Susan Schenk
9:00 - 4:30
Monday Sept 14
$185.00
Walk on the wild side or collage your pet. Take those adult coloring books of animals and wildlife calendars and let loose. Capture your favorite critter using paper and glue. Discover how to use recycled paper as if it is paint to create a unique work of frame worthy art. No drawing skills needed. Dogs, cats, camels, frogs, turtles, chicken, horses, lions and tigers. No limits.
Materials fee $10 cash paid in cash before class includes:
Everything
Supplies that students are responsible for bringing:
Color image of a face and head of an animal. 8 x 10 is perfect. Many reference pictures in class. Bring pictures of your pet or any appealing animal.
Papers that appeal to you, including old maps, music, etc.
Your favorite scissors
Tonya Gray
9:00 - 4:30
Monday Sept 14
$185.00
The style of folk art painting is simple imagery with rustic lines, often telling a story of everyday life. In this class we will paint flowers in vases and colorful fruit, add a mug, or another object (wine bottle, coffee carafe).
We will use acrylic paints, which dry quickly, and practice one of my favorite techniques (carving into wet paint), and use both negative space and overlapping objects to create calm distinctive paintings.
You will paint 2 pieces in this one day class.
No experience is necessary. Your painting and drawing style will emerge throughout the class. Individuality is what makes each artist shine. We will use chalk as an outline so there is lots of time to practice/erase/fine tune your work.
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Gessoed wood cradle boards
Demo/guideline instructions
Acrylics for everyone to share
Wax pencils
Chalk
Sponges
Paper plates for paint/water cups
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
1” flat brush
Thin detail brush, 18/0 round is perfect
Optional: Any acrylic paint you love to use (colors/ brands, just for your own use)
Helene Knott
9:00 - 4:30
Monday Sept 14
$185.00
Among Nature’s most perfect designs, is the ephemeral leaf. Here for just one season then gone. Each leaf is a work of beauty. Unique in it’s imperfection. An individual who is born, matures, flares to fiery heights of color in the autumn, and then fades and falls, providing life for the tree to produce a new crop of leaves the following year. Celebrate this cycle with a stitched fabric and fiber collage, exploring the beautiful asymmetry of a leaf and the perfect structure that lies within. In this class, you will use a variety of materials and techniques: stamping, stenciling, collage, and stitching to make beautiful tribute to these gems of Nature. Skill level: Confident beginners and up. Note: All handwork, no sewing machine needed.
Materials Fee $15 paid at beginning of class includes:
Background felt,
other collage fabrics,
papers,
Fabric/paper adhesive,
threads,
needles,
and use of pens, paint, stamps, stencils, and natural materials.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Small sharp craft style scissors
Sewing pins
A portable light and magnifier (if you have one and it helps you see better for precise stitching.
NOTE: it is advised to wear old clothes or a smock to avoid getting paint on nice clothing
Caitlin McNamara
10:00 - 5:30
Monday Sept 14
$220.00
Please Note the Time of This Class. You will then return on Tuesday at 12:30 to polish your finished piece of art.
Learn the magic of bronze clay. We will use a myriad of exciting shaping techniques to create intricate designs, which, once dried and kiln fired, transform into timeless adornments. Tools provided allow for making pendants, earrings or buttons for your clothing. Amount of clay provided will allow for several pieces to be made - exact number depending on size and complication of design. No experience with metal clay necessary.
Day one will be a work day; work will be fired after class. Students return on day two to collect work and discuss finishing techniques.
Materials Fee $ 28 paid at beginning of class includes:
All materials to complete the class
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Tweezers
Magnification
Water/baby wipes (community wipes will be provided)
Basic metal clay shaping tools, if you have preferences (community tools will be provided)
Coiya Jaquith
1:30 -4:30
Monday AFT Sept 14
$100.00
Mushrooms & Tiny Forest Friends / A Whimsical Watercolor Workshop
Step into a whimsical forest world filled with playful mushrooms and tiny woodland friends. This fun watercolor class is all about creativity, loose painting, and letting your imagination lead the way. We will explore watercolor techniques used to create both smooth and textured backgrounds. You will also learn how to bring your subject to life with highlights and shadows. This workshop is designed to take the intimidation out of painting with watercolors and will be fun for both beginners and experienced watercolor artists.
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class:
(Includes everything needed for class)
Art Kit to take home
Watercolor Travel Set with mixing tray (12 colors)
1 round brush
Mushroom and snail template
Use of artist’s materials while in workshop
Various watercolor brush sizes
9x12 300gsm cold pressed watercolor paper
pencil
signing pen
paper towels
Water cup
Artist tape
Board for taping down watercolor paper
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Apron
Optional: (your favorite paints and/or brushes for your use only)
Pamela Sue Johnson
6:30 - 9:30
Mon Eve Sept 14
$100.00
Crows are known as symbols as messengers bringing news between the worlds. They are considered good luck in many cultures. In this workshop, you will create a crow painting on a 9x12 canvas panel after a short time of practice on paper. No drawing experience or skill needed. I have tricks to show you how to set down the lines for a crow painting you will enjoy bringing to life. The use of acrylic paints with acrylic inks means you will make an expressive artwork that is lively and evocative as well as enjoyable to create.
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes EVERYTHING!!
Canvas panel
Practice paper
Round BrushFlat Brush
Stabilo
Spray Bottle
Paper Towels
Acrylic paint (shared)
White Gel ink pens (shared)
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
apron
Susan Schenk
6:30 - 9:30
Mon Eve Sept 14
$100.00
Just as the birds build their nest from found materials, you will weave this charming fit-in-your-palm nest from scrap wire, yarn, string, and raffia. Add feathers, beads, charms and anything you can string to decorate this charming nest, then glue in some tiny eggs and make a hanger.
Supplies Needed for Class: NONE!
All materials supplied including additional reference pictures. but you are welcome to bring needle nose pliers, scissors and scrap yarn, string, wire, charms, washers, and small decorative elements to personalize your nest.
Helene Knott
6:30 - 9:30
Mon Eve Sept 14
$100.00
A lot of fabric painting and dyeing techniques are very messy and require the use of toxic dyes ans chemicals. Not so with this process. This method involves a drawing process similar to doodling after which the color is mobilized to make flow and blend across the fabric. Various fabrics produce different results, and in the class you will have the opportunity to play with a few options. You can create an original design with doodle or Zentangle-style drawing, use a stencil, or trace a more precise design. Skill level: Confident beginners and up.
Materials Fee $ 10 paid at beginning of class includes:
assorted fabric squares,
and the use of instructor’s pens and chemicals.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
A drawing pencil
Coiya Jaquith
6:30 - 9:30
Mon Eve/Tue Eve Sept 14-15
$185.00
Abstract Waterfall Painting in Acrylic | A Palette Knife Workshop
Create an abstract waterfall painting using acrylic and palette knife techniques. This class focuses on movement, texture, and capturing the energy and beauty of falling water in a fun, freeing way. In this two-part workshop, you’ll be encouraged to embrace your creativity and paint in a loose, expressive style. No experience needed: perfect for all levels.
Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes:
Art Kit to take home:
2 Palette Knives
1 canvas board
under painting and color mixing instructions
palette paper
sketching paper
2 acrylic paint sheets
Use of artist’s materials while in workshop
Acrylic paints
Matt medium
background blending brush
pencil
signing pen
paper towels
table top easel
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Apron
Optional: (your favorite paints and/or pallet knives for your use only)
Kecia Deveney
9:00 - 4:30
Monday/Tuesday Sept 14-15
$420.00
Sewing Machines will be available to share provided by:
Montavilla Sewing Centers
This two-day workshop invites you to create a mixed media art journal by first gathering what will live inside it. Through intuitive exercises, paper, collage, and mark-making, you’ll create a collection of pages before assembling them into a hand-bound journal. Fabric may be incorporated in small, optional ways—such as tabs, spine details, or accents—but the focus is on paper, layering, and process. The approach is loose, exploratory, and pressure-free—allowing the work to unfold naturally without the need for perfection. All experience levels are welcome.
Expanded Class Description This workshop unfolds over two days as a process of gathering and then holding—creating pages first, and building the journal around them.
Day 1: Gathering — Creating Pages & Elements We begin by setting aside the idea of a finished journal and instead focus on creating a body of work. Through a series of gentle prompts and exercises, you’ll create a collection of pages using paper, collage, and mark-making. These pieces are not meant to be resolved or perfected—they are fragments, explorations, and moments of process. We’ll work loosely, allowing layering, texture, and instinct to guide decisions rather than planning or structure. We will be practicing ways to add create art for a page. You’ll also create a focal element for your journal cover, incorporating resin to add depth, protection, and a sense of permanence to a chosen piece. By the end of the day, you’ll have a collection of pages and elements ready to be gathered into a book.
Day 2: Holding — Building the Art Journal On the second day, we begin to bring everything together. You’ll continue developing your pages through layering, collage, adding texture, etc. allowing each page to evolve naturally without pressure to finish Once your pages feel ready (or ready enough), we’ll assemble the journal using a simple, flexible binding method. The book will take shape around the work you’ve created, rather than the other way around. Fabric can be incorporated in small, optional ways—such as tabs, spine details, or subtle accents—if it feels appropriate to your work. The focus is on creating a journal that feels tactile, personal, and alive. Some pages may remain unfinished. Others may shift over time. This journal is meant to be returned to, added to, and lived with. We don’t begin with the book— we begin with what wants to be inside it.
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Resin for focal image,
wax paper,
pattern for journal,,
embroidery floss and needles (for optional hand-stitching),
bull dog clips,
gourd pins and tags,
vintage postcards (to use as pages in your book),
paint,
exacto knives (to share ),
alternative substrates like paper bags cardboard and mixed media paper.
Use of glue guns, heat gun, pinking shears, elastic for closure, paper napkins,
**If you’re feeling unsure—about sewing or whether you’re ‘doing it right’—please know that this class was designed with you in mind. There is no wrong way to work here. Every stitch, mark, and choice belongs. You’ll be gently guided, warmly supported, and encouraged to make something that feels true to you. No sewing skills required - there will be machines on hand to share on and of course, I will be there to show you the ropes.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
scissors
scraps (choose items that you love or have meaning) -
black sharpie -
ruler -
modge podge or matte medium -
paper and fabric scissors -
mixed media or water color paper pad 6x9 -
large glue stick -
bone folder -
exacto knife & cutting mat -
old art work or art papers to add to your book -
a few small images for focal point (3.5x 2.5) -
lidded container to hold your resin piece in as it cures,
4x6 ish. not too big as you don’t want the piece sliding around. -
large button for enclosure
Optional
pinking shears,
fringe to hang out on front cover,
lace bits,
paper cutter,
personal photos for inside your book,
Jesse Reno
9:00 - 4:30
Mon/Tue/Wed Sept 14-16
$600.00
This is an open level class as there is plenty to be learned by someone who has never painted before or those who are full time artists and teachers. A mix of demonstration, lecture and hands on painting will introduce students to my ideas, techniques and the concepts that motivate my work.
In this mixed-media painting class you will learn to create paintings that emerge from an abstract base of markings, colors, line, and shape to form expressive and organic creations. Students will learn painting and mark making techniques that will encourage imagery and connection to their work. Through a series of painting exercises, you will explore and express your ideas by imagining what could be created from abstraction rather than confining your ideas to predetermined outcomes. Within the process we will create narrative dialogue by noting what we see and feel in our work . Through the practice of subtractive painting we will remove the parts that are no longer relevant or keep us trapped from progress. This teaches us choice and freedom to change direction in our work. We continually build layers within our paintings combining fragments of passed ideas with the new until we arrive at a feeling of completion . Through this engagement we learn to experiment, take risks, re associate our work from perspectives unconfined by our expectations. This allows us to see things clearly and move to a more expressed and personal engagement when painting. Using simple materials and techniques you will be free to express yourself within your paintings in new ways. finding yourself as a painter from the raw base of art, learning your personal likes dislikes. Connecting you to your practice and imagery from a position of experimentation and instinct. Teaching you to imagine the unimaginable.
For me painting is an experience in every way, i love the feeling of each
of my mediums and methods, drawing clenched fisted, wrong handed, without
looking, using my hand and palms to smear and mix acrylic paints, using
brushes, scrapers, oil crayons, and pastels in any way that comes to mind.
I'm always looking for a new technique to inspire me.. painting in many
reckless layers searching for a meaning in random intentions, then pulling
out the images i begin to see. This is what I will aim to instill in all
of you.. the excitement of the unexpected.. creating in ways that don't
seem logical. This is a key step towards understanding intuition
If you would like to learn more about my teaching style and my background you can check out the videos below
Here is a link to a recent feature on my teaching ideas and techniques from Oregon Artbeat
https://www.opb.org/video/2018/01/24/jesse-reno/
Materials fee $25 paid directly to instructor at beginning of class includes:
non toxic acrylic paint primary colors, white and black. black colored pencils as marking tools, and heavy wieght 100lb bristol paper as our surface, so we can roll our pieces up for easy transport home.
Supplies You Need to Bring to Class in addition to materials provided by instructor:
- small brush for details
- 1 inch flat brush
- 1 2 inch chip brushe
- fan brush
- additional brushes are fine, the sizes dont need to be exact, old or worn brushes are also fine. Basically you want a few brushes to experiment with of different sizes and styles.
Oil pastels – I use craypas they are very affordable and have a nice level of oil not to oily not to dry, but any oil pastels will work.
