Studio 127

Art Journaling 101 - July
2024-07-27 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
If you have been wanting to try Art Journaling, this is for you.
In this complete introduction to Art Journaling, you’ll learn some great techniques and have plenty of time to work in your journal. This is a 2-hour class.
Includes a mixed media, lay-flat journal, a deck of writing prompts, art supplies to use in the class and a “to-go bag to take home. You don’t need any experience with art journaling! Be sure to stop and get a treat from Good Company Café just across the way from the new studio. This is going to be awesome!

Paint & Potstickers
2024-07-30 19:00 - 20:30
Let’s celebrate the end of summer with a fun night out at PF Chang’s for Paint & Potstickers. Studio 127 is bringing the paint party to the bar; all you have to bring is a friend or two and a thirst for creative adventure. We’ll paint a very simple flowering tree and you pick your own colors to make it unique!
The painting starts promptly at 7pm, and ends right at 8:30pm, so come early for a sip of inspiration, and stay as long as you like after the art part. PF Chang’s will have select $5 cocktails and $7 wine selections to help you find your inner Bob Ross.

Wednesday Open Art Journaling
2024-07-31 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-08-07 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-08-14 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-08-21 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-08-28 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-09-04 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-09-11 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-09-18 11:00 - 12:30 and 5 more dates
If you have a journal you’re working in, bring it with you…I also have starter kits here if you want to pick one up.
There is no instruction, just time to work on our journals! If you have some supplies you’d like to bring for a swap, that would be wonderful but not required.

Altered Book - Music Theme
2024-08-03 12:00 - 14:00
Start with a chunky board book (provided for you), and learn creative ways of adding fun layers to the pages to create a music themed Art Journal, which you can keep adding to at home. Use the lyrics to a favorite song, or song titles from a favorite group, or just make it a general music theme. I provide paints, papers, including sheet music and song books, and ephemera. No experience is needed and all supplies will be ready for you, including a “To Go Bag” you can take home.
This is really a fun project that is perfect for anyone 12 and up.

Artist Trading Cards Autumn Make & Swap
2024-08-03 15:00 - 16:30
We meet, make as many 2.5×3.5 (the official size) Artist Trading Cards as we can in 1.5 hours, then swap or keep them. You can paint, draw, or do mixed media on your cards, which we will then trade with each other – or keep, whatever you choose!

Art Camp for Adults
2024-08-06 09:00 - 16:00
All materials are supplied, including lunch and up to $10 to use on one item at a thrift store.
9:00am: Jars, Tags & Gelli Rolls. First part of camp we’ll we’ll paint mason jars and while they dry, we’ll decorate tags for Christmas gifts (or you can decorate them to use in a mixed media project or an art journal), and I’ll have gel print supplies out as well, so you can print up some papers for your art stash.
11:00am: Break for lunch in the studio, provided by Good Company Café. Your choice of Avocado Toast, Veggie Wrap, Pimento Cheese Sandwich, or Chicken Salad Salad.
12:00pm:Head over to a thrift store close by (tbd) to find one item to use in a project…you’ll have up to $10 to spend.
1:30pm: Meet back at the studio and spend the rest of the afternoon using your found treasure in a project. We’ll spend the first 30 minutes sharing what we found and coming up with a plan for it. Coffee & tea provided.
3:45pm: All good things must come to an end, and we’ll end our day in the studio at 4pm.

August Creative Latte & Learn
2024-08-09 14:00 - 15:00
This month we’ll make flowers using papers of all kinds, tulle, napkins and yarn. Simple and fun! What can you do with all the flowers you’ll make? Add to mixed media, journal covers, gift wrapping, just to name a few ideas!
Your class ticket includes your choice of a latte or bottled water.

