Organizations on Seabrook

SIAG Hosts Demonstration Artist Mark Horton Oct 17

Seabrook Island Artist Guild (SIAG) welcomes Mark Horton
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
1:30-4:00 pm
The Lake House – Live Oak Hall

Mark Kevin Horton was born and raised in rural North Carolina. After graduating from East Carolina University School of Art in 1983, Horton moved to New York City to begin a career in advertising and design. He carried with him the dream of someday becoming a painter. Eighteen years of living in New York City were spent working as a creative director in various advertising agencies and eventually founding his own design company. Those years also provided a valuable opportunity for Horton to view firsthand the seemingly endless number of masterworks of art in the city’s museums and galleries.

Horton was captivated by the works of George Innes, Herman Herzog, Fredrick Church and the tonalist photographer Edward Steichen. He also admired and studied the realism of John Singer Sargent and Winslow Homer as well as the romantic landscapes of the Hudson River School painters. The experience had a profound effect on his artistic development.

During his years working as an artistic director and designer, Horton continued to nurture his “fine art side”, drawing, sketching and painting whenever he had the opportunity. In early 2001 Horton made the decision to devote himself to painting full-time. He left New York City and returned to his southern roots, moving to Charleston, South Carolina.

Horton is particularly fascinated with the effect of light and weather upon the landscape. He paints beyond a literal interpretation of a scene to portray nature in a way that reflect his own ideas and sensibilities while capturing the spirit, color and changing light of a place.

Horton shows at Horton Hayes Fine Art 30 State Street, Charleston, SC www.hortonhayes.com.

For more information on the Guild’s events, workshops, and membership, visit www.seabrookislandartistguild.com

-Submitted by Bonnie Younginer, Seabrook Island Artist Guild

(Image credit: Mark Horton)

SIGC: Next Meeting Oct 13, Orchids

Friday, October 13
Presenter: Gerri Greenwood/Koch, President
Coastal Carolina Orchid Society
Location: Oyster Catcher Community Center

Greeting and refreshments: 9:30 am
Business meeting: 9:45 am
Presentation: 10:00 am with Q&A following

(*Please bring cash (small bills) to participate in our fun raffles, where the funds benefit our philanthropies. Guests of members are welcome to attend: $5 donation.)

Join us for the Seabrook Island Garden Club’s next meeting on Friday, October 13, featuring guest speaker, Gerri Greenwood/Koch, president of the Coastal Carolina Orchid Society (CCOS). The Coastal Carolina Orchid Society is an educational, nonprofit organization affiliated with the American Orchid Society. They provide people in the Charleston area an opportunity to learn so much more about orchids and a place to interact with other orchid enthusiasts.

Our guest speaker has loved the feeling of dirt in her hands since her childhood. Gerri has lived in many locations across the United States, and moved to the Charleston area in 1996 from Seattle. In her spare time, she became a Master Gardener via the Clemson Extension in 2013.

Due to the lovely orchids her husband gave to her for special occasions, she felt compelled to learn more about these unique plants. She has been a member of the CCOS for over 10 years, learning, reading and attending regional conferences. She held the office of Recording Secretary for 7 years, and this year will mark her second year as president of the organization. She is employed by a biotech company located in Europe, and she also has a passion for animals and she serves on the board of the Charleston Animal Society.

The 2023-24 Seabrook Island Garden Club: Let’s Talk Some Dirt!

-Submitted by Beth Wright Seabrook Island Garden Club, Publicity

(Image Credit: Coastal Carolina Orchid Society)

Final Turtle Patrol Inventory Monday Morning

Seabrook Island Turtle Patrol will inventory the last remaining nest, nest 38, on Monday September 25 at 8:00 am. Nest 38 is located 10 yards south of boardwalk 3 which is the nearest beach access.

Click here to see a map showing the location of the boardwalks.

Scheduled inventories can be accessed here.

The timing of this inventory may be modified without notice in the event of inclement weather.

Turtle hatchlings typically emerge from the nest during the night to avoid exposure to daytime predators such as seagulls. This is called a boil because it really does look like a boiling event when the baby turtles emerge all at once from the nest, which is a hole in the sand.

About three days after the boil, the Turtle Patrol team performs an inventory. They count the empty shells as well as the eggs that have not hatched for a report to DNR. Sometimes, some of the hatchlings are still at the bottom of the nest and haven’t made it out yet. The inventory team helps these hatchlings down to the water’s edge where they can gather strength for their journey across the ocean. We can’t always promise there will be hatchlings to see, but when there are, it is very exciting!

