Studio 127

Wednesday Open Art Journaling
2026-01-21 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-01-28 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-04 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-11 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-18 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-25 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-03-04 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-03-11 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) and 2 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.

Color Mixing
2026-01-21 13:00 - 14:30
This is a 1.5 hour class on mixing colors in paints, where we look at how colors work together, and why saturation, temperature, and transparency are so important. We’ll work with acrylics but you can apply what you learn to oils and watercolor as well. If you’ve ever tried to mix a color and ended with something you didn’t intend, this is for you. Imagine all the paint when you don’t have to guess!

Word Candy: Poetry
2026-01-22 13:00 - 15:00
Making poems yours
2 sessions, January 22&29 @1-3pm
Learn how to make poems from poems. For each session, we’ll focus on two poems, taking each apart to see how they work. Then we’ll build a recipe for writing our own poems based on the ingredients we discover. This low-pressure intro to writing poetry allows you to discover by doing, learning about the elements of poetry from the inside-out. Have fun, build knowledge, and explore new forms of self-expression. Each session will have plenty of time to write and share during our time together.

LINE, STANZA, IMAGERY: We’ll examine the building blocks of poetry in our first lesson, line and stanza, along with imagery and the ways we use language and figures of speech to establish a mood Poems: William Carlos Williams, “This Is Just to Say”; Mary Oliver, “Sleeping in the Forest.” (1/22)
METAPHOR AND MUSIC: This lesson goes to the next level as we dip into the mood and magic of poetry: in particular, the layers of meaning we find in metaphor and the added dimension of rhythm and rhyme. Poems: Emily Dickinson, “Hope Is a Thing with Feathers”; Seamus Heaney, “Blackberry-Picking” (1/29)

SUSAN DAVIS has taught writing and literature to students of all ages for over three decades. A recent convert to art journaling, she is currently working on her first chapbook of poems.
You can find more about her work at susan-lucille-davis.weebly.com/ .

Stronger Composition in Art
2026-01-28 13:00 - 14:30
In this 1.5 hour class we’ll look at how to design paintings (or art journal pages) that have strong composition, as well as how to fix common issues. You are welcome to bring in a piece you have been struggling with, and get guidance, but you don’t have to bring anything.

Watercolor 101
2026-01-31 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-28 11:00 - 13:00
This is a two-hour introductory class for Watercolor. Get to know the characteristics of this type of paint, how to get started, and of course we’ll have plenty of painting time. No experience is needed, and all materials are supplied.

The Art of Stillness: A Heart Journaling Workshop
2026-02-01 14:00 - 16:00 | C² Counseling LLC, 701 Ward Avenue Northeast, Huntsville, AL, 35801, United States
In this 2 hour workshop, we slow down, pause, and let ideas take shape, by observing the world through the lens of an artist.

Slow down, pause, and let your ideas take shape.
In this class, we’ll experience the world through an artist’s lens. Using intentional observation techniques, we’ll create a personal creative vocabulary, and then use it to make a multi-layered piece of art.
This class is a chance to enjoy a slower rhythm of making while giving yourself time to appreciate beauty in subtle details.
No art experience is needed, and all materials are supplied.

Please note that this workshop will be held at the beautiful, historic home that is now
C² Counseling LLC
701 Ward Avenue Northeast
Huntsville, AL 35801

Creative Embroidery 201
2026-02-03 11:00 - 13:00
This is a his two-part class, Tuesday, February 3 & 10 from 11am-1pm. You’ll learn all about the materials, how to do several stitches, and how to start a project.

This is the perfect class for you if you’ve been wanting to get started in embroidery. Guest teacher, Dezzy Moon, will teach you the very basics and get your started with several stitches, working with the tools, and then how to plan a project. This is fun and no stress! Bring a friend or make new ones in the studio! All materials are supplied.
About Dezzy Moon:
Dezzy Moon is an artist based in Huntsville, Alabama. She graduated with a BFA in Printmaking from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2020. In printmaking, she works primarily with screen print and woodblock. She is also dabbles in many crafts, especially textiles. Her biggest loves are music (particularly rock from the 1960s-80s), pop culture, travel, roller skating, and all things vintage.