- 1 blue pastel
- 1 white pastel
- 1 red pastel
- 1 yellow pastel
Carol Lang
9:00 - 4:30
Mon/Tue/Wed Sept 14-16
$600.00
Sewing Machines willl be provided for your use by Montavilla Sewing Center
If you live locally, you may bring your own machine.
Please know how to operate a machine before taking this class.
Whether you’re a beginner or expert quilter, this class is perfect for you. I’ve taught this technique to over 600 students and they’ve all achieved a quilt to be proud of. You’ll work from your own photograph (or one you find online) of an old wooden building. An old barn works best. During this class you’ll learn how to make a pattern, transfer it to fabric, put together your building using multiple small pieces of fabric, and build your landscape. You’ll finish your project using free motion quilting. We’ll also discuss various ways to finish your quilt including a traditional quilt binding, a quilt facing and raw-edge bindings.
You can see examples of my work as well as student work at www.buttermilkroadarts.com.
You can contact me at buttermilkroadarts@gmail.com.
Materials fee of $30 paid to instructor at beginning of class includes:
base fabric, ruler, pencil, freezer paper, fabric marker for shading, tulle for shading, fusible web, black or brown fabric for the barn base, and a quilt sandwich for free-motion quilting practice.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
You will need a photograph of an old wooden barn or building as the focal point. Use your own photograph or find a picture of an old barn on-line. Take your photo (on your phone or a computer stick) to Fed Ex or UPS and have them make a BLACK AND WHITE copy on very THIN plain paper no larger than 18”x24”. Also make an 8”x10” color copy on regular copy paper for reference. These should cost less than $10.
Scissors small enough for precise fussy cutting
A white chalk marking pencil
An iron and ironing surface – a small travel iron and an ironing pad about 12”x12” is fine
A small light box (only if available)
Batting and backing fabric 4” larger than your enlarged photograph
Typical sewing supplies (scissors, seam ripper, etc.)
A small amount of fabric scraps for your building. For a brown barn, in addition to brown fabrics you’ll need greys, whites and tans. For a white barn you’ll need neutrals including whites, greys, tans and browns, and a red barn requires variations of red and grey fabrics. Batiks are great for this process because they don’t fray but any fabric can add interest. Small prints also work well. Rust colors are great for worn roofs.
A small variety of light and dark green fabrics for foliage and grass as well as small scraps of yellow and orange.
Neutral fabrics for stones, pathways, etc. (light browns and creams), brown fabric for tree trunks, and light blue fabric large enough for the sky. Muddled light blue fabrics or blue grunge fabrics work well. Don’t pick a blue fabric with clouds as it will read “cartoony.”
Threads to match your fabric colors plus pale blue, various greens, browns, greys etc. Variegated threads are wonderful for this technique. My favorite thread for grass is King Tut variegated thread #910 “Bullrushes.” A large variety of thread will add depth and dimension to your landscape.
Sewing machines will be supplied by Art and Soul Retreat.
DOs and DON’Ts for great results:
Don’t bring a photo of a stone or brick building – this isn’t what I’m teaching! This technique is for an old wooden building - preferably an old barn.
Don’t make the landscape the largest part of your photo. The focal point is your building. Crop your photo to enlarge the building before taking it to be enlarged if you need to.
Don’t bring a photo that has lots of water in the landscape. Water is hard to replicate in fabric. Learn the technique before you tackle adding water.
Do bring lots of fabric scraps to share.
Do have confidence that you can learn this technique and have a finished art quilt to enjoy.
Do have confidence that you can learn this technique and have a finished art quilt to enjoy.
Orly Avineri
9:00 - 4:30
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thur Sept 14-17
$820.00
This 4 days workshop is for YOU who is drawn to this idea of turning an old passport into a rich and raw journal filled with awe and wonderment, a warm nest of gatherings to be cradled in the palm of your hands.
Find an old passport that belonged to you, to a family member, a friend, or to a complete stranger. You will turn it into a voluminous journal, filled with your colors, textures, and visual stories. Honor its bearer’s life whether you know/knew that person or not. Be inspired by its stories, histories, and vulnerabilities, allowing for a unique, wholehearted, and sensual celebration.into our own, to discover and expand through tactile sensorial lively and honest gestures to come together and find connection and newness.
This is YOUR RETREAT it is the perfect place to tune into a slower rhythm, away from the usual routine, rest deeply ,be among fellow creative souls and make friends for a lifetime. After this fantastic trip you return home rested, inspired, full of vitality and inspiration. This trip is the best gift to yourself.
SUPPLY LIST
A passport
A sidekick - a used/vintage book with images/photographs/illustrations you love, to be altered. (Book should lay flat when worked on and preferably not glossy)
Acrylic Paints (a few colors of your choice), container for water, paper towels or/and rags
White Gesso
Black Gesso
A couple of different size brushes, from very thin to wide and flat
Scissors
Matte or soft Gel (Liquitex, Golden)
Fine permanent black pens
Sewing/embroidery needles & sewing and /or embroidery threads in favorite color.
A nice size collection of collage papers, blank mixed media paper sheets, miscellaneous images, original or photocopies, pages from magazines and old book, old journal pages and paintings on paper that you are willing to alter, etc.
Susan Schenk
9:00 - 4:30
Tuesday Sept 15
$185.00
Create realistic or fanciful bird portraits using the techniques of stencils and templates without any drawing skills. Use recycled paper as “paint” to create unique works of art. You will make two or more attractive, frame-ready works of art featuring your favorite feathered friends. You can use these secret techniques to create an infinite number of other works at home, and surprise yourself with how sophisticated your results can be
Materials fee $10 paid to instructor at beginning of class includes:
many reference photos of flowers
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
8 x 10 color photo or photocopy of some favorite birds. Calendar images are great and there will be plenty of images in class. Your image will not be damaged. Close-ups are best.
Papers that are interesting to you and old magazines to cut up
Your favorite scissors, a cutting mat and Exacto knife if you have one.
Tonya Gray
9:00 - 4:30
Tuesday Sept 15
$185.00
Folk Art Painting: Birch Trees and Chickadees.
The style of folk art painting is simple imagery with rustic lines, often telling a story of everyday life. In this class we will paint a grove of birch trees surrounding a cozy house. Chickadees are charming chunky birds that add light and joy to the landscape and we will fill the house by drawing some of our favorite things (examples are: flowers, food, coffee, cat/dog, books). No experience is necessary. Your painting and drawing style will emerge throughout the class. Individuality is what makes each artist shine. We will use chalk as an outline so there is lots of time to practice/erase/fine tune your work.
