays in September

Cost is $10 per canvas

Art Class for Adults

Painting Classes (Adults)

7:00 PM Put the kids to bed and get out of the house. Come hangout with friends and learn how to paint. Paint at your own speed and have fun. Focus will be on creating a sketch, practice mixing colors, and learn how to make things look more realistic and having fun! We will begin with a still life and move on from there. BYOB!!!! Adults only Please. Non competitive- you do not need experience.

September 13, 20, 27

Taught by Kate Gorham

(Cost is $ 45 plus a $10 Supply fee)

On Fridays:

Image Transferring(kids ages 6 to 12)

4:30 to 5:15 PM.  Learn fun ways to transfer printed image! During this three-session class we will learn some fun transfer techniques. First we will create a gel medium transfer and next we will transfer old animal drawings using wintergreen oil, then finally we will create a beautiful piece of artwork by transferring a drawing we make ourselves. (Gel medium, wintergreen oil, and acrylic paint will be used. Please wear old clothes or a smock)

Image Transferring (Teenagers to Adult)

5:30 to 6:15 PM.

Learn fun ways to transfer printed image! During this three-session class we will learn some fun transfer techniques. First we will create a gel medium transfer and next we will transfer old animal drawings using wintergreen oil, then finally we will create a beautiful piece of artwork by transferring a photo you took yourself onto a canvas (Gel medium, wintergreen oil, and acrylic paint will be used. Please wear old clothes or a smock)

September 14,21,28

Taught by Kate Gorham

(Cost is $ 45 plus a $10 Supply fee)

Fiber Arts Workshops

Needle Felting with Rachel Gerowe of Red Barn Originals. Learn how to create beautiful  sculptures out of wool. Cost is $35. Save $5 if you bring your own needles and foam!!! (ages teen to adult)

Sunday, September 23:  Bats

Sunday, October 14: Witches

Sunday, November 11: Turkeys

Sunday, Decemebr16: Old Fashion Santas

A 50% deposit is now required to hold a space. Please sign up early these classes fill up quickly!!!

The Golden Button

  • Artist Demos………On Saturday, August 18th

At 1:00 PM Rose Garbein will demonstrate spinning techniques (Come meet Rose and see how to make your own yarn!!! It is fun and very interesting to watch. Ask questions and learn something fun!!) Rose of Bittersweet Ridge owns a bunch of wonderful Shetland Sheep. Rose teaches Spinning, Knitting, and Needle Felting. She also sells her soaps and her wonderful wool at The Golden Button!!!

3:00 PM Rachel Gerowe will teach you how to needle felt. (Adults and Teenagers please) There is a suggested donation of $5 that will be donated to the Southbury Food Bank. (Rachel will teach you how to make a small insect) You can come even if you have done this before. It is for a great cause!!!

 
  • Diorama Contest…….. On Friday August 31st drop off your diorama at The Golden Button for our

Diorama Contest!!

(Check out our Diorama Contest page for more info!!)
Prizes will be awarded!!!

Contest is open to all ages!!!

Suggested donation of $5 to enter… Will be donated to The Kitty Connection!!!

Here are some photos from todays Artists Demo with Kate Gorham……Sewing Felt Food
There were three kits to choose from… Milk & Cookies, Cocoa & Marshmallows and Doughnuts!!!

  

Someone has a milk mustache!!

Felt Food Sewing Kits will be available at The Golden Button next week!!!

We will be announcing a whole bunch of new classes soon!

Including… Adult Painting Classes, Needle Felting, Knitting and crocheting, beginner sewing for girls and boys  7 or 8 and up!  and little kids classes.

Jewelry, Sharks, Clay, Paint, Voting, and Dioramas

It is Week five of Mini Summer Camps. I Love Jewelry and Shark Week!!!!      

   

Making Jewelry boxes and polymer clay jewelry.

PSSSS…. Don’t forget to make a diorama for our Contest

vote for The Golden Button for the Readers Choice: Favorite Gift Shop in Southbury

and visit us to pick out some great one of a kind gifts!!!!

Watch out…. Its Shark Week at The Golden Button!!!!

Shark Week Pictures coming soon!!!

Open Painting this week…

Thursday from 1:00 to 4:00 PM!!!!

cost is $10 per canvas.

All ages welcome!!!!

Saturday Artist Demos….

1:00 Sewing Felt Food. Ages 8 and up! $12 per kit!

Make a mug of milk & cookies or cocoa & marshmallows or a doughnut!!! (Call or email to hold a spot)

   

3:00 Painting Demonstration with Kate Gorham of The Golden Button

Come make a masterpiece $10 per canvas.

The Golden Button

Today was our first Artist Demo….

   

It was little like a knitting/ Crocheting bee. We had a great time!!!

Upcoming Artist Demos…

Saturday, August 11th:

At 1:00 PM Kate Gorham will be demonstrating how to create felt food! Come and learn how to make felt food and get a kit for $12. (children 8 and up) Hand Sewing with needles… (Please call ahead to sign up for this event)

 

At 3:00 PM Kate Gorham Owner of The Golden Button will be demonstrating painting then for $10 you may create a masterpiece of your own to take home! All Ages welcome

 

On Saturday, August 18th

At 1:00 PM Rose Garbein will demonstrate spinning techniques


3:00 PM Rachel Gerowe will teach you how to needle felt. (Adults and Teenagers please) There is a suggested donation of $5 that will be donated to the Southbury Food Bank.

Spaces still available!!!!

Last call for Needle Felting: Dogs tomorrow at 2 PM email me if you want to come!!!
(goldenbuttonshop@yahoo.com)
Last call for I Love Jewelry- Mini Summer Camp begins on Tuesday at 11:00 AM!!!

