Art Camp in 2026 was held on March 27^th – 30^th at the beautiful John Newcombe Tennis Ranch in New Braunfels, TX.  Athena Luong, Chairman, and her volunteers organized a wonderful event that was enjoyed by everyone.  We met for three days of instruction, relaxation, catching up with old friends and making new friends. 

Mary Brown’s class on basketry covered two different techniques, natural twined baskets and coiled baskets.  Rasa Silenas taught a class on Baltic weave utilizing the pickup method where we learned about traditional patterning and how to set up a variety of looms for weaving utilizing this method.  Cate Buchanan’s class learned the in's and out's of passementerie and produced some beautiful embellishments.  In addition to these classes, we also had two evening classes attendees had the opportunity to participate in.  These classes were taught by Diane Ferguson and Christine Miller.  Diane covered a process for beading felted balls and Christine led her group in a study of visible mending techniques.  All of our classes produced beautiful projects as did our group that was engaged in independent study.  In the evenings before the evening classes, we met as a group for fun and engaging activities that helped us unwind and relax. 

Amidst the conversation and laughter everyone went home with a door prize—and we had some fantastic prizes this year.  When we called this Art Camp a wrap we all decided that between the beautiful hill country venue, inspiring instructors and enthusiastic students, this was truly an exceptional experience.