Art Journaling 101
2026-02-07 13:30 - 15:30
If you have been wanting to try Art Journaling, this is for you.
What is Art Journaling? It’s the same idea as a written journal or diary, but instead of writing everything, we use paint, pieces of colored paper, scraps from book pages, tissue paper…and the list goes on. You can write in your art journal…or not. It can have a theme…or not.
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, art supplies to use in the class and a “to-go” bag to fill with creative goodies you can 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!

Word Candy: Prose
2026-02-12 13:00 - 15:00
What is the story you need to tell?
2 sessions, Thursday, February 12 & 19 @1-3pm
Guest Instructor, Susan Davis will take us through two explorations into prose allow us to uncover the essential elements of voice and narrative. While we will be working in short prose forms, our topics will be wide-ranging, and may be addressed with fiction or non-fiction.

THE WHO AT THE CENTER OF THE STORY: Every story is embodied in a voice. Perhaps that voice is yours, or perhaps it is someone else’s, but it is always grounded in the personal passions and idiosyncrasies of a speaker or character. This session will use familiar forms that can be enhanced by paying attention to voice and perspective, spoken narrative and point of view, in particular the bio or introduction and the personal letter.(2/12)
THE SPIRIT MOVES THROUGH SPACE: Our stories, even the ones that are memories, are grounded in where we come from, where and how we inhabit space, and the ways we connect with others, particularly through dialogue. This session will use the mini travelogue and the 5-minute play to to get at the ideas of setting and plot and how to manipulate them. (2/19)

SUSAN DAVIS has taught writing and literature to students of all ages for over three decades. A recent convert to art journaling, she is currently working on her first chapbook of poems.
You can find more about her work at susan-lucille-davis.weebly.com/ .

Gel Plate Printing
2026-02-13 11:00 - 12:30
So fun and easy! This easy and highly addictive practice is not to be missed!

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!

Valentine Painting For Two
2026-02-14 14:00 - 16:00
Share a canvas with your sweetheart, or a friend or family member and create something together. Enjoy your time together as you paint with brushes, sponges and stencils. No painting experience is needed, and you are welcome to bring a favorite beverage. The ticket price is for two people.

February Open Art Journaling
2026-02-21 13:30 - 15:30
The newly EXPANDED Monthly Saturday Open Art Journaling happens one Saturday every month for two hours! 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.

Junk Journal Making
2026-03-07 13:00 - 16:00
This is where you can find a place for all those beautiful old papers and fabrics and bits of things you just can’t throw away. The older and more worn the scrap, the better your junk journal will look. We are going to put our pages together in some kind of tasteful chaotic order, and make it into a book! THEN we’ll have some time to start filling it.

I’ll provide everything you will need, but you are welcome to bring those papers and pages you’ve been keeping (we won’t use the word, “hoarding.”) If you don’t have anything to bring, don’t worry, the studio has PLENTY.

I’ve added an hour to the class, so we’ll use the first 2 hours to make the journals, then have another hour to add paint and start filling the pages. So bring a favorite beverage…this is a GREAT way to spend a Saturday afternoon!

Space is limited to 10.

Mixed Media Garden
2026-03-14 13:00 - 14:30
We’ll create a Garden inspired collage on canvas panels using paint, fabric, paper and other fun items. 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.

March Open Art Journaling
2026-03-21 13:30 - 15:30
Our LAST Monthly Saturday Open Art Journaling in this studio before I go mobile in May*! 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.

*Monthly Saturday Open Art Journaling will continue in a new location starting in May…more details to follow!

Accordion Book of Inspiration
2026-03-22 14:00 - 16:00 | C² Counseling LLC, 701 Ward Avenue Northeast, Huntsville, AL, 35801, United States
We’ll make accordion folded books out of reclaimed materials so that each panel/page becomes a little meditation, a space to slow down and savor the rhythm of making, color, and texture. You can add inspirational words, poems, hymns, or whatever you like – feel free to bring favorites with you. The panels will be about 2”x3.5” so if you want to use something you have printed out make it that size or smaller.
C² Counseling LLC
701 Ward Avenue Northeast
Huntsville, AL 35801

