A PLACE FOR IMAGINATION
About Davey Farm
Nestled on five acres in Snohomish, Washington, Davey Farm started as a home. Twenty-six years ago, my husband and I built our house, and we've shaped every corner with our own hands.
About ten years ago, tired of sinking into the mud tending to the horses, we built the barn that now hosts all our workshops. The gardens have been my labor of love for over two decades, growing and changing with each season.
Now that the kids are gone and we have more time, I felt like I needed to share the beauty that took us so much time and effort to make. It seemed almost selfish not to invite our community to enjoy this peaceful place we created. This peaceful place we'd spent decades creating needed to be shared. That's when Davey Farm became more than just our home. It became a creative sanctuary.
The studios aren't pristine, with gallery white walls and rigid rules, but a working farm where animals greet you at the fence, nature is abundant, and makers of all ages are free to explore, discover and create.
Outside the barn kids are welcome to play in the grassy field. Bordering us on the North is a heavily wooded area where I take the kids to forage for mark making tools and collage supplies.
The animals make this place magical. Kids always start at the hen house meeting our chickens and the very vocal rooster. Our mini horse, Crystal, acts just like a big dog, following kids along the fence hoping for pets and treats.
Every season brings new color, new texture, new inspiration. Parents wander these gardens while their children create, finding their own moment of peace among the blooms. After 26 years of building and tending, Davey Farm is exactly what we hoped: a place where creativity and nature meet, where families remember what it feels like to slow down and make something beautiful.
MEET YOUR HOST
Lynne Davey
Lynne has been making things her entire life. As a child, she put on "puppet shows" with vegetables decorated as people and published a neighborhood newspaper at age ten. Art became her language early. She started embroidery, knitting, and needlepoint as a teenager, quilted when time allowed, and sewed every Halloween costume her three children (and now grandchildren) wore. Whether creating mixed media art or shaping flower beds inspired by generations of gardeners, Lynne has always loved working with her hands.
Her passion for gardening is legendary among friends. "Going to a nursery is dangerous for me," she laughs. "When our kids were young, they had to hold extra plants on their laps. It was either that, or leave the children at the nursery!"
Before founding Emma's Art Club, Lynne spent over 30 years caring for animals and boarding pets. Inspiration for a change struck during COVID, when she started exchanging art projects through the mail with her granddaughter Emma—sending supplies, receiving photos of Emma's creations in return. What began as a grandmother's love letter became proof that art could bridge distance and ease anxiety.
One day, Emma b-lined to the horses (as she always did), but then disappeared. Lynne found her upstairs in the studio, drawing. That moment crystallized everything: children need spaces to create, away from noise and pressure.
Lynne's teaching philosophy is beautifully simple: every child is already an artist; they just need permission to believe it. Homeschooling parents tell her their kids talk about her class all year. Children who thought they weren't "good at art" create with sudden confidence. Entire years of workshops book solid because kids beg their parents not to miss them.
"If you put a project in front of someone, they'll say 'I can't draw,'" Lynne explains. "But if I can spark some excitement? People need that creative outlet."
When she's not teaching or tending the farm, Lynne kayaks in Puget Sound, snowshoes, hikes, and constantly decorates her home with treasures from nature. She's inspired by waves crashing on beaches, branches reaching skyward, geese flying in formation, and the way flowers emerge from dirt each spring.
Twelve years ago, she sat in a gilded hotel room in Bellagio, Italy, making art with women from around the globe while overlooking Lake Como, standing in disbelief that art had brought her there.
After a lifetime of creating, Lynne has found her truest calling: giving others the time, space, and permission to discover their creative voices.
Lynne's floral classes are so much fun. They are well-arranged classes. Lynne has extensive knowledge in floral arranging. She has a large property offering a wide assortment of flowers and greenery.
Patrick O.
Lynne is such an incredible artist! I've attended multiple flower classes and had such a fantastic time. From her instruction to her yummy snacks & wine at the beautiful barn, my friend and I loved our time there and look forward to other classes.
Heather F.