Rocking M Farm Store

12/14/2021

PRELUDE TO WINTER snowshoe outing at the Prairie Heritage Center will be postponed until later this winter.
Weather conditions are projected to exhibit high winds and storm warnings for tomorrow's weather.

12/12/2021

New art in the gallery!

12/10/2021

IT’S IOWA! And it’s beautiful. The Gallery and Book Vine will be open until 8 pm! Stop by for a Wine Tasting and cheese, 6-8 pm! You’ll be home and snuggled in before the main snow falls.

12/08/2021

FABRIC PAINTING with Liz Woolf.
Sat, Dec 11, 1 – 3:30 pm, refreshment included

Cloth wine & gift bag making, one afternoon. Serger Demo, stamping, painting on two fabrics. One Light Natural fabric & the other a Rusty Red fabric using either holiday or occasion neutral designs.
$40 class fee with a $10 supply fee ($50)
Sat, Dec 11, 1 – 3:30 pm, refreshment included. Text or Call Beth 712 299-5248 to reserve your class. Or email [email protected].

12/08/2021

Rhonda Saunders's two-day DRAWING ANYONE? focusing on Winter scenes. Her class begins tonight, Dec 8, and meets again on Sun, Dec 12th.

Call Beth 712 299-5248 to register. Bring an 8X10 image both in color and Black and White. $75 class fee and $10 for supplies.

Rocking M Farm Store is a venue that hosts exhibits and experience-based events at the Rocking M. Fin

12/08/2021

With our first real snow predicted for Friday, This will begin to feel like Christmas!

Wine tasting THIS Friday! 🍷

6-8pm with Jimmy Davis playing! 🎶

Rocking M Farm Store will also be open for some holiday cheer! 🎄

❄️ Sun, snow or wind.... We will be open! ❄️

12/08/2021

Getting my paints out and looking forward to a one-day class on Friday, Dec 10th, FINAL TOUCHES! with Glenda Drennen.
Two projects: watercolor, collage using Spectra Bleeding Tissue and create a textured backdrop with a composition glow-through. Glenda will also offer to answer questions or provide advice to help you finish your paintings from the FALL and WINTER Experience classes.

$75 (call Beth @ 712 299-5248 to reserve)
– Fri, Dec 10, 10 am – 4:30 pm, lunch included
(Chipotle-Honey Chicken Totastos and Rocking M secret cookies).

Supplies needed for the one-day “Final Touches” workshop. Please bring:
• Two or more 11’x15” pieces of 140-pound cold press watercolor paper
• A painting surface waterproof (a piece of cardboard or a white plastic bag is good)
• Assorted flat and round watercolor brushes
• A water container
• Assorted tube watercolors
• Pencils: drawing pencil or two and/or a Bic mechanical pencil
• Kneaded eraser
• A sketchbook or tablet with your sketches or clippings for ideas to draw and paint
• Water container (a Cool Whip tube is fine)
• Roll of paper towels
• Old toothbrush
• Tweezers
• Matte medium or glue (such as Yes Paste)

Supplies provided for this class:
• Spectra bleeding Tissue
• Collage papers

12/07/2021

Beginning DEC 10, 2021. The Rocking M Farm Store WINTER Experience will introduce new artists & artwork into the WINTER exhibit along with hands-on art classes!
And,
A Wine Tasting at The Book Vine & the Pop-up Store. Hosted by Jay & Mollie Loughlin. Music with Jimmy Davis, 6 – 8 pm.
And then,
Dec 10 – Final Touches Watercolor with Glenda Drennen
Dec 11 – Fabric Painting with Liz Woolf, 1 – 3:30 pm
Dec 12 – Holiday Calligraphy, Card Making, Paper Snowflakes & Stars with Rhonda Saunders

Classes? See them @ www.rockingmfarmstore.com/something-new
The Pop-up Store will be active until Dec 24th.


Sip'n Sunday. Share a little holiday spirit & Champaign at 3 pm each Sunday until Christmas. Stop by the Book Vine and next door at the Rocking M Farm Store Pop-up!

204 & 206 West Main Street, Cherokee IA