-Submitted by Jane Magioncalda for SI Turtle Patrol

Correction: SIAG October Artist of the Month, Cynthia Reddersen

Correction: Please note that the reception for Cynthia Reddersen will be held on Thursday, October 5 not Tuesday as noted in the original post.

Cynthia has had a lifelong interest in art. As a young child she drew hundreds of horses, and continued her art journey taking figure drawing classes as a young teen. She painted small watercolors as mementos for herself and her family members depicting the places where they vacationed. She has worked in oils and acrylics as well.

In her busy life as a Web Master and then Communications manager for several companies in Tysons Corner, Reston VA and Washington DC, she created one internal website, managed another, ran conferences, and created conference materials and newsletters. Fortunately, some of these jobs provided her the liberty to dabble in artistic creations.

In 2015 Cynthia and Bob bought their Seabrook Villa. And in the past few years, because of the pandemic, much time was spent at Seabrook where she found her greatest inspiration for her art and turned a sometime hobby into something more. She loves to paint landscapes, and waterscapes. Clouds are also a particular interest. She has also done several paintings of birds and horses.

Cynthia belongs to the Seabrook Island Art Guild on Seabrook Island and also the Fairfax Art Guild in Fairfax City, VA, where she participates in a guild gallery and various shows.

Please join Cynthia for the Artist of the Month reception
Thursday, October 5 at The Lake House from 4:30-6:00 pm.

-Submitted by Bonnie Younginer, Seabrook Island Artist Guild

(Image credit: Cynthia Reddersen)

SIDOGS 2023 Beach Walk and Yappy Hour Sept 29

SIDOGS, the Seabrook Island dog and beach advocacy group, (aka Seabrook Island Dog Owners Group) announces that the Annual Beach Walk and Yappy Hour will take place on Friday, September 29, 2023, starting at 5:00 pm on North Beach. The rain date for the event will be Monday, October 2, at the same time and place. The Beach Walk is a tradition that has helped the Seabrook Island community combine fun for dogs (and their humans) with charitable giving to worthy area animal causes.

For the dogs, the Beach Walk is a great time to run and play on the beach with other friendly dogs in the community. For the humans, there is the satisfaction of being able to take advantage of this wonderful feature of Seabrook Island. Past President Mitch Pulwer has stated: “The SIDOGS Beach Walk is a community celebration of the joy dogs and their owners have while playing on the Seabrook Island beach. It is an added bonus that the event raises funds for other animals in the area that aren’t as fortunate.”

All residents of Seabrook Island are invited to join the SIDOGS Beach Walk and Yappy Hour. Access to North Beach is through Boardwalks 1 or 2. Water, seltzer, and chips/pretzels will be provided by SIDOGS. Water for the dogs will also be provided. If you wish to bring something else to drink for yourself feel free, but please remember that glass bottles are not allowed on the beach. Your dog will have fun, and so will you!

This year, SIDOGS has designated Pet Helpers to be the charity for giving. Volunteers from their organization will be in attendance to provide more information and answer questions.

Although not a requirement for attendance, please consider being generous to area dogs at Pet Helpers by bringing a donation to the event. Checks can be made out directly to Pet Helpers. More information on Pet Helpers can be found on their website.

For more information on this event, or about SIDOGS, please visit our website. We look forward to seeing you and your pups!

-Submitted by Martha Goldstein for SIDOGS

SIAG October Artist of the Month, Cynthia Reddersen

Cynthia belongs to the Seabrook Island Art Guild on Seabrook Island and also the Fairfax Art Guild in Fairfax City, VA, where she participates in a guild gallery and various shows.

Please join Cynthia for the Artist of the Month reception
Tuesday, October 5 at The Lake House from 4:30-6:00 pm.

-Submitted by Bonnie Younginer, Seabrook Island Artist Guild

(Image credit: Cynthia Reddersen)

SIGSC: Designing in Nature with Mary Reynolds Oct 19

On Thursday, October 19, as part of Native Plant Week in South Carolina, the Kiawah Conservancy will host a gourmet luncheon from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm at the West Beach Conference Center featuring a virtual talk, “Designing in Nature with Mary Reynolds.” The Seabrook Island Green Space Conservancy is the Landscape Template Design Sponsor for the lunch.

