# Event Details - **Event Name**: Spring’s Awakening: Flowers on Vellum [WORKSHOP] - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: This three-day workshop with award-winning botanical artist Carol Woodin will start with a short tutorial on the foundations of vellum: its handling, matting, and framing. After choosing colorful cut or potted spring flowers from the Garden at Elm Bank collection, we'll design dynamic compositions. Through discussion, demonstration, and hands-on practice, learn to navigate the special characteristics of vellum to make the most of it. Artists will transfer their compositions, lay out a color roadmap, and apply controlled layers of color to build lifelike color, form, and value. Carol will guide artists through effective watercolor layering by regulating the quantity of liquid in the brush and managing brush carriage. Artists will address and repair the most common glitches that arise when working on vellum. By the end of the class artists will have completed or nearly completed paintings of the Garden’s spring beauties. Fee includes 1 sheet of 8”x10” vellum. Prerequisite: For our more advanced, Techniques-level artists or those who have experience painting on vellum. Preview the class Supply List Your class confirmation email will hold your supply list - please ensure you receive it. Instructed by Carol Woodin Carol Woodin is an internationally recognized botanical artist with over 30 years of experience, best known for her luminous work depicting orchids, rare wildflowers, and unusual cultivated plants. Based in New York’s Hudson Valley, her work is exhibited and collected worldwide and is held in major public collections including the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. She was a contributing artist to the Grootbos Florilegium, documenting the Cape Floral Kingdom. Carol is the recipient of the 2024 Shirley Sherwood Award for Botanical Art, as well as multiple international honors including awards from the Royal Horticultural Society, the American Society of Botanical Artists, and Orchid Digest. She currently serves as Exhibitions Director for ASBA and teaches watercolor-on-vellum workshops nationally and internationally, both in person and online. Class/Program/Workshop: 26 BAC 250 Spring’s Awakening: Flowers on Vellum Date: 3 days: April 30, May 1 & 2, 2026 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: the Garden at Elm Bank; 900 Washington St., Wellesley, MA 02482 Photo by Carol Woodin - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellesley/springs-awakening-flowers-on-vellum-workshop/200029789521943 - **Event Categories**: art, workshops, exhibitions, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 4 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Wellesley - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: 900 Washington St, Wellesley, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02482 - **lat**: 42.2765 - **long**: -71.31009 - **full address**: 900 Washington St, Wellesley, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02482 ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Spring’s Awakening: Flowers on Vellum [WORKSHOP] - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/b53c192fe600e562859c926e6941ec2236c2486954cb94013b44b052354a376d-rimg-w1200-h960-dcf4f1ec-gmir?v=1777498581 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Spring s Awakening: Flowers on Vellum [WORKSHOP] being held? - **A:** Spring s Awakening: Flowers on Vellum [WORKSHOP] takes place on Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am to Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm at 900 Washington St, Wellesley, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02482. - **Q**: Who is organizing Spring s Awakening: Flowers on Vellum [WORKSHOP]? - **A:** Spring s Awakening: Flowers on Vellum [WORKSHOP] is organized by Massachusetts Horticultural Society. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Spring s Awakening: Flowers on Vellum [WORKSHOP] is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wellesley, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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