Word Candy - Making Writing Your Own
2026-03-26 11:00 - 13:00
Word Candy is not a reference to empty calories but a way of approaching writing in small bites to make it your own. In a single two-hour class, you will be introduced to both poetry and prose in a down-to-earth way that will leave you feeling more comfortable and confident playing with words in creative ways. First, you’ll learn how to make poems from poems, using basic building blocks to unleash work that will surprise you. Next, you will explore voice and point of view, the “who” at the center of your story, starting with some of the most common – and most personal – ways we use words to define ourselves: lists, letters, and deep reflection.
Warm-Ups: Exquisite Corpse, Make a Word Box
Poetry: Where Do Poems Come From
Sample Poems: “This Is Just to Say,” by William Carlos Williams
“Sleeping in the Forest” by Mary Oliver
Sample Prose: from The Book of Delights by Ross Gay selected letters

Open Studio
2026-03-28 13:00 - 16:00
This is the last class in this location! It’s an open studio time to come and work on a project and enjoy great conversation.

Enjoy one last afternoon in Main Street South before the studio goes completely mobile. Bring a journal or make some cards or tags…no instruction, just time to create and chat. There will be a drawing for a gift certificate for classes, some snacks and lots of friendly faces.

Celebrate Your Creativity Mini Retreat in Florence
2026-04-11 09:00 - 16:00 | Kennedy Douglas Arts Center, 217 E Tuscaloosa St., Florence, 35630, United States
Spend the whole day or just half the day celebrating the joy of making! Junk Journals in the morning, gel plate printing in the afternoon!

Join us on Saturday, April 11 at the Kennedy Douglas Center for the Arts in Florence to celebrate 50 years of arts! And what better way to celebrate than by creating!
This retreat is actually two workshops, one in the morning and one if the afternoon. Do one or both, whatever your schedule allows!
JUNK JOURNAL MAKING: 9:00am – 12:00pm
We’ll be taking old papers, book pages, painted and stained pages and putting them together to make a journal. I’ll show you a simple way to sew the books into the covers, and then we’ll have time to start filling it. You are welcome to bring any papers you have been “stockpiling” (we don’t use the word “hoarding”). This is a fun way of creating a journal that has character built into every page!
GEL PLATE PRINTING & OPEN ART JOURNALING: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
If you’ve been wanting to try gel plate printing but are not sure how to start, this is the perfect class. And if you are already familiar and just need time and space to make your prints, then this is also the perfect class! I’ll have gel plates, bryers, stencils, stamps and loads of paper to help you scratch that creative itch!
And if you just want to bring an art journal and fill some pages with all the goodies I’ll have then you can do that, too!
You can register for just the morning or just the afternoon, or the whole day. There will be an hour in between sessions to grab lunch. {Lunch is not provided, but we can place an order with a close by restaurant and have it delivered for those who want to.}
Bring a friend and save $20! There is a ticket option to buy two tickets with a $20 discount!

Nurture Your Creative Soul Tiny Retreat
2026-04-25 09:00 - 16:30 | C² Counseling LLC, 701 Ward Avenue Northeast, Huntsville, AL, 35801, United States
Immerse yourself in a whole day of creativity. It includes 4 class sessions, lunch, a supply swap, and more!

Imagine having the whole day to just be creative. This day is packed with opportunities to unblock your creativity, try new things, enjoy a warm and relaxed atmosphere, and receive creative guidance from someone who will encourage you and help you find and nurture your own creativity.
This experience begins on Saturday, April 25 at 9 am, doors open at 8:30am.
Our retreat space includes a beautiful outdoor “classroom” as well as stations inside the lovely historic home where you’ll be able to find a cozy corner to write or draw. There’s also a swap room, where you can trade any supplies you would like to bring for something new to you!
Lunch is provided, and refreshments will be available throughout the day.
We’ll start promptly at 9am. Here’s the schedule:

Class time: 9:00am-10:30am
Break 10:30am-10:45am
Class time: 10:45am-12:15pm
Lunch: 12:15-1:30pm
Class time:1:30pm-2:45pm
Breakout 2:45- 3:00pm
Class time:3:00pm-4:30pm
Finish up: 4:30pm

Your packet includes:

Art journal
Handmade notebook
To Go Bag for creative goodies
Certificate for one free “Open Art Journaling” in 2026
Art Journaling Primer

Please note that this workshop will be held at the beautiful, historic home that is now
C² Counseling LLC
701 Ward Avenue Northeast
Huntsville, AL 35801