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Gessoed wood cradle board
Paper for practice
Demo/guideline instructions
Acrylics for everyone to share
Wax pastels / wax pencils
Chalk
Sponges
Drywall spatulas
Paper plates for paint/water cups
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
1” flat brush
Thin detail brush, 18/0 round is perfect
Optional: Any acrylic paint you love to use (colors/ brands, just for your own use)
Helene Knott
9:00 - 4:30
Tuesday Sept 15
$185.00
Sashiko stitching can be applied to any graphic or linear design. What more perfect a design than one of Japans other cultural art forms; the exquisitely formed Bonsai. Nature in miniature. In this class students will have a choice of suitable fabrics to use as a stitching base and then choose their preference of Sashiko thread to carry out the stitching.
Skill level: Confident beginners and up. Note: All handwork, no sewing machine needed.
Materials Fee $15 paid at beginning of class includes:
Patterns,
background fabric panel,
stabilizer,
Sashiko thread,
needles,
and use of instructor’s marking tools
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Small scissors or thread snips
A thimble (if you prefer to use one).A small portable light table (if you have one – I will have a couple for students to share).A portable light and magnifier (if you have one and it helps you see better for precise stitching.
Pamela Sue Johnson
6:30 - 9:30
Tuesday Eve Sept 15
$100.00
Join this Wild Heart watercolor workshop where you will guided step by step in painting an anatomical heart bursting with flowers. No drawing or painting experience needed. You will be guided with tools to draw out the heart and then bring it to life with watercolor paint and mixed-media.
Each participant will create at least one wildheart artwork on 9x12 watercolor paper.
This is a beginner friendly workshop that is also suitable for the seasoned art maker who wants to learn some new tricks.
Materials Fee $25 paid at beginning of class includes EVERYTHING you need for the class:
Professional Grade Watercolor Paint
Round Brush
Palette
Stabilo Pencil / Signo White Gel Pen
Spray Bottle
Pencil
Watercolor paper (coldpress)
Watercup
Paper Towels
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Apron
Susan Schenk
6:30 - 9:30
Tuesday Eve Sept 15
$100.00
Feathers are often regarded as messages from the spirits. Use real feathers and feather images to make reusable stencils. Then create delightful collages using recycled paper as if it is paint to create a unique work of art featuring fanciful feathers. You will create paper feathers to collage on to a multimedia background and produce one or two frame-ready works of art. No drawing skills needed.
Materials fee $5 paid to instructor at beginning of class includes:
Everything will be provided including feather outlines and images
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
-Feather images that appeal to you. These can be in a book but photocopies are easier to use to make stencils.
-Found or purchased feathers to use as models or to glue into the collage.
-Papers that appeal to you, especially old maps, scrapbook sheets, music, etc. I especially like Native American textile pictures such as Navajo rugs for feathers.
-Maps that have significance for you
-A cutting mat if you have one
-Scissors
Optional: flat ornaments to glue on, such as buttons, ribbon, or charms. Also feather related rubber stamps and ink pads.
Roxanne Padgett
9:00 - 4:30
Wednesday Sept 16
$205.00
An Artist Book Workshop
Turn your tiny collections into a story you can hold.
Long before the sterile glass cases of modern museums, there were "Cabinets of Curiosities"—magical, private spaces where art, science, and myth collided in an attempt to categorize the universe.
Do you have a drawer filled with pressed flowers, vintage postcards, or weathered bits of nature? Don’t let your treasures stay hidden in boxes. Join us for a hands-on creative intensive where we bridge the gap between archiving and art. In this workshop, you will construct a custom "Specimen Journal"—a hand-bound book specifically designed to house, protect, and display your personal collections.
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Canvas frame
Pre-cut Matt Boards for the cover of the book
Pre-cut paper for the pages of the book
Materials to make the compartments: balsa wood and small matchboxes.
Papers to paint on for collage fodder & signature covers
Matt medium
Gesso
Plaster of Paris
Tacky glue
Written instructions
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Scissors
UHU Glue stick & Krazy Glue with a brush
6-strand Embroidery floss: I used neutral colors
Book-binding thread
One large paper needle for binding
Bone folder and a small awl
Acrylic paint: whatever color you like. For this book, I used neutral colors: cream, tan, gray, white, and black. This will be used to paint the cover frame.
One big and small paintbrush, the cheap ones.
Pencil
Ruler
½ a yard of a cotton print or a solid for covering the book boards and the spine.
Small collections of items: These are suggestions; you do not need to bring all of them. You decide what you want your “collection” to be, bits and pieces from nature, shells, sticks, pebbles, feathers, buttons, mica chips, small doll parts, metal pieces, old keys, small collage materials, paper & fabric scraps, small envelopes, tags, photos, tiny glass bottles, etc, etc. I also used some Tim Holtz tissue paper and old handwritten letters to collage on the cover frame.
Binder clips to hold the frame to the book cover while drying
Paper clips to hold pages while binding
Paper towels, palette, and water container
Optional:
Apron & gloves
Caitlin McNamara
10:00 - 5:30
Wednesday Sept 16
$205.00
Please Note the Time of This Class. You will then return on Thursday at 12:30 to polish your finished piece of art.
Bronze clay begins as a workable, malleable material that once fired in a kiln transforms into beautiful, gold-toned metal creations. In this class we will focus on making tiny necklace charms and other 3D shapes. Feeling ambitious? Make a tiny dog. Feeling seasonal? Make a tiny pumpkin. Feeling timeless? Make stringable beads. Amount of clay provided will allow for several pieces to be made - exact number depending on size and complication of designs. Experience with metal clay or polymer clay is helpful, but not necessary.
Day one will be a work day; work will be fired after class. Students return on day two to collect work and discuss finishing techniques.
Materials Fee $28 paid at beginning of class includes:
All materials to complete the class
All optional:
Tweezers
Magnification
Water/baby wipes (community wipes will be provided)
Basic metal clay shaping tools, if you have preferences (community tools will be provided)
Michelle Banton
9:00 - 4:30
Wednesday Sept 16
$185.00
Using tiny bits of fabric, we’ll make mosaics. No breaking tiles, glass or porcelain. An easy and relaxing way to spend your day and create a unique piece to display in your studio. We’ll learn the technique and then have some choices on the final project.
Materials Fee $30 cash paid to instructor at beginning of class includes:
materials content hereAll fabrics, your own cutting mat, rotary cutter, tweezers, ruler, blank canvas, fusible web and reusable container for your fabric bits. I will supply everything, except scissors. You’ll have a kit to take home to make more. All are yours to keep.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Small, sharp scissors and a smile
Pamela Sue Johnson
6:30 - 9:30
Wednesday Eve Sept 16
$100.00
Students are guided step by step to create a 9x12 mixed-media collage on canvas panel to display an inspirational word or message. Instructor will provide quotes, though students are welcome to bring their own printed in suggested 12 size font or bigger on plain paper.
Students will be taught mixed-media collage techniques of layering between collage and acrylic paint with various methods of mixed-media to add interest. Words can be applied in a variety of ways including with printed quotes, rubber stamping or writing.
This is a great workshop to create a unique work of art that showcases a word or quote that is inspiring. This art will travel easily and is frameable once you get it home.