An internationally acclaimed landscape designer, Reynolds is a bestselling author, inspirational speaker and founder of the global movement We Are The Ark: Returning Our Gardens To Their True Nature Through Acts of Restorative Kindness. She will be joining us remotely from her home in Ireland to discuss the importance of native plants, her career, and how we can be better stewards of the land. Register for the lunch by October 4 at the Kiawah Conservancy website.

At the lunch event, guests will be able to talk with local landscape designers, vendors and plant experts, and obtain a free digital copy of the new Native Plant Guide for Seabrook and Kiawah Islands. This Guide includes information and photographs about the top native shade and sun plants that do well in our sandy soils. The Guide also includes a set of six design templates to help homeowners visualize how different kinds of native plants can be assembled into beautiful arrangements. The templates, which were created by Surculus, a Charleston landscape architecture firm, are linked to “plant packages” that can be pre-ordered. Each package contains the plants shown in a template, making it easier to arrange them in a yard.

On Friday, November 3, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, the two conservancies will host a native plant sale on the green at Freshfields Village. No registration is required. This is where the pre-ordered plant packages will be ready for pick-up. Individual plants also will be for sale, and visitors, while enjoying music and refreshments, can chat with plant experts and with local homeowners who are already using native plants and are glad to share their experiences.

-Submitted by Seabrook Island Green Space Conservancy

(Image credits: Kiawah Conservancy and Mary Reynolds

Seabrook Island Garden Club Kicks off 35th Year

The Seabrook Island Garden Club members gathered on Friday, September 8, to begin their new year of monthly meetings with exciting guest speakers, field trips, caring for the environment and the local community, hands-on gardening and decorating, and fun social events!

But this year, the club has a special celebration to enjoy, the 35th anniversary of the founding of the garden club. Yes, in October 1988, a wonderful group of women came together to form the Seabrook Island Garden Club. Since then, the organization has expanded and thrived, recognizing old traditions and creating new ones.

Carol Price, Melissa Andrews, Sally Boudinot and Karen Babb

After raffle winners were drawn, the business portion of the meeting was led by President Carol Price. Past president and historian Karen Nutall led the group in a visual presentation of historic documents relating to our founding members. The club, originally known as the “Marsh Hens Garden Club”, was highly involved in beautifying our island, planting flowers in the common spaces, and decorating much of the POA buildings for the holidays. They were passionate about making the mundane locations extraordinary with their talents in using clippings from much of our island vegetation in their designs.

Gail Kahl, Jennifer Macdonald, Katherine Sankovich, Carol Price

Also impressive was the thorough documentation of their activities. They took many photos, which they printed and arranged thoughtfully in scrapbooks. Current garden club members are grateful for this, as the 35th Anniversary Committee has perused and scanned hundreds of images they plan to share at monthly meetings.

In the first “Member Spotlight” series, Vice President and Anniversary Committee Chair Sally Boudinot prepared a special recognition of long-time member Lee Hurd. As Sally read through the recorded history of the garden club, Lee’s name was frequently mentioned. Lee served as president twice, was instrumental in adopting our bylaws, and served on countless committees. In fact, she originally suggested we treat our Seabrook community to an annual event known as our Open House, which we still host to this day. Lee is also well known for creating a magical garden in the lot beside her home. It is a place where she encourages neighbors and friends to visit and enjoy the fruits of her labor. Also noteworthy is our current member, Karen Babb, whose mother, Janet, was also an original garden club member.

Garden Club members are looking forward to seeing what the 35th Anniversary committee has up their sleeves, and it is sure to be a fun-filled year ahead. The Seabrook Island Garden Club is still accepting new members. Annual dues are $25, and a membership form and instructions can be found at Seabrook Island Garden Club (sigardenclub.blogspot.com) under the “Join Us” tab.

The next meeting will be held on Friday, October 13, at the Oyster Catcher Community Center, where the topic will be orchids, and the guest speaker will be Gerri Greenwood-Koch, President of Coastal Carolina Orchid Society.

The 2023-2024 Seabrook Island Garden Club: Let’s talk some dirt!

-Submitted by Beth Wright, Seabrook Island Garden Club Publicity

(Image credits: Seabrook Island Garden Club )

Help SIGSC Save Lot 6 from Bulldozers

We are on our way to saving Lot 6
on Old Oak Way from the bulldozers.

The Seabrook Island Green Space Conservancy SIGSC) has been hard at work in a race to preserve additional green space on Seabrook Island before build-out. In just over a year, five additional lots have been conserved, bringing the total to 45. We need your help to conserve the 46^th lot and beyond.

