Please check out this very nice piece written

about the school,  and what our goals are ....

You will see what we are all about ,,,,,thank you.



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We were Ocean Beads Gallery for 5+ years...

In 2000 Ocean Beads Gallery opened and did something no one has ever done before especially on the Outer Banks ,  we sold beads and gave free lessons on what to do with them. Jewelry Basics class was free and all you did was pay for supplies. 

 Well on May 18^th ,2011 , a dream came true, we’re back and we love our wonderful new name – Found Colony Art School -- and our beautiful off the beaten path location at 4450 Maritime Woods Drive off of Driftwood Drive in Manteo.

Our setting offers an island, a bridge, frogs and cat-tails for inspiration.  Quietly  reflect on life.     The occasional sound of airplanes taking off and landing nearby may momentarily intrude on your serenity, but you may also get to enjoy a skydiver’s graceful descent.

WE have added Wire Wrapping Sea Glass and Beach Treasures to that free section, along with a few other great new classes for all to enjoy. These classes are done on a walk in basis -- no schedules to work around.   Any age can enjoy any of these classes during business hours.   Oh and Yes. we still have our awesome bead store, chock-full of glass, stone, wood, beady treasures, hemp IN all colors... the list goes on.

  Found Colony Art School, is a place full of supplies for all mediums , especially beads and fabrics. Get project instruction on a walk-in basis or enjoy one of our creative  art camps.  Found Colony believes everyone is an artist -We just help you  open the door to your imagination.

     We now have 750 square feet of fun learning space, with 4 sewing machines, tons of beads (well almost), and more creative instruction and support for all ages.   We also have the only bead store on Roanoke Island , located next to the largest quilt shop on the Outer Banks. Find Beaucoup goodies to inspire you.

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Found Colony Art School is offering the following  Arts and Craft Camps for July 2011.

Art Doll Camp: Have you ever seen the fancy little dolls that just seem to be?  Some are fairies, some are medieval ladies, some are just pure fantasy. They were originally created to commemorate people, like a 3-D photograph, and since then have taken off as a way to play with dolls in the adult world.

Come learn the various methods OF  creating  Art Dolls - from wrapped armature to soft sculpture bodies sewn on a machine in a fail safe and fun way.  Then you will design their clothing and make it using hand sewing, machine sewing, stapling...whatever method works to bring your doll to life.

I have one of the largest collections of antique trims and notions to create from and am willing to share. 

This is a two day camp - July 20-21 - FOR 6 plus hours each day.  Bring a lunch and drinks. Cost for the camp is $125.00.

I am excepting the first 5 people who sign up so make  your reservation today!   Call 252 256-3034 or email foundcolonyartschool@gmail.com Art Quilt Camp :   This is a two-day camp - July 27 AND 28.  Learn the ends and and outs of creating fabric wall hangings -- Art Quilts with various fabrics and techniques, including my process called PAS. ( Poor Artist Silkscreen, an art process that gives your work an ethereal look, like the design is floating.)

  You should bring a photograph or drawing of something you would like to see hanging in your home and we will help you convert it to art.  Also bring fabric pieces you like or purchase them at the quilt shop next door on Monday before the camp starts.

Each day is 6 plus hours each so bring a lunch and drink.  Open to the first 5 people who sign up.

Make your reservation today!   Call 252 256-3034 or email foundcolonyartschool@gmail.com

Can't  make it then just let me know -- we will be offering these classes on a regular schedule.

For more  information, CALL US at 252 256-3034.  and meet JW while your here if you would like.

What makes a Artist???

Sometimes it is happiness, sometimes lonliness and sometimes sadness.

I  create from all but mostly happiness , maybe a wonderful bright colored new piece of fabric or a chance sighting of a Kingfisher sitting on a piling in the water, or maybe a little girl walking on the beach with her bright yellow sandpail picking up shells and enjoying life as it should be. 

Whatever your catalyst is , you must not ignore it....because it will not go away.   Those doodles that keep dribbling out of your pen at business meetings or during long phone calls are telling you something.  You have a creative streak, Oh my gosh your a streaker, oops not in that sense, you need to get someplace where you can play like you did when you were a child in school remember the first day of school and the smell of a new box of crayolas or the paste in a jar or how paper smelled.  Ok so now you are saying to yourself , this chick is crazy , well maybe, I have been called Bohemian by more than one person in my life and you know what it fits for the most part.  My love of my fellow people and the idea that many think they can't be creative just sends me spiraling trying to figure out how to get them headed to where I am . Its ok they know me here, and I just want others to see how much more fun life can be with art in it.  Art is not expensive, does not require years of study, and is the most personally uplifting process you can ever experience in today's tough times.  When you create no matter what it is, it is ART!  and YOU are a ARTIST!  

So what makes a artist, allowing yourself the freedom to sit down and create .

Come try your hand if you are in my area at my Creative Learning Center, you will be surprised what will appear when you open the door.  See you soon!

Outer Banks things to do!

If you have never spent any time visiting Roanoke Island and Manteo you have missed a opportunity to visit one of the most action packed places in the Outer Banks.

Downtown Manteo is full of wonderful restaurants , Awesome Galleries, and Roanoke Island Festival Park where you can walk back in History.  After you have visited there and said Hi to Nancy at Nancyware Pottery, or talked to Brenda at His Shells, or perused the antiquities and quilt fabrics at Outer Banks Quilts and Antiques, among a few favorites.  Travel another 2 miles on Hwy 64-W and you will find Island Farm, NC Aquarium, Elizabethan Gardens and in the evening Lost Colony Outdoor Drama.

Now you can find us right in the middle of them all waiting to show you how to enjoy being creative or visit our gallery of  one of a kind local art and artist made jewelry.

From simple dainty necklaces to wide banded bracelets with bling to ART QUILTS, fabric paintings done one piece of fabric at a time.

We have a Bead store where you can pick out your beads and we teach you how to make your own jewelry or we can design and create it for you. 

Our selection of fun and sometimes FREE classes are done on a walk in basis and is good for all ages.  

So come and be creative today!

Just finished a group of beady keychains that scream personality, today.

We have something for everyone....

Well here are some pics of the Classroom , the walls are now painted beautiful seagreen and blue.

The other pictures are of the Gallery and Bead Store, We will have lots more beads to get out but it will all come together.

WE ARE OPEN!!!

Things are still being put together but we are open, we just can't contain ourselves any longer.   The Bead Store and Gallery are finished, the classrooms just acquired its final chairs needed yesterday.  Now all we need is you all to come in and sit down and take some classes.  Time to let those creative juices flow or even escape for the first time.

Not sure what class you want to take well just come on in and we will show you the bits about each one till you find one that you like. 

SO see you soon ...hours this week Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 4pm.

Are you as excited as I am ...

Yes I know it is only May 2nd , and the school officially opens May 18th, but I will let you in on a little secret ...We will be there this Saturday working (May 7th) and if you would like to come by and see what we are doing...feel free to drop in anytime before 3 pm.  We have lots of beads already in place to sell as well as our other local art.

Need directions ....call 252 256-3034...

Manteo Farmers Market opens its season this saturday too and one of us will be done there passing out flyers and with some of our art.

The front gallery is looking amazing ,,,,and we are getting the classrooms worked on now.

I spent the weekend in Hatteras working the 13th annual Pow Wow at Frisco Native American Museum...it was a amazing and inspiring.  

So see you all very soon ....and if you are in the area before we officially open call and see if we are there...we wouls love to see you and share the dream coming true.