August Open Art Journaling
2024-08-10 13:00 - 14:30

Restoration Through Creativity
2024-08-24 13:00 - 15:00 | Kennedy Douglas Arts Center, 217 E Tuscaloosa St., Florence, 35630, United States
Restoration: the act of restoring; renewal, revival, or reestablishment.*
The benefits of creative activities are well recorded, and not disputed. Art journaling is a a form of art that is very personal, highly engaging, and can be beneficial in many ways. An art journal can be a place to record thoughts, ideas, emotions, memories or lessons learned. It can be a place to work through fear, grief, or a creative block. An art journal can be a place to explore new new ideas or places or new creative territory.
This workshop will introduce you to the practice of art journaling. You’ll be supplied with a new journal made especially for this purpose, materials to use in your journal, a primer, writing prompts, and instruction on some simple techniques to get your started. You’ll be able to take some materials home to continue.
No artistic experience is needed, it doesn’t matter if you have never picked up a paint brush or if you are a regular crafter. Art Journaling is a truly unique form of expression that each person makes. their own.
This workshop is being presented at Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts as part of their “Healing Through Art” programming.

Dictionary.com, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/restoration

Drawing for Beginners - 4 Weeks
2024-09-07 11:00 - 12:00
Four part drawing class for beginners (or those who have not drawn in a long time)

Each week we will build foundational drawing skills while learning best practices for tools and materials. Using graphite and charcoal, students will learn how to use lines, shading and create volume and depth. Part of the class will be spent working on a full drawing using the techniques as they are learned.

Sept 7- Papers, pencils and charcoal intro. How to fit the right tool to the job.
Sept 14 – Shading using hatching and blending. Understand values.
Sept 21 – Adding texture and detail. How much is too much.
Sept 28 – How to add depth, and highlights.

P lease bring an 8.5×11 black and white print of something simple you would like to draw. Suggestions: an object, something from nature, an animal. Pick something you care about or that interests you. We’ll be working on the drawing of this print each week.
I keep the class small so you get as much out of the class as possible. Ages 12 and up.

September Creative Latte & Learn
2024-09-13 14:00 - 15:00
This month we’ll make Envelopes to put in your art journals. I’ll have papers and stencils and scissors…make as many as you can! Your class ticket includes your choice of a iced tea, cold brew, latte or bottled water.

September Open Art Journaling
2024-09-14 13:00 - 14:30

Fall Silk Flowers
2024-09-21 13:30 - 15:00
Want to learn how to make a simple yet beautiful flower arrangement? I’ll have lots of silk flowers and foliage for you to use to make a Fall themed arrangement. I’ll show you some easy ways of designing the arrangement to suit the container. You’ll leave with something you’ll be proud to decorate your home with or give as a gift.

Mixed Media Autumn Theme
2024-09-28 13:00 - 14:30
Using paint, paper and other heavenly things we’ll create an Autumn themed mixed media on a canvas board. It’s simple and fun, and of course, creative! As in all our classes, you’ll get guidance and creative freedom. And always great conversation among everyone! It’s a fun activity for ages 5 to 105, and no experience is needed.

October Creative Latte & Learn
2024-10-11 14:00 - 15:00
If you have never tried gel plate printing because it seemed a bit much, then this is for you! And if you just want to come in and make a ton of papers using the studio paints, stencils, stamps and paper, then this is also for you! It’s just a REALLY fun time!
Your class ticket includes your choice of a latte or bottled water.

Open Card Making
2024-10-12 10:30 - 12:00
I’ll have plenty of materials on hand, including card stock, ephemera, stencils, stamps, and envelopes, but you are also welcome to bring anything you would like to use. We’ll spend the 1.5 hours making as many cards as you like. There is no specific instruction or pattern we will use, it’s just a great time making cards with friends!

October Open Art Journaling
2024-10-12 13:00 - 14:30
The Monthly Saturday Open Art Journaling happens on the second Saturday of every month. If you have a journal you’re working in, bring it with you…I also have starter kits here if you want to pick one up.
There is no instruction, just time to work on our journals! If you have some supplies you’d like to bring for a swap, that would be wonderful but not required.

Florence Open Art Journaling and Supply Swap
2024-10-19 09:00 - 12:00
If you have a journal you’re working in, bring it with you…I’ll have paints and lots of materials to use, and if you don’t have an art journal, I also have starter kits here.
There is no instruction, just time to work on our journals! PLUS – a SUPPLY SWAP! Bring that stuff you keep meaning to get rid of, and take home some new-to-you stuff!
Coffee and tea will be ready for you, and lots of great conversation, so bring a friend and spend the morning in the beautiful Kennedy Douglas Center for the Arts in Florence, AL!