Right now, we have a willing seller for Lot 6 on Old Oak Walk and $85,000 available in the SIGSC coffers. If we can raise approximately $75,000 by mid-October, this lot can be saved from the bulldozers and remain a haven for flora and fauna. Will you help us close the gap?

To donate, please visit www.sigsc.net. Contributions may also be mailed to:

Seabrook Island Green Space Conservancy
(EIN # 57-1090055)
130 Gardeners Circle, PMB 521,
Johns Island, SC 29455

Questions? Contact Carl Voelker, Acquisitions Chair (cvoelker1@comcast.net).

Have you noticed the small green and gold “Conserved Property” signs now posted all around Seabrook Island? The signs tell you that these lots are “green spaces” protected from development, but they don’t tell you how this protection came about. Check out “Conserved Property: How Does It Happen?”

-Submitted by SIGSC

(Image credit: SIGSC)

Reminder: SINHG Evening Program: Indigo and the Lowcountry Sep 14

The Seabrook Island Natural History Group (SINHG) launches its fall series of Evening Programs with an exploration of indigo’s history and cultivation on Johns Island and the revival of interest in growing and processing the plant for contemporary uses. The program will be offered on Thursday evening, September 14 at 7:00 pm and will be presented by Lee Ann Bain, a well-known Charleston tour guide and historian of Lowcountry culture.

As a member of the Daniel Island Historical Society, Bain has uncovered and documented indigo processing sites on what were once two contiguous colonial era plantations on the island. Last year, Smithsonian Magazine detailed the renewed interest in the plant on Johns Island, where several indigo farms are now in operation, providing the deep blue dye for use in clothing and accessories.

SINHG Evening Programs at The Lake House will continue later in the fall with the examination of Charleston architecture in October and the exploration of the history of Seabrook Island in November. Evening Programs are open to all Seabrook Island residents and guests, with a $5 admission charge for non-SINHG members. To register, visit SINHG Events.

-Submitted by Norm Powers for SINHG

(Image credit: SINHG)

SIAG Hosts September Demo Artist Heather McQueen Jones

Seabrook Island Artist Guild (SIAG) welcomes Heather McQueen Jones
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
1:30-4:00 pm
The Lake House – Live Oak Hall

Art Therapy: Painting Water and Seascapes

For Heather McQueen Jones, art started as therapy when she was caring for her young children. It quickly grew into a passion and gradually Heather moved further from her advertising career to focus on her art.

In Heather’s own words, “Sketching and painting is cathartic. Learning something new every day is energizing. Challenging myself to take art to the next level and change careers has been transformative.”

Heather paints in oil, plein air and from her studio on Daniel Island; she paints what she loves to see, what is around her either near her home or while vacationing. She does commissioned work and donates paintings for Lowcountry charities.

On September 19, Heather will demonstrate the method she uses to share the progress of her painting and posting to social media. To view Heather’s beautiful art, please visit her website Instagram @HeartPalette and http://www.macqueenjones.com.

Today, Mary enjoys combining her love of the portrait and figure with painting Plein Air landscapes. She travels and paints Plein Air Paint-outs all over the United States. Her work is documented on her website, https://MaryHoffmanFineArt.com.

For more information on the Guild’s events, workshops, and membership, visit www.seabrookislandartistguild.com

-Submitted by Bonnie Younginer, Seabrook Island Artist Guild

(Image credit: Heather McQueen Jones)

Seabrook Island Village Hosts “Brain Health with Age” Seminar

Seabrook Island Village is presenting an education seminar, Brain Health with Age, on Saturday, October 21, 2023. It will be held at The Lake House from 1:30 – 3:00 pm.

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Neuropsychologists Travis Turner, PhD, and Andrea Sartori, PhD, will discuss brain health and cognitive aging, what is normal and what is not normal for various age groups, and “red flags” to look for.

Learn about the latest treatments for neurological disorders, the research underway nationally and at MUSC, what is currently known about preventing and delaying the onset of cognitive impairment/dementia and neurocognitive evaluations (their specialty). They will also discuss maintaining a healthy brain which is a top priority in pursuing good overall health and longevity, especially in older adults.

We look forward to seeing you at what promises to be an informative and educational program. Click here to register.

(Funding for this program has been provided by the Town of Seabrook Island. Seabrook Island Village is grateful for the Town’s generous support.)

-Submitted by Seabrook Island Village

(Photo credit: Seabrook Island Village)