Art Journaling Your Life Story/Accordian Book of Gratitude
2026-10-10 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
We’ll start an Art Journal for your life story in the morning, then create an Accordion Book of Gratitude in the afternoon. Do one or both!

Join us on Saturday, October 10 at the Kennedy Douglas Center for the Arts in Florence for an incredibly creative day.
This retreat is actually two workshops: one in the morning and one if the afternoon. Do one or both, whatever your schedule allows!
TELL YOUR LIFE STORY ART JOURNAL: 9:00am – 12:00pm
This class will get your started on a rewarding and creative journey that you can share.
It’s not a scrap book, and it’s not an auto-biography…it’s something much more interesting! Art Journaling your life story is a wonderful way to record those meaningful moments in your life that goes way beyond a snapshot or just fact recording. You can creatively capture the emotion or meaning using collage. Not only will you have a fascinating book your family will love, but you’ll enjoy the process of creating it.
This course is perfect for beginners or those who are already journaling but would like guidance on the theme, “Your Life Story.” We’ll spend the class time learning some quick techniques to help you jump in and start creating pages you will love.
ACCORDION BOOK OF GRATITUDE: 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Create beautiful colored backgrounds in your accordion book, and layer with words and images to celebrate what you are thankful for. The joy is in the making of this thoughtful little book which you can keep or give as a beautiful gift. All materials are supplied, and no experience is needed.
If you want to hang out and do the whole day, purchase the FULL DAY ticket options, with or without lunch.

(New) Wednesday Open Art Journaling
2026-10-21 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-11-04 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-11-18 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-12-02 12:00 - 13:30
Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday we will have Open Art Journaling inside Huntsville Art Supplies on the 2nd floor of Lowe Mill A&E. Bring your journal and use Studio 127 supplies. Our host and owner of HAS, Stephanie, has a little coffee bar – or try something from Dragon’s Forge just down the hall. I still offer the 10 pack for Open Art Journaling(opens in new tab), and if you have a balance on your card, you can use it like normal.
To get to Huntsville Art Supplies, park in the Smokestack Parking lot, and go to door 16. It is the first studio on the left.
