The Studio

Whimsical Wildlfower Watercolors! Join me in the studio to learn how to paint my whimsical wildflowers with wild abandon! I'll talk about how I approach my whimsical watercolor wildflower paintings, and I will guide you in the composition and painting your own beautiful floral vignettes. These make amazing greeting cards! Feel free to bring a …

Beginning Abstract Painting GAME NIGHT!!!  Join me for a fun Friday Game Night  style introduction to making abstract art. Bring a friend, a beverage, a snack, and your open mind. You'll learn some new skills, make some new friends, and really enjoy the process of making an abstract painting.   All supplies (and wine glasses) …

Let me show you how easy it is to incorporate monoprints into your artwork. If you've ever wanted to learn how to use those freaky squishy strangely intriguing gelatine plates that everyone is talking about, now is your chance! I will demo various monoprinting techniques and then we will print print print print print. And …

Learn to knit or crochet, learn a new pattern, or just brush up on your skills. Date: Sunday, August 11th Time: 3-5:30pm All materials provided Feel free to bring a snack and/or beverage (adult or otherwise) Fee: $45 Materials provided Location: The Studio in Troy   * Materials Provided take home a skein of yarn and …

Block printing? YES!! Reduction block printing? YES YES!! . We'll explore a reduction printing method that requires no special tools. Then, we'll print until we're all printed out! You will print a reduction series on a single sheet of paper. Repetition is where it's at!! We'll also discuss how to use your prints to make …

  Discover a printing method you can do on your kitchen table. By scratching into various materials we will create images that can be printed multiple times. You'll discover a new skill that will enable you to print notecards or holiday cards any time you want to. You will print several copies of your image …

Join me for an afternoon of channeling Andy Warhol for the holidays! Did you know that Andy created holiday cards for major department stores? And, the cards were pretty amazing. We'll take his blotted ink transfer technique and learn how to use it to create amazing artwork. We'll make some fun and funky art that …

Block printing? YES!! On fabric? YES YES!! . Why not? You'll learn about cutting a linoleum block and we'll create some really cute tea towels. Perfect for a last minute hostess gift this holiday season. Seating is limited so grab your friends and sign up early! Date: Sunday, November 3rdTime: 1-4pmAll materials providedFeel free to …

Let me introduce you to gelatin printing! You'll love it. I will demo various monoprinting techniques and then we print print print print print. And print. Then, we'll use some of those prints to create a great geometric assembled holiday card. Date: Saturday, November 9 Time: 1-5 All materials provided Fee: $50  Location: The Studio in …

RESCHEDULED We keep having so much fun with our shibori classes that we should totally do it again!! Join me for an October session of blue blue blue. I'll teach you all about shibori dyeing including traditional folding methods, easy dye bath composition, and process. This. Is. Addictive. Truly. We'll do some practice work on …