Make Your Own Watercolor Paint

Instructor: Madelaine Kobe

Day & Date: Friday, August 8, 2025

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Tuition: $85.00

Ages: 16 and Up. Minors must have a parent or guardian registered for the same class and present throughout in order to participate.

All levels are welcome. No experience required.

Students Please Bring:

• Apron or clothes that can get dirty
• Note taking materials.
• (Optional) A snack and/or water bottle. Filtered water is available in the classroom.

Have you ever made your own paint? In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn the basics of making watercolor paint! We will discuss the process of collecting earth pigments, using clay from North Carolina, and the simple steps to turn it into paint. Using earth pigments we collect ourselves, and some we've bought, we will make our own watercolor paints. Together, we will learn how our materials can act as storytellers of place, history, and experience.

There will be a 1- hour lunch break. Bring a sack lunch or explore local dining options.

An additional fee for materials provided by your instructor for this workshop is estimated at $20.00 THIS FEE IS PAYABLE TO THE INSTRUCTOR at the time of the workshop. Material fees may change depending on the number of participants and price of materials at the workshop. *Payment by cash or check is required for materials fees. 

* We contract with local and regional instructors for short workshops that generally require a minimum of 4 students to run. If you have any questions, you’re welcome to call Olive’s Porch for up-to-date enrollment information. To respect our instructor’s time and preparation for workshops please contact us as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a workshop. Cancellations made more than 14 days prior to a workshop will be issued a full refund. Cancellations made 14 or less days prior to your workshop are not eligible for a refund. If Olive’s Porch needs to cancel a workshop for any reason, we will issue a full refund. See our General Information and Policies page on our website for more information. 

About Instructor: M. Kobe is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She earned an MFA in Painting from Boston University, a BFA in Painting, and a BA in Art History from Louisiana State University. Kobe is a storyteller and multi-disciplinary artist working primarily with textiles, found natural materials, and lucky objects. Drawing upon her experiences growing up in the American South, her work contends with the religious mythologies of her upbringing, superstition, notions of home, and cultural inheritance. Kobe was recently an Artist in Residence at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and at Azule Artist Residency. Her show titled The Semi-Darkness of Half-Closed Lids was just on view at Cedar Crest College, in Allentown, PA. Kobe has participated in several group exhibitions, including Into the Thicket at Morgan Lehman Gallery in New York, NY, and Homologous Structures at The University of Wisconsin Green Bay’s Lawton Gallery. Kobe was the grand prize recipient of the 2023 Esther B. and Albert S. Kahn Career Entry Award, the BU Women’s Council Scholarship, the Constantin Alajalov Visual Art Scholarship, and the Michael Crespo Memorial Scholarship.