Artist Karen Weihs is a study in serenity. Dressed in a cozy cashmere sweater and jeans with her platinum hair pulled back into a low ponytail, she pads around her spacious French country-style kitchen pouring strong coffee and doling out bowls of granola and fresh blueberries to art students.
This group of mostly longtime friends and neighbors has gathered at Skylight Farm in Cashiers for a weekend that combines painting lessons with Karen and informal culinary instruction from her husband, Chris, a chef who prepares the meals that punctuate these “seminarts.” Held throughout spring and summer, the events combine what each loves best: art and food.
Married for 34 years, these retired Charleston restaurateurs call themselves “life artists,” merrily pursuing myriad creative endeavors....
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