High Noon Tea: Artist's Tea at Inn at Amaris Farms

Art belongs in quiet places, and this porch is one of the best we know.

Our second High Noon Tea brings three Western North Carolina artists to the table — curated by Sherry Masters of Art Connections, Erica's longtime art partner at the inn. Three artists, three mediums: paper, clay, and fabric.

Leo Monahan was a paper artist who moved from Los Angeles to Asheville and spent his later years creating vivid, sculptural works — guitars, fish, birds, all handmade and bursting with color. He passed away recently at 92. His work hangs right here at Amaris Farms, and Sherry will be honoring his life and legacy as part of the afternoon. If you've stayed with us before, you may have already seen his pieces without knowing the hands that made them.

Helen Brown, a Weaverville potter, will be joining us on the porch. She traded a career as a national insurance executive for a home studio, and after living in nine states, decided North Carolina was “just right” — arriving in the peak COVID days of 2020. She handbuilds colorful (mostly) functional pieces, and her lively pottery is carried at Tessa's Shop Around the Corner on Main Street.

Kathie Briggs will be there too. She's a Weaverville textile artist who creates paintings using fabric and thread as her medium — nature-inspired pieces that have been featured in WNC Magazine and exhibited nationally. She's a regular on the Weaverville Art Safari studio tour.

Three artists, three mediums, and the kind of conversation that only happens when you sit across from the hands that made something. Alongside: loose-leaf tea from Cornerstone Tea Company, seasonal pastries and finger sandwiches, and a glass of bubbly.

Every guest takes home a Tea & Bloom Bundle — handmade floral soap from Willow Hill Soap Co. (Canton, NC), local tea from Cornerstone, and a keepsake card. $10 from every ticket goes to Helpmate.

Inn at Amaris Farms is a six-room modern farmhouse bed and breakfast in Weaverville, NC, 15 minutes from Asheville. Set on 15 acres in the Appalachian Mountains, the inn offers luxury accommodations, farm-to-table breakfasts, a loose-leaf tea bar featuring Cornerstone Tea, and peaceful mountain views.

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