All levels welcome >>> Beginner Friendly as well as useful for the seasoned art maker
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes EVERYTHING needed for the class!
9x12 Flat Canvas Panel
Gel medium
Brush Applicator
Collage element
Spray Bottle
Stabilo
Printed Words/Quotes
Collage paper and elements (shared)
Acrylic Paint (shared)
Rubber stamps (shared)
Pigments for marking (shared)
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
apron
Rio Wrenn
9:00 - 4:30
Wednesday/Thursday Sept 16-17
$405.00
This workshop will explore the chemistry of iron and tannin as a color and mordant that can be used for dye, ink, and mark making. Rio will create dye baths of local harvested tannin based plants and ferrous sulfate. We will also play with rusty bits to make prints. These basic ingredients will create all kinds of magic on cotton, silk, and paper samples. Through this process participants will learn and experiment with pattern and making marks. Each will work on a final project to choose between a silk scarf or cotton tote bag.
Materials Fee $30 paid at beginning of class includes:
Samples fabrics of silk and cotton (approx 6 pieces), harvested tannin dye and other dye materials, 2 page handout, cold press watercolor paper samples (2 ), 49x8" silk scarf or 13" cotton tote as final project.
This fee is per student.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Apron, notebook, pen, towel, baggie to take home damp things
Kecia Deveney
9:00 - 4:30
Wednesday/Thursday Sept 16-17
$420.00
This class begins with a face. We’ll start by creating the spirit of our figure—drawing, painting, or stitching a face that feels like someone waiting to be known. From there, we begin to build her form slowly, in layers… allowing the piece to grow in an intuitive and unfolding way. Fabric becomes our language. Through hand stitching, painted details, and fabric surface design techniques, we’ll create a series of connected sections—each one holding its own story, texture, and visual voice. These pieces extend downward, forming a long, rollable figure that can be wrapped, stored, and revisited over time. This is a piece that holds both the visible and the hidden. You may choose to include a private pocket, a symbolic element, or something quietly personal stitched within the layers. Each addition becomes part of her story—whether shared or kept just for you. Along the way, we’ll explore:
1 creating expressive faces using mixed media and/or stitch
2 building a soft, flexible structure that grows section by section
3 fabric surface design for personal imagery and pattern
4 hand stitching as both mark-making and connection
5 embracing intuition over perfection
Day 1 Creating the face and beginning the body. We’ll explore expressive features, begin layering fabric, and start building the first sections of the figure.
Day 2 Continuing the body, adding surface design, stitching, and assembling a longer, more developed roll-up figure. Time will be given to expand, refine, and add personal elements
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
1 Selection of designed Artfoamie stamps for creating patches
2 Black felt and other small felt scraps
3 Fabric images (for use in your piece, if desired)
4 Pins 5 Embroidery floss and needles
6 Black paint 7 Sponge brushes
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Fabric Supplies:
1 1.5 yards muslin (washed & ironed)
2 Small fabric scraps (pieces you love or feel connected to)
3 Several medium fabric pieces (approx. 8” x 10”)
4 ½ yard fabric of your choice (enough to finish the back of your figure and for arms—we’ll also use part of this for creating patches with Artfoamie stamps)
5 Fabric with interesting motifs or shapes (consider pieces that could become an eye)
6 Repurposed textiles (look beyond traditional fabric—clothing, fabric purses, pockets, etc.)
Tools & Materials
1 Scissors
2 Pen or pencil (for notes and drawing)
3 Fray Check
4 Various colors of felt
5 Yarn or ribbon (for hair)
6 Glue stick
7 Heat n Bond Ultra Hold (iron-on adhesive)
Roxanne Padgett
9:00 - 4:30
Thursday Sept 17
$205.00
The Art of the Upcycled Book
Give new life to the overlooked. In this hands-on workshop, we transform the mundane into the magnificent by looking past the "scrap" pile to find the hidden potential in tea boxes, old papers, and forgotten textiles. This class is about more than just traditional bookbinding; it’s about the art of paper alchemy. You will learn how to deconstruct everyday recyclables and reassemble them into a unique artist book. Throughout the process, you will prep your tea boxes and recycled materials, and create your own custom collage elements using expressive mark-making techniques with paint and drawing tools.
Once your book form is bound, you can continue layering with collage and adding embellishments at your own pace, incorporating ephemera from your personal stash to make the piece truly yours. My teaching philosophy is rooted in intuition rather than rigid planning; I prefer to let the materials themselves dictate the process. By embracing what you have on hand and allowing it to guide your hands, you will embark on an unexpected creative journey. You’ll leave this workshop with a finished artist book that tells a compelling story through its texture and form before you even add a single word to the page
Materials Fee $10 paid at beginning of class includes:
Link to a binding video and instructions
Papers to paint on for making painted collage papers, drawing paper, text pages, magazine pages, b&w copies, fabrics
Paper towels, palette, and water container
White gesso
Wax paper
Gromets
Use of:
Grommet tool & hammer
Heavy hole punch
Small stapler
Paper corner cutter
Stencils
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Small recycled boxes, I recommend 3 tea boxes
(2 for the book and one to make a storage box
A foam sanding block or a piece of sandpaper
Damp rag or wet wipes
Pencil
Big and small paintbrushes, one or two, the cheap ones!
UHU Glue stick and matt medium
Bookbinding thread, waxed linen, or 6-strand Embroidery floss with bookbinding wax
Acrylic paint: (no heavy body), any color you like; you may consider a limited color palette to work in. You will also need some neutrals: unbleached titanium or titan buff, Payne's gray, black, and white.
Scissors
Your favorite collage materials, paper & fabric scraps, small envelopes, tags, photos, magazine pictures, ephemera, etc.
Pencils and favorite drawing tools: crayons, China markers, and POSCA pens, Sharpies, etc.
Optional: Apron & gloves & mask
Robin O'Neil
9:00 - 4:30
Thursday Sept 17
$205.00
Sewing Machines willl be provided for your use by Montavilla Sewing Center
If you live locally, you may bring your own machine.
Please know how to operate a machine before taking this class.
These are 4”x4” bags made entirely of scraps. They are embellished with sashiko stiching/ lined with separate fabric/ finished with bi ding and a pocket for treasures.
Materials Fee $0 paid at beginning of class includes:
No kit fee- they just bring their supplies and I bring lots and lots of scraps etc.
I always bring extra fabric/batting/glue sticks - whatever I think they might need.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
*lots of fabric scraps- prints and/or solids
*scissors
*sashiko needle/threads/thimble
Melissa Sawyer
9:00 - 4:30
Thursday Sept 17
$205.00
Learn the process of modular origami, a sub-category of paper folding that uses multiple sheets of paper to create intricate, fascinating geometric objects. Students will first learn how to fold each “unit”, which is a single sheet of rice paper. Once students have perfected the folded shape, they may choose between 3 levels of intricacy for their final lamp form, using either 30, 90, or 120 sheets of paper.
