Studio 127

Wednesday Open Art Journaling
2024-12-04 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-12-11 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-01-08 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-01-15 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-01-22 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-01-29 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-02-05 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-02-12 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) and 4 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.

Somerset Challenge
2024-12-07 13:00 - 14:30
We’ll take one of the projects included in a Somerset Studio magazine and do it from start to finish – together! A couple of weeks before each class I’ll send out 3 choices in my weekly letter. You get to vote on which project we do, and I’ll have all of the materials ready for us in the next scheduled class. If you are not already on the email list, click here to join.

December Creative Latte & Learn
2024-12-13 14:00 - 15:30
In our last installment of Creative Latte & Learn for the year, we’ll make as many Christmas tags as we can in this EXTENDED class…I’m adding a half hour to the class, so it’s 1.5 hours of caffeinated creativity! Use the tags for your holiday gifts, or in a journal or however you want!
There will be an abundance of Christmas papers and stamps, and of course, paint and lots of tags.
Your ticket also gets you your choice of a latte, cold brew, ice tea (please specify sweet or unsweet) or bottled water. I’ll email you after you purchase your ticket to get your drink order.

Gratitude Junk Journal Making
2024-12-14 10:30 - 12:30
We’ll build a handmade journal using old pages, coffee stained papers, and scraps from magazines and patterned papers. Then we’ll bind the books into a cover using a very simple technique and get it ready to use as a Gratitude Journal in 2025.
I’ll provide everything you will need, but you are welcome to bring papers and pages you’ve been *saving* (we won’t use the word, “hoarding.”) If you don’t have anything to bring, don’t worry, the studio has PLENTY.
It just so happens that there is an Open Art Journal class starting 30 minutes after this class ends, so if you want to stick around for that, you can save $5 by choosing the PLUS ticket option when you purchase your Junk Journal ticket.
If you would like to grab a lunch or coffee at Good Company Cafe in between the classes, I’ll have a menu in the studio and you can place your order 30 minutes before the Junk Journal class ends so it’s ready for you to pick up at 12:30. You are welcome to bring your snacks back to the studio, or eat there at the cafe.
Space is limited to 6.

December Open Art Journaling
2024-12-14 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.

Holiday Make & Take Stars
2024-12-21 11:30 - 13:00
Come make some little mixed media star ornaments! I’ll have stars ready for you to paint or add mixed media to, and take with you. Make and take as many as you can in an hour and a half. Great activity for adults and kids together. Enjoy Christmas music and a cup of holiday cheer while you work!

Oil Painting 101
2025-01-08 13:00 - 14:00
This 4-part class will help you get started with painting in oils. Learn the basics of using traditional oil paints as well as water soluble oils. We’ll use the water soluable in class and will be painting on canvas. Each week we will practice basic techniques and put them to use in a painting you’ll work on each session. Class includes all materials. When you sign up you’ll have the chance to pick the photo you work on each week.

Week 1: Intro to the materials and tools, image transfer
Week 2: Working with and mixing colors, and blocking in
Week 3: Working in details.
Week 4 Glazing

January Creative Latte & Learn
2025-01-10 14:00 - 15:00
We start the 2025 Creative Latte & Learn series with an intro to calligraphy. My friend Shama Patel will help us get started using calligraphy markers.
Your ticket also gets you your choice of a latte, cold brew, ice tea (please specify sweet or unsweet) or bottled water. I’ll email you after you purchase your ticket to get your drink order.

2025 Vision Book
2025-01-17 11:30 - 13:30
At some point in life many of us have made a Vision Board of some kind. But this is more than a board…it’s a book!
The shiny new year awaits! Let’s set the tone for it by making an Accordion Vision Book. We’ll pick words that inspire and encourage each of us, and gather colors, images and quotes that reflect our own mission and goals. These can be personal or business goals, it’s totally up to you. We’ll collage them into the prepared Accordion Books. You are welcome to bring whatever you want to include in your book in addition to the studio supplies.
Your vision is bigger than a board…you can literally fill a book! But don’t worry, it’s a small book. Not trying to add pressure.

January Open Art Journaling
2025-01-18 13:30 - 15:00
The Monthly Saturday Open Art Journaling happens one Saturday every month. If you have a journal you’re working in, bring it with you…I also have starter kits and single art journals 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.
Did you know, you can purchase a pack of 10 Open Art Journaling sessions for $120? That’s like getting 2 free! You can use them anytime, and I’ll keep track with a punch card in the studio.

Abstract Winter Painting
2025-01-31 12:00 - 13:30
Instead of painting a “thing” we work with other art elements: colors, shapes, textures and patterns. It’s a great class for any level of experience, including absolute beginners, since you’ll work at your own pace. Grab a cup of inspiration from Good Company Cafe, just across the way, and join us in the studio!

Oil Painting 201
2025-02-05 13:00 - 14:00
This 4-part class will help youbecome more comfortable painting in oils. We will paint an animal (or pet) and learn about painting fur, textures and glazing. Each week we will practice basic techniques and put them to use in an animal painting. Class includes all materials. When you sign up you’ll have the chance to pick the photo you work on each week.

Week 1: Image selection, canvas prep and composition
Week 2: Image transfer, block in first layer of color
Week 3: Add more color layers and texture
Week 4 Add details and finish up

Artist Trading Cards Winter Make & Swap
2025-02-15 11:30 - 13:00
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!

February Open Art Journaling
2025-02-15 13:30 - 15:00

Abstract Bird Painting
2025-02-22 11:00 - 12:30
Instead of painting a realistic bird, we’ll paint an abstract bird by focusing on colors, shapes, textures and patterns. It’s a great class for any level of experience, including absolute beginners, since you’ll work at your own pace. Grab a cup of inspiration from Good Company Cafe, just across the way, and join us in the studio!

Somerset Challenge
2025-03-08 13:30 - 15:00
We’ll take one of the projects included in a Somerset Studio magazine and do it from start to finish – together! A week before each class I’ll send out 3 choices in my weekly letter. You get to vote on which project we do, and I’ll have all of the materials ready for us in the next scheduled class. If you are not already on the email list, click here to join.

March Creative Latte & Learn
2025-03-14 14:00 - 15:00
This month we look at using words in art. Whether you are an art journaler, mixed media, or other artist, there’s a tool that may be gathering dust in your toolbox or studio. WORDS. I’ve asked Susan Davis to share five easy starts for incorporating this sometimes overlooked tool in your work.

March Open Art Journaling
2025-03-15 13:30 - 15:00

Drawing Your Pet - 4 Week Class
2025-03-19 13:00 - 14:00
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.
Please bring an 8.5×11 black and white print of the pet or animal you would like to draw.
I keep the class small so you get as much out of the class as possible.
