(New) Wednesday Open Art Journaling
2026-07-15 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-07-01 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-06-17 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-06-03 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-05-20 12:00 - 13:30, 2026-05-06 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Chicago)
STARTING MAY 2026, 12:-00-1:30pm
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, 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 up the covered stairs to door 16. It is the first studio on the left.

Heart Journaling
2026-06-28 14:00 - 16:00 | C² Counseling LLC, 701 Ward Avenue Northeast, Huntsville, AL, 35801, United States
Discover the joy of self-expression through Heart Journaling.
Explore color, texture, and mixed-media techniques while reflecting on your thoughts, memories, and moments of presence. Learn how to create pages that capture quiet stillness, flowing creativity, or mindful awareness. This class offers you a gentle, uplifting space to experiment, play, and reconnect with what matters most. No experience is needed—just bring your curiosity and an open heart.
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

Colored Pencils 2 - Birds
2026-06-20 11:30 - 13:30 | Inside Mill Kat Healing Arts, 806 Governors Drive SW, Suite 101, Huntsville, AL, 35801, United States
Color layers of feathers for a realistic look
We are going to use layers of colored pencil to create a natural look of soft feathers. This is ideal for absolute beginners as well as those with some experience using colored pencils. The focus will be on layering, blending and burnishing.
This is a two hour class. All supplies are provided.

Colored Pencils 1 - A Flower
2026-06-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Inside Mill Kat Healing Arts, 806 Governors Drive SW, Suite 101, Huntsville, AL, 35801, United States
Not your kids coloring pencils
Well maybe they are. But we are going to elevate the humble colored pencil to a new level of creativity! Learn the basics about colored pencils, the differences between the types, best papers to use, and some techniques for blending and shading that will surprise and delight you!
This is a two hour class. All supplies are provided.

A Garden Within: Altered Book Art Journaling
2026-05-31 14:00 - 16:00 | C² Counseling LLC, 701 Ward Avenue Northeast, Huntsville, AL, 35801, United States
Layer pages with paint, collage, floral imagery, and textures, turning each spread into a miniature garden of color and inspiration. This playful and creative workshop encourages experimentation, surprises, and the simple joy of making something uniquely yours.
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

Art Journaling 101
2026-05-16 11:30 - 13:30 | Inside Mill Kat Healing Arts, 806 Governors Drive SW, Suite 101, Huntsville, AL, 35801, United States
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!
This class takes place inside Mill Kat Healing Arts just off Governor’s Drive and Monroe.
Be sure to stop and get a treat from Scooter’s just across parking lot from Mill Kat Healing Arts. This is going to be awesome!

Stories on the Edge: Painted Book Bundles
2026-05-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Inside Mill Kat Healing Arts, 806 Governors Drive SW, Suite 101, Huntsville, AL, 35801, United States
In this creative class, we’ll take a small bundle of books and transform their page edges into a continuous work of art.

Working with simple techniques and a gentle approach, you’ll learn how to paint across the edges of stacked books to create a cohesive design. You might choose a flowing pattern, delicate florals, subtle color blending, or a repeating motif—something that feels natural and unforced. Patterns work beautifully here, allowing each book to carry part of the design while still feeling complete on its own.
You’ll leave with a finished bundle that can sit on a shelf, tied with twine—a quiet piece of art that holds its story along the edges.

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. There is a special price if you buy two tickets.
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

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!

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.

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

Wednesday Open Art Journaling
2026-03-25 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-03-18 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-03-11 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-03-04 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-25 11:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-18 11:00 - 12:30
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.

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

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!

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.

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.

Watercolor 101
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.

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.

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.

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!