Materials Fee $ 35 paid at beginning of class includes everything to make your lamp!
lamp base + bulb, 2 kinds of paper, instructional booklet
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
none
Chris Karpiak
9:00 - 4:30
Thursday Sept 17
$205.00
In this class you will make connections with the obvious and the unexpected. You will create a variety of pieces that will be sewn together to create a beautiful, organic wall hanging using fabric, fibres, paint, and natural elements. What kinds of connections can you make with your materials? How do they connect to your soul? To Mother Earth? What are the unexpected connections you’ve discovered in your journey through this project that may connect to your life’s journey? What are the metaphors that may arise as you create?
Through a series of open ended techniques, you will work at your own level to experiment and explore boundaries of your materials and how they can work and affect one another; you will create a variety of works that will be cut, torn, and stitched together as a unique wall collage.
You will be gently encouraged and guided to be curious and try new things as you assemble your elements to create a visually and kinesthetically stunning and soulful piece.
Materials Fee $25 cash only paid at beginning of class includes:
(Some supplies are shared, some you will keep).
cotton muslin
embroidery Floss (DMC 930,927,781)
2 pieces of water color paper, 9 x12”
Acrylic paint: Sage Blue (Blick), White, Raw Sienna
acrylic inks: Payne’s Gray, Indigo, Sepia, Transparent Burnt Umber, Raw Sienna
stitching needles
acrylic paints: White, Raw Sienna
gel medium
heavy mat gel for adhering natural elements
brush for applying gel medium
Supplies needed to bring for class:
a few small pieces of fabric you have in your stash. Choose blues and neutrals or choose your own color palette. eg) denim, neutral fabric, with texture, eco dyed fabric, printed fabric.
a variety of fibres to match the blue and neutral project colors eg) wool, hemp twine, leather rope, embroidery floss (Provided will be DMC#’s 930, 927,781)
scissors (for cutting fabric and paper)
brushes - 1 medium stiff brush for spreading paint, 2 for inks, a small fan brush for mark making
a palette to drop and hold inks into
ephemera of your choice eg) twigs, bark, stones, feathers, shells, beads, wire, metal, buttons, sea glass, coral
a large branch to attach your finished piece to (or you can do this at home)
sewing pins to hold fabric together
glass to hold water for cleaning brushes
apron
Optional items:
Frixion pen for drawing on fabric (It will disappear after adding heat)
seam ripper (just in case!)
paper trimmer
wet wipes
Pamela Sue Johnson
6:30 - 9:30
Thursday Eve Sept 17
$100.00
Weirdo (noun): A person brave enough to follow their own curiosity instead of the rules. Someone who colors outside the lines, listens to strange inner whispers, and makes art that feels more like truth than polish.
Art making need not be serious with pressure to get everything just right. In this painting workshop, you will be inspired to let loose your inner creative weirdo with step by step guidance.
NO DRAWING or PAINTING experience needed. This is a beginner friendly workshop for all skill levels and is also useful for the experienced art maker.
With an emphasis on playful process, each participant will create an artwork of an expressive weirdo and playful face on a 9x12 canvas panel with acrylic paint
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes EVERYTHING needed for class. Just Bring your weirdo self ready to cut loose!!
Canvas Panel
Flat Brush
Round Brush
Stabilo pencil
Shared Supplies include acrylic paint, Scribble Sticks and Inktense pigments
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
apron
Jesse Reno
9:00 - 4:30
Friday Sept 18
$200.00
This class is open to all levels including those who have never painted before. this is a great class for anyone who has struggled with or would simply like to explore new and expressed ways of creating faces. using fun simple techniqes we will carve imagery into - ez carve printing blocks, and experiment with mono printing. allowing us to print the imagery in a variety of ways. its more about the way we print the image then the complexity of the carving. in most cases the simpiler the better. Once we have experimented with carving and printing we will be ready to work the pieces into expressed artifacts. reshaping, and reworking the imagery in ways that give it an aged and weathered look. we will use text and symbols to add meaning and question within the work.
Using block printing as a base for creation will allow experimentation without the fear of mistakes. We will be able to repeat the imagery with ease by simply reprinting from our carvings. this repeated imagery will encourage us to experiment with new techniques like subtraction methods and compare the various printing and redefining methods against one another. the techniques are quick simple and imediate keeping things fun and moving forward.
These techniques and concepts work perfectly in connection with any of my other painting methods. So if youve taken a class with me previously these techniques will act as new tools which you can incorporate with any other concepts you have learned.
If you would like to learn more about my teaching style and my background you can check out the videos below
In this video I explain my ideas and motivation while painting. if you ever wanted to take a class with me this video will give you a good idea of how I teach and think about painting.
https://www.facebook.com/521281040/videos/10158785508571041/
This 6 minute video shows me painting a 8x12 ft mural from start to finish in time lapse with text explaining my ideas while creating the piece
to see over 3000 examples of my work and to find out more check out my site - www.jessereno.com
Kit fee of $25 paid to instructor at beginning of class includes:
large sheets of 100lb bristol paper
non toxic acrylic paint
ez cut printing blocks
carving tools
Supplies Needed to Bring to Classs
a mix of brushes - nothing fancy you can bring what you have on hand or cheap brushes will do fine i generally dont spend more than 3$ on a brush
you should b ring at least
1 - flat brush 1/2in-1in
1 fan brush
1 ship brush 1-2in
oil pastels craypas work great and are super cheap
small pack of 8
Robin O'Neil
9:00 - 4:30
Friday Sept 18
$205.00
Sewing Machines willl be provided for your use by Montavilla Sewing Center
If you live locally, you may bring your own machine.
Please know how to operate a machine before taking this class.
We will make 5 or 6(or more)squares with inset circles in the centers. We will make centers with strip piecing or scrap piecing and change the sizes as we experiment. These can be combined for a larger finished quilt top or quilted separately.
Materials Fee $0 paid at beginning of class includes:
I bring lots and lots of scraps etc. and I always bring extra fabric/batting/glue sticks - whatever I think they might need.
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
*fabric scraps (solids or prints)
*background pieces at least 8” or bigger
*glue stick
Chris Karpiak
9:00 - 4:30
Friday Sept 18
$205.00
Explore the beautiful and rewarding world of botanicals as you discover a variety of techniques in preserving and showcasing flowers and plants. Your creative work will be treasured in an original art journal you create and will be filled with explorations of sketching, herbariums, stencilling, art journaling, self expression, poetry, hand stitching, painting, stamping and collaging. You will be able to make this truly your own no matter what level you are at, creating a beautifully organic treasure to take home.
