Wednesday Open Art Journaling
2025-01-29 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-02-05 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-02-12 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-02-19 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-02-26 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-03-05 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-03-19 11:00 - 12:30, 2025-03-26 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) and 6 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.

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
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 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.

Art Journaling 101
2025-03-22 14:00 - 16:00
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!

Cultivate Your Creativity
2025-04-04 - 2025-04-06 | Kennedy Douglas Arts Center, 217 E Tuscaloosa St., Florence, 35630, United States
How do you stay creatively motivated? How do you keep from feeling stale or stuck? This retreat takes place in Florence, Alabama, and is designed to help you find ways to continue to grow as a creative person. You’ll learn tried and true practices…and more importantly how to modify them to work for you. But this is not just theory or lectures, it’s a hands-on working retreat. When you leave you’ll have a plan and resources to keep you thriving.
Friday,April 4 from 4-6pm with packet pickup, meet and greet, in a “come and go” setting. Attendance to this is not necessary, it’s just an opportunity to get situated. For those who want a jump start, you can make your own name badge! If you can’t make it Friday, you’ll have the opportunity to make your name tag Saturday morning.
Our retreat space is the entire first floor of a beautiful old home that is next to the main gallery and part of the Kennedy Douglas Art Center in historic downtown Florence, Alabama. It has a lovely big veranda that we will make use of if the weather is warm enough, and across from a park.
Food:
Breakfast Muffins, fruit, coffee, tea, and juice Saturday and Sunday morning
Lunch is provided at the retreat on Saturday
Dinner is on your own, but we’ll have a table at Rosies (less than 5 minute walk) for those who want to join on Saturday night
Snacks will be available in the kitchen through out the day
Coffee (some might ask, “Is it its own category?” and yes, yes it is.) Coffee will be available all weekend.
Saturday, April 5, 9am-5:30pmwe open up at 8:00 for anyone who didn’t get their packets on Friday. Grab a cup of coffee or tea, find a seat, and make your name tag if you have not already. We’ll start promptly at 9am. Here’s the schedule:

Class time: 9:00am-10:30am
Break10:30am-10:45am
Class time: 10:45am-12:15pm
Lunch: 12:15-1:30pm
Breakout session: 1:30pm-2:15pm
Break 2:15pm-2:30pm
Class time:2:30-4:00pm
Field Trip to Thrift/Vintage store: 4-5:30pm
Meet for dinner at Rosies at 6:00pm (on your own and optional)

Sunday, April 6, 9am-12pm

Breakout session 9:00am-10:30
Break 10:30-10:45
Class time 10:45-12:15
Finish up 12:15-12:30pm
Optional group tour of Kennedy Douglas Art Center Gallery (next door) 1:00pm

Your packet includes:

Art journal
Notebook
Creativity Bundle
Certificate for one free “Open Art Journaling Studio” in 2025
Art Journaling Primer
Paper Pack

PLUS We’ll have SUPPLY SWAP...so bring a bag of materials you would like to swap. We’ll have a table set up throughout the weekend for you to leave what you bring, and help yourself to what someone else has brought. Anything left over will be donated to the Kennedy Douglas Art Center for their classes.
Tickets
Early bird pricing ends on March 1. I am also offering a discounted rate for two tickets, so you and a friend can both save!
Lodging
If you are coming in from out of town, there are several Airbnb’s close to the Kennedy Douglas Center, 1, 2, & 3 bedrooms at very reasonable rates. Perfect for the Bring a Friend tickets! If you are buying one ticket, and interested in sharing a house with someone let me know.

PF Chang's Paint Party on the Patio
2025-04-13 15:00 - 17:00 | P.F.Chang’s Bridge Street, 305 The Bridge Street #Ste 101, Huntsville, AL, 35806, United States
Studio 127 is bringing the paint party to the patio at P.F.Chang’s; all you need to bring is a friend or two and a thirst for creative adventure. We’ll paint a simple swan design on canvas to celebrate the upcoming production of Swan Lake. You may even spot a costumed ballet dancer or two.
The painting starts promptly at 3pm, and ends at 5pm, so come early for a sip of inspiration. PF Chang’s will have special $5 cocktails,wine, and beer selections to help you find your inner Bob Ross.
Tickets are $45 per person, or buy two tickets for $80. Proceeds go to support Huntsville Ballet Company.
*Huntsville Ballet operates under Community Ballet, a non-profit organization.

PF Chang's Paint Party on the Patio - May
2025-05-04 15:00 - 17:00 | P.F.Chang’s Bridge Street, 305 The Bridge Street #Ste 101, Huntsville, AL, 35806, United States
Studio 127 is bringing the paint party to the patio at P.F.Chang’s; all you need to bring is a friend or two and a thirst for creative adventure. We’ll paint a fun and friendly barn owl design on canvas which you’ll take home with you.
The painting starts promptly at 3pm, and ends at 5pm, so come early for a sip of inspiration. PF Chang’s will have special $5 cocktails,wine, and beer selections to help you find your inner Bob Ross.
Tickets are $45 per person, or buy two tickets for $80. Proceeds go to support North Alabama Zoological Society (NALZS)

Abstract Painting Class Series
2025-05-07 13:00 - 14:00
Each week we will explore a different approach to abstract painting with acrylics. All materials supplied. Suitable for ages 12 and up, and you do not need any experience with abstract painting.
Class 1: Bold and Expressive – Abstract Expressionism
Capture emotion through movement and color! In this class, you’ll explore the spontaneous, energetic techniques of Abstract Expressionism. Learn to use sweeping brushstrokes, layering, and intuitive mark-making to create paintings that express feeling rather than form.
Class 2: Simple and Striking – Minimalist Abstraction
Master the art of “less is more.” In this session, you’ll create sophisticated abstracts using limited color palettes, clean lines, and plenty of open space. We’ll focus on balance, subtle contrast, and creating a strong visual impact with simplicity.
Class 3: Broken and Beautiful – Cubist-Inspired Abstraction
Take inspiration from Cubism! We’ll explore how to break down real-world objects into geometric planes and rearrange them into fresh abstract compositions. Expect lots of angles, overlapping shapes, and creative reinterpretation of familiar forms.
Class 4: Depth in Simplicity – Monochromatic Abstraction
Discover the richness of a single color family. You’ll work with one main color (plus black and white) to explore value, texture, and subtle tonal shifts. This class focuses on creating emotional, atmospheric abstracts through careful layering and contrast.

May Creative Latte & Learn
2025-05-09 14:00 - 15:00
We’ll make portable sketchbooks using mixed media paper. So fun and easy, you’ll want to make several! Enjoy a beverag from Good Company Cafe while you learn a new creative skill!
You can choose from the following: (I’ll be in touch the week of the class to get your order)

Cold brew
Ice Tea (Sweet or unsweet)
Mocha Latte
Honey Latte
Bottled water

Spring Silk Flowers
2025-05-10 12:00 - 13:30
Just in time for Mother’s Day! Make a silk flower arrangement with lovely spring colors, and incorporate some ribbons and papers.
Want to learn how to make a simple yet beautiful flower arrangement?
I’ll have lots of dried and silk flowers and foliage for you to use to make a Spring 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