Week five- I Love Jewelry Camp

August 7-10th from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Ages 4 and up)
If your child loves jewelry and building things this is a great series for them. Your child will create simple jewelry, a very cool jewelry stand with cups and saucers, a jewelry box and some polymer clay jewels.

Just added- Week five- Shark Week!!!! (Full)

August 7-10th from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (ages 4 1/2 and up)

Cost is $50 per child plus a $10 supply fee

Four days of Shark Art!!!! Create a shark sculpture, Make a habitat for your shark, wear your bathing suit on Friday and get photographed “underwater with a shark”, make shark jewelry and learn about the coolest animal in the sea!!!

Thanks for supporting The Golden Button!!!
Make a diorama for our diorama contest!!!

We Like to Party!

Here at The Golden Button… We like to party!

Here is a wonderful celebration we had this weekend for Emily!!! Happy Birthday Emily!!!

 

    

  

 

Contact us for more information on Birthday Parties!

Also we would like to share this with you!!! Come by for a class or demonstration and bring a friend!!!

What is going on this week?

Week four: Diorama Camp begins tomorrow!!!

Wednesday and Thursday (1:00 to 3:30) is Open Painting Hours

($10 per canvas, open to all ages) Stop by! You don’t have to call ahead but you should wear a smock or old shirt!

Saturday at 1:00 Knitting and Crocheting Demonstrations! Local Yarn Sale and Alpaca prints!

 Sunday… Needle Felting: Dogs with Rachel Gerowe!

(cost is $35 save $5 if you bring your own needles and foam) Teenagers to Adults!

(I can just keep posting forever… but instead I will leave you with this… There are just a few spaces left in next weeks I Love Jewelry Mini Camp! Let us know if you would like to join!)

Thanks! Night!

New Locally Made Items At The Golden Button

As always we have a lot going on at The Golden Button…. Tomorrow we have a Sketch Book Making class at 1:00 PM. It is also our final Christmas in July Sale.

We now carry beautiful photographs by local photographer… Pauly Occhialini….

We are also have these awesome Aluminum Can Airplanes by Chuck Argo ……

  • Next Week is Week 4 of our Mini Summer Camp… Most camps are totally full but there are a few spots left in I Love Jewelry and there is one space left in Art Show Camp.

Check here to find out more.

  • Open Painting Hours next Wednesday and Thursday from 1:00 to 3:30 PM!!!!
  • August 5th is our Needle Felting : Dogs Workshop.

Learn how to sculpt a dog out of wool using special barbed needles. (cost is $35 save $5 if you bring your own needles and foam)

  • August is our Artist Demo Month. Each Saturday We will be having great artist Demonstrations as well as some classes and Workshops…

The Golden Button specializes in local handmade gift items, arts and crafts. On Saturdays, in the month of August, local artists and craftsmen, who sell their items at The Golden Button, will be putting on demonstrations and workshops to showcase their talents. Everyone is invited to stop by, watch, learn and try something different! Meet some very talented people and learn something new! There may even be treats and a giveaway!!!

On Saturday, August 4th

1:00 PM Eileen Gorham and Kate Gorham will be demonstrating crocheting.

Eileen Warner and Ann Deduck of Alpaca Hill Farms in Seymour will show off their knitting skills.  Sale on Local yarn and Alpaca prints. (Stop by to say hello and meet the artists)

Saturday, August 11th:

At 1:00 PM Kate Gorham will be demonstrating how to create felt food! Come and learn how to make felt food and get a kit for $12. (children 8 and up) Hand Sewing with needles… (Please call ahead to sign up for this event)

At 3:00 PM Kate Gorham Owner of The Golden Button will be demonstrating painting then for $10 you may create a masterpiece of your own to take home! All Ages welcome

On Saturday, August 18th

At 1:00 PM Rose Garbein will demonstrate spinning techniques

3:00 PM Rachel Gerowe will teach you how to needle felt. (Adults and Teenagers please) There is a suggested donation of $5 that will be donated to the Southbury Food Bank.

Saturday, August 25th

12:00 PM- Jessica  of the Small Things Soap will be teaching children how to hand paint soaps. The cost is $10 per child.

At 1:00 PM  Bradleigh Huzinga will do a card making Demonstration

At 3:00 PM Dennis and Krissy of Kleiner Eisbar will have a book binding class: Learn to make a Slab Binding  (ages 8 and up to adults)(cost is $30 plus $5 supply fee!) ((Please call ahead to sign up for this event)

Email us at goldenbuttonshop@yahoo.com. We have changed our hours. The Golden Button is now open from 11:00 Am to 6:00 Pm Tuesday through Saturday. Come visit.

Rainy Day: Open Painting

Good Morning on this rainy day! Today and tomorrow (Friday) we are offering Open Painting Hours since its raining. Any time between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM today and tomorrow you may stop by to create a painting.

 

All ages welcome

wear a smock or old clothes

stop by you don’t have to call ahead!

Hope to see you at The Golden Button!!!!

Vote for The Golden Button!!!

Click on the link and vote for The Golden Button for Readers Choice

Favorite Gift Shop in Southbury!!!!!!

Click Here!!!

Thanks!!!! We have Till August 17th!!!

What else…

We got some really great new Locally made gift items at the shop!! (Pictures to come)

Today was the first day of Week Three: Mini Summer Camp!

Art Camp!

The children tried several different watercolor techniques!

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Tomorrow: Pastels!!!

This Saturday is our final Christmas in July Sale!!! There is still time to sign up of for this..