Materials Fee $20 cash only paid at beginning of class includes:
(Some materials are to keep, some will be shared)
vintage text paper
pdfs: botanicals, flowers, poetry, postcards
scrap paper
2 mixed media papers
2 watercolor papers 9x12”
vintage floral paper
cotton muslin fabric
waxed thread
needle
triangle sponge
vintage paper clips
gesso
acrylic ink: Transparent Burnt Umber (Liquitex), Carbon Black (Liquitex) , Quinachrodone Magenta, White, Marine Blue, Process Magenta
masking tape
acrylic paint: Titan Green Pale (Golden) Green Blue Light (Blick), Titanium White
tape for book spine
gel medium
brush for gel medium
black Stabilo pencil
stencils
embroidery floss (DMC #676)
stamps, stamp pad and cleaner
pastels
small brush
white and gold Signo Uniball pens
double sided tape
Supplies needed to bring for class:
pressed flowers and/or leaves (small enough to fit onto a 4.5 x 6” page) The teacher will bring a few pressed leaves and botanicals, too. You may press your own or purchase some from Etsy, like this shop: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4333692527/dried-pressed-flowers-and-leaves-pressed?ls=s&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=pressed+flowers&ref=sr_gallery-1-19&pro=1&pop=1&content_source=59afeed7-075f-4547-bd6a-22e3b08d99fa%3ALT9f97c925bd296727a7652db82e9ad034248136fc&organic_search_click=1&logging_key=59afeed7-075f-4547-bd6a-22e3b08d99fa:LT9f97c925bd296727a7652db82e9ad034248136fc
a vintage book with a spine intact (the covers should be large enough to cover 4 1/2 x 6 inch pages.
scissors
sharp x-acto knife or sharp tool for cutting book
heat tool
palette knife (long, if possible)
black archival pens for drawing
small and medium water color brushes
pencil, eraser
palette tray to hold inks
apron
water cup for cleaning brushes
Optional items:
gloves (to protect hands from inks)
wet wipes
poetry about plants and flowers (some will be provided)
paper trimmer to cut paper into pages
awl for book binding, or a sharp pointy tool (or share with the teacher)
bone folder
Brittany Stanton
9:00 - 4:30
Friday Sept 18
$185.00
Discover the timeless craft of basket weaving in this hands-on beginner class! You will learn the fundamentals of reed basket weaving using natural rattan reed. Our experienced instructor will guide you step-by-step through essential weaving techniques, including twining, twill weave, plain weave, and lashing. By the end of the class, you’ll complete a beautiful handled basket-perfect as a project basket, catch-all, or stylish storage solution. The finished basket measures approximately 10 inches long, 8 inches deep, and 7 inches tall. All materials are provided, and no prior experience is necessary.
Students will learn all of the steps necessary to complete a basket. Students may NOT complete the entire project during the class time. They will go home with all the materials needed to complete all steps. Students level: Beginner to Intermediate
Materials Fee $50 paid at beginning of class includes:
Basket kit for each student
Kit booklet
Specialty basketry equipment
Dyed Reed
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Large bath towel or beach towel
If local, a dish water tub
Kecia Deveney
9:00 - 4:30
Friday Sept 18
$205.00
Create a small, hand-stitched fabric necklace layered with texture, story, and a touch of vintage metal.
This one-day class invites you to work intuitively with cloth, thread, and found elements to make a meaningful piece you can wear. We will create a hand-stitched fabric necklace that feels like a small story you can wear. Using layers of fabric—frayed edges, worn textures, and unexpected combinations—you’ll build a richly textured base through simple hand sewing. We’ll focus on working intuitively, allowing the materials to guide us rather than over-planning the outcome. Once your layered cloth foundation begins to take shape, you’ll add a focal point using a vintage or found metal piece, transforming your work into a one-of-a-kind adornment.
This class is about slowing down, noticing detail, and embracing imperfection. Each stitch, each layer, becomes part of the story. By the end of the day, you’ll leave with a finished necklace and a process you can return to again and again—creating small, meaningful pieces that feel both personal and timeless. Some stories are stitched, not spoken.
Teacher Will Provide:
1 Cording for necklace
2 Additional fabric scraps to share
Gentle Note You don’t need perfect materials. The most meaningful pieces often come from what’s worn, unexpected, or already loved
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
1 Small scraps of interesting fabric (upholstery, quilted, frayed, fringe, velvet). Bring extra to share for a community table.
2 Scissors
3 Hand sewing needles
4 Needle threader
5 Embroidery floss
6 Small found object for focal point (costume jewelry, old doll parts, vintage elements)
7 Fabric-Tac adhesive
Roxanne Evans Stout
9:00 - 4:30
Fri/Sat/Sun Sept 18-20
$630.00
You are invited to join Roxanne in a brand new 3 day workshop where we explore different kinds of artist books! We will collage, assemble and stitch unusual book structures like fabric and paper scrolls, multi-layered wall hangings, small stitched and found object stitched books and books with different formats that can fold together and stitched in different ways.
In this workshop you will be intrigued with the processes that Roxanne guides you to and fall in love the creativity that unfolds for you each day!
Quote from Roxanne:
I am so excited to be back at Art and Soul in Portland this autumn!! After teaching over seas for several years it is great to come back to my home state and see all my friends and students again!!”
You Will Develop these Skills:
-Create interesting textures
-Tear windows into your book pages
-Use glazing and painting techniques to stain fabric and paper scraps
-Work with fabric as a substrate
-Making abstract marks
-Painting and drawing abstract botanicals
-Develop your own process for your artmaking
-Develop confidence and the feeling of Wonder
-Add stitching to your pages
-Collage in new ways
-New painting processes
-Draw with a paintbrush
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
A small amount white or cream cotton or linen scraps. (Consider tearing or cutting up an old pillowcase) We will use my special process for painting this fabric with color
A small amount of paper scraps: In light or natural colors, vintage papers, old text or book pages, old envelopes or letters (also that will fit in a zip lock bag)
Acrylic Paint: small tube of black and white,
Your favorite embroidery flosses or thread
Large eyed Needle
Large Glue stick
Matte Medium (small bottle unless you are carrying it on a plane)
A few assorted paintbrushes
Water container
embroidery floss, assorted colors
a small traveling watercolor box,
Assorted colors of acrylic paint (in your color palette)
papertowels or rags
Pencil and other mark (think about black pens, posca pens, black stabilos, black crayons, different size brushes etc)
Fabric and paper scraps for collaging
Assemble and build hand made books
Scissors
Wire (26 gauge)
Watercolor sketchbook to take out on excursions. Small is fine!
2 to 3 pieces of watercolor paper 8 x 10 for extra projectsPlease don’t worry if you cannot bring certain supplies. ROXANNE will be bringing plenty of beautiful fabrics and papers plus extras of all the supplies!
