Salon de Lumiere - Explore the Realms of Dreams, Origins, and Storytelling
This is a ticketed event with limited space, so purchase your tickets soon.
Step into the enchantment. Experience the lore, history, and mystique of Don Drumm Studios and Gallery while allowing your senses an opportunity to relish in new experiences and replenish your personal energy.
For one evening only, the gallery will be transformed into the "Salon de Lumiere." Evoking the culture, charm, and ambience of the historic French Salon, the select few that attend will experience a cultural gathering to indulge the senses and peak one's intellectual and artistic curiosity.
At the Gallery's hosted "Salon de Lumiere", you can acquaint yourself with the following:
- A wondrous glimpse into the inner realm of the gallery
- A welcome gift of a Don Drumm piece of handmade art
- Guided shopping experiences with hand-made fine art crafts
- Tour Don Drumm’s one-of-a-kind works collection with a focus on Don's early years of his 7 decade career
- Sample hand-made mocktails and hors d’oeurves
- Select from one of six self-care expression activities in which to participate and receive a commemorative gift. Each activity is one-on-one with the activity leader.
- The opportunity for a live portraiture session, participate in (or observe) a large-scale outdoor craft, and sample new products!
Your evening will begin at a quarter to seven and concludes at half past nine. The date of this event is Saturday, March 21st, 2026. Tickets for this event are being sold by the type of main activity you choose. Scroll down to read a description of each activity.
Tiny Hanging Gardens: Create your own living, floating oasis. You'll start with a hand-crocheted sling that enables your plant friends to capture sunlight from a window. From there you'll curate which living greenery to be the origins of your world brimming with life and beauty. Add a few "magical" touches, and as the French say, "Voila!" your creation is complete. Click here to purchase.
Henna Artistry: Mehndi is a time honored tradition of using henna (a temporary, plant-based dye) to decorate the hands of brides. This evening, our henna artist, has hand made her henna using lavender and tea tree oils mixed with lemon juice, sugar and henna grown in India. The designs for your henna work are intricate and rich in historic lore.
As the henna is applied, you'll feel a cool, light sensation. As the paste dries, it cracks into a dark crust. The reveal—by brushing the crust away to see the design beneath—is a moment of delight. For days, the wearer carries a beautiful memento on their skin, a piece of art that lives and fades in our temporal realm. Click here to purchase.
Print Making: Explore your inner artist. Transform paint and paper into your vision and develop the layers to your story. In this activity, your monotype print begins with a Gelli plate. Soft, forgiving, and reusable, this Gelli plate provides you the opportunity to layer both texture and color into your abstract print. Don Drumm and Leandra Drumm designed abstract samples are provided to start this exploration.
Please keep in mind, just like people, each Gelli print you make is a one-of-kind creation and lives its own story. Click here to purchase.
Junk Journaling: Imperfect? Yes. No rules? Yes. Many people when asked, feel that this method is a tactile recording of what matters and inspires you. This evening, your guide will assist you in starting this process with a few prompts - some physical ephemera and some being that spark of ingenuity that moves your inner workings.
However, there is one rule: include what is meaningful to you. It can be a song lyric, a gum wrapper, or a feather, whatever has touched your heart. Click here to purchase.
Reiki Session: A Reiki session is framed by rituals of respect: a silent or spoken invocation to begin, and a gentle gesture of sealing and grounding the energy at the end. It is a technique of profound stillness, where the greatest "action" is a compassionate, attentive presence. At its origins, you'll find energy to open up to a dream state where you allow pure, loving intention to flow through you, not from you. Click here to purchase.
Abstract Candle Craft: Candles symbolically radiate hope, passion, and mystery. For this activity, you can craft a resplendent Don Drumm inspired mini-wax abstract sculpture atop a candle. Each mini-wax abstract sculpture has been hand-crafted and specially prepared for this evening's event. Choose from a wide selection of designs and colors to arrange on a 3-wick candle to bring light and intrigue into your home.
Don, along with his wife Lisa, curated their creations into a cherished personal gallery. For this year's tour, guests will be escorted by the Gallery’s Aluminum Sculpture Manager, Toni Billick. Toni, who has an MFA from the University of South Florida, will focus on Don's early work from the Brutalist Period of the early 1960's. These tours will be scheduled in small groups throughout the evening.
