About us!
Lauri Daughtry, NBCT, NCIDQ
Lauri Daughtry, owner, is a professionally accredited interior designer, artist and a National Board Early Middle Childhood Art certified visual arts teacher (NBCT) in Alamance County who has been teaching since 1995. Lauri has partnered with other downtown merchants to create fun "Painting Night Out" events, and participates in Mebane's First Thursdays. In addition to teaching private art lessons she has taught visual art to over 1,000 Alamance County public schools. Currently she teaches secondary art education /pottery at Eastern Alamance HS. She earned her BFA degree from ECU School of Art in Interior Design / Drawing in '84 and earned her board certification in '12.
In addition to a no-stress painting experience with friends or colleagues, TEAM BUILDING events, we offer birthday party packages and more. Lauri lives in Mebane and is proud to be a part of the Downtown Mebane Business Association, and Destination Downtown. She believes that art is therapeutic and completely personal. With the right guidance, everyone can be successful and have a great time! Creating art together is an intimate group experience that offers all a chance to unwind and get inspired. Sessions are varied and offer instruction in Batik (wax resist/fabric dying), glass/enamel painting, jewelry making and clay/pottery, and paper making, as well as the popular canvas painting parties.
In addition to a no-stress painting experience with friends or colleagues, TEAM BUILDING events, we offer birthday party packages and more. Lauri lives in Mebane and is proud to be a part of the Downtown Mebane Business Association, and Destination Downtown. She believes that art is therapeutic and completely personal. With the right guidance, everyone can be successful and have a great time! Creating art together is an intimate group experience that offers all a chance to unwind and get inspired. Sessions are varied and offer instruction in Batik (wax resist/fabric dying), glass/enamel painting, jewelry making and clay/pottery, and paper making, as well as the popular canvas painting parties.
Darcy Thomas, NBCT
This is Darcy's 21st year of teaching elementary visual Art in Alamance-Burlington Schools. She graduated from College of Notre Dame of Maryland with a degree in Photography and Secondary Art Ed. Darcy received National Board Certification (NBCT) in Early Middle Childhood Art in 2004. She was also named the Gold Star Teacher of the Year for Alamance County in 2004. For the past 10 summers she as taught Art Camps for Alamance County and Burlington Schools as well as for the Arts Council for Alamance County. Darcy enjoys taking photos, creating art work in her visual journal, working out, and getting lost in a good book when she has spare time. Darcy has extensive training in journaling and summer art camps and leads our summer art camp program and is the lead teacher for the Mini-Da Vinci classes for children ages 5-10.