Chris Karpiak
9:00 - 4:30
Saturday Sept 19
$205.00
Create a mixed media series on wood panels, layered with original papers, dyed fabric, natural elements and ephemera of your choice. You will create original papers to build collage layers that support natural elements such as twigs, bark, stones, feathers, shells and metal. You will explore how fabric and fibres find their place amongst these collaged pieces. You will be encouraged to work intuitively throughout this class as you connect with your inner self and with your materials. You will be encouraged to approach your work with curiosity, exploration and a sense of awe and wonder. Create at your own level and use your own creativity while being gently guided to truly make these pieces unique and authentically yours.
Materials Fee $40 cash only paid at beginning of class includes:
(Some materials you will keep, some will be shared).
4, 6x6” 7/8” wood cradled panels
cotton muslin
water color paper
stitching needles
White acrylic paint
acrylic inks: Payne’s Gray, Indigo, Sepia, Transparent Burnt Umber, Raw Sienna
gel medium- regular and heavy
brush to apply gel medium
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
a variety of fibres eg) wool, embroidery floss, hemp twine, leather
scissors
ephemera of your choice eg) twigs, bark, stones, feathers, shells, beads, wire, metal, buttons
brushes: a medium sized stiff brush, a mop brush, a medium sized Filbert water color brush, a fan brush for mark making
heat tool
glass to hold water for cleaning brushes
brayer
palette to hold inks and paint
apron
other ink or paint colors if you prefer a different palette (We can adjust the materials fee)
Optional items:
exacto knife to trim paper from the wood panels (or you can do this at home)
cutting mat for trimming paper from wood panels
gloves to protect hands from ink
paper trimmer
Robin Roberts
9:00 - 4:30
Saturday Sept 19
$185.00
Inside the Box is an immersive, one-day creative workshop inviting participants to transform humble found boxes—cigar boxes, or any small to medium size wood box—into expressive dimensional mixed media artworks. Through the process of assemblage, we’ll turn the overlooked and ordinary into deeply personal, imaginative art pieces that tell stories, evoke memories, and spark curiosity.
This workshop celebrates the poetry of found objects and the magic that happens when everyday materials are reimagined through an artist’s eye. No prior experience is needed—just curiosity, playfulness, and a willingness to explore.
Materials Fee $30 paid at beginning of class includes:
Various vintage found objects
wood pieces, dowels, bass wood sticks
Assortment of papers
Tools to cut wood pieces
Hardware: hinges, eye hooks, wire,
Glues and epoxy
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Wood or sturdy cardboard box that becomes the base and substrate
Various personal papers, printed photographs, old postcards
Bits and pieces from jewelry, broken clocks, toys, etc.
Assorted acrylic paints and brushes
Robin Roberts
6:30 - 9:30
Saturday Eve Sept 19
$100.00
Step into the world of small-scale storytelling as we transform simple tin boxes into intimate works of art. In this workshop, you’ll create an assemblage inside a small tin container, using a variety of vintage and contemporary papers, found objects, and mixed media. We’ll explore composition, layering, and the art of creating meaning within a small space. Basic materials will be included in the materials fee, but you are welcome to bring personal treasures or ephemera to make your piece even more unique and personal. No prior experience is necessary—just curiosity and a love of making
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Small metal tins (clean, empty, hinged lid, 1 per participant)
Collage papers: vintage book pages, magazines, sheet music, maps, decorative papers, patterned scraps
Small found objects: an assortment provided but you may want to bring personal items
Variety of Adhesives:
Tools: scissors, X-Acto knives, cutting mats, brushes for adhesive
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
Personal photos, letters, or small keepsakes
Tiny natural items (pressed flowers, leaves, feathers)
Ephemera with personal meaning
jewelry pieces
Paints & drawing media: acrylic paints, fine-tip pens, markers (optional for detail work)
Chris Karpiak
9:00 - 4:30
Sunday Sept 20
$205.00
Create a one-of-a-kind bunting that tells your story through texture, layers, and intention.
In this inspiring mixed media class, you’ll explore the art of combining fabric, paper, fibres, metal, and a varied collection of ephemera to craft a series of beautifully connected pieces that come together as a unique bunting. Each flag becomes a small canvas—an expression of memory, meaning, and creative freedom.
Through intuitive layering and playful experimentation, you’ll learn how to blend contrasting soft and structured materials, allowing contrast and harmony to emerge naturally. Frayed edges, original papers, and unique elements will be layered and adhered together through sewing, stitching, stapling and glueing, creating depth, movement, and a sense of soulful cohesion.
This process is an invitation to slow down, to honour the beauty in the pieces you create and gather, and to transform the ordinary into something deeply personal and meaningful.
Leave with a finished bunting, or hang the pieces separately in your space as a gentle reminder of your creativity, your story, and the beauty found in bringing it all together.
Materials Fee: $28 in cash paid to instructor at beginning of class
(Some supplies are shared, some you will keep).
water color paper
modelling paste
stencils
acrylic inks
cotton muslin
plain cotton fabric
mixed media paper
wool
fibres
lace
cheesecloth
embroidery floss
needle
gel medium and brush
word stickers
rusty metal elements (wire, hinge clips, gromits, brads, washers, paper clips, chain, safety pins, loop pins, star, mini bells)
beads, pearls
teabags
coffee filters
stamps, ink pad
vintage text paper
wooden clips
seashell buttons
mini glass bottle
Supplies needed to bring for class:
palette knife
palette tray for holding inks
water color brush, medium sized
a variety of ephemera to attach to the bunting pieces such as: shells, twigs, feathers, rusted objects, pieces from your stash, mini thread spools, doilies
extra wool, fibres, lace in the color palette of your liking for extra choice
fabric pieces in the color palette of your choice
extra beads to match your color palette
scissors
stapler (bring extra staples just in case)
dried botanicals to attach eg) grasses, maple seeds, bunch of berries, silver dollars (Lunaria)
a few buttons
heat tool
glass to hold water for cleaning brushes
Optional items but nice to have:
wet wipes
gloves for working with ink
Tonya Gray
9:00 - 12:00
Sunday AM Sept 20
$100.00
The style of folk art painting is simple imagery with rustic lines, often telling a story of everyday life. In this class we will paint our favorite furry friends with additional details if you’d like: stripes, hearts, hats.
Background details can add whimsy and texture, including playful words. There will be a collection of letter stamps for everyone to use.
We will complete 2 paintings in this one day class.
No experience is necessary. Your painting and drawing style will emerge throughout the class. Individuality is what makes each artist shine. We will use chalk as an outline so there is lots of time to practice/erase/fine tune your work.
Materials Fee $20 paid at beginning of class includes:
Gessoed wood cradle boards
Demo/guideline instructions
Acrylics for everyone to share
Wax pencils
Chalk
Sponges
Paper plates for paint/water cups
Letter stamps for adding words
Supplies Needed to bring for Class:
1” flat brush
Thin detail brush, 18/0 round is perfect
Optional: Any acrylic paint you love to use (colors/ brands, just for your own use)