WEST BURLINGTON — Beauty in the gardens will combine with open-air creations from area artists this weekend at a special fundraiser for Homestead 1839. Guests will be able to walk in the garden, buy some art, and learn how to paint at Art in the Garden Party on Saturday at the homestead, 701 W. Agency Road, West Burlington — a small, non-profit farm surrounded by city.
Fourteen artists have signed up to paint “en plain air” (outdoors) and Jessi Tucci from Art Center of Burlington will demonstrate sculpting with clay. She and the other artists will contribute their pieces to an auction that will cap off the event, with proceeds benefiting Homestead 1839. This is the first such fundraiser, and organizers are pretty excited about it.
“I think the thing that is particularly cool about this event is combining two worlds — the world of art and the world of gardening, both of which are dear to me and to many of my friends and family members. It's also cool because I don't think anyone around here has done anything like this before, and because it builds community — artists, Master Gardeners, organic gardeners, and more,” said Sandy Krell-Andre. The art and garden party came about as m.
any events do — a conversation turned into a plan. “I had been taking painting classes and private lessons with Jeri Sparks for several months. One time we got talking about plein air painting.
When I heard what it was, I said, ‘You should teach a plein air class at The Homestead .