Upcoming Workshops:
Embroidery Hoop Sun Catchers
July 25th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Enjoy light in a new way! Using embroidery hoops and chicken wire as a base, we will add brilliant glass beads to sparkle in the sun. The embroidery hoops will be prepared and ready for beading. All supplies provided and no experience needed.
The Printed Garden Retreat
August 1st, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore botanical printing using multiple techniques; cyanotype (sun printing) on canvas tote bags, gel plate printmaking, and hape some (Japanese flower hammering) floral banners. This 3-part class will be the ultimate celebration of the summer garden! All materials provided, but bring botanicals (leaves and flowers) if you have some you love.
Note: Cyanotype requires the sun. In the event the sun does not shine on August 1st, there will be two back-up activities to ensure participants get a completed tote bag and also get the cyanotype experience; block printing tote bags during class using pre-carved blocks, and making mini cyanotype prints exposed using portable UV lamps.
We will work in two beautiful studios at Art House 360; Slate Blue Studios and Verona Maker Space. There will plenty of time to work through our art, with freedom to explore Art House and move between gel plate printing and flower pounding.
We will take a lunch break from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Snacks and drinks provided throughout the day. Refrigerator space is available, if needed. Art House 360 has a beautiful community room to lounge in and there is a nearby outdoor shelter to enjoy some outside time.
Floral Pumpkins
October 3rd, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Start with a painted faux pumpkin base and decoupage real pressed botanicals to create beautiful floral pumpkins! Multiple pumpkin options will be available to create your own floral pumpkin patch!
Beaded Spider Suncatchers
October 10th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn jewelry assemblage techniques to create a spider suncatcher. A plethora of crystal and glass beads will be on hand to make your spider one-of-a-kind! Suspend your spider for a unique suncatcher! All supplies provided and no experience necessary.
Potion Bottles
October 17th, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Create an apothecary collection of potions! Make a set of three potion bottles, each complete with magical, swirling liquid and embellished with seasonal charms and labels. Bottles will be sealed with black hot glue - intended to resemble a wax seal - so your bottles last.
Creative Habits Retreat
Coming Soon to Slate Blue Studios!
Spend a day as an art community practicing being creative. We will explore activities that help create and solidify creative habits. This could be using new supplies for the first time, using supplies together in unexpected ways, exploring new techniques, and practicing creating playful art in small scale. As always, we will work with an abundance of supplies, with supplies to take home. Lunch is included and we will have opportunity to explore and work in other parts of Art House 360.
Pressed Flower Luminaries
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Capture a piece of summer and enjoy the candle-lit glow of pressed flower luminaries as a reminder of nature’s beauty! Make a set of glass luminaries using pressed wildflowers and additional embellishments. Light your luminaries with electric or wax candles and remember the summer sunshine in the middle of winter!
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Make Creativity a Habit Series: Gel Plate Printmaking
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Create beautifully layered prints full of texture and color! Gel plate printmaking uses gelatin plates and printing inks to capture impressions from found objects to create unique mono prints. This art practice provides endless possibilities for creativity - a great way to explore art playfully!
Make Creativity a Habit Workshop Series
Make Creativity a Habit is a workshop series focused on practicing playful art making. Lacking creativity? Don’t feel like a creative person? Need an outlet to cope? This workshop series creates an art journal using a new technique each week and practices focusing on the process of creating art! Focusing on the process of making art – rather than the product is a powerful tool to explore playful creativity. We don’t need creative careers, art degrees, or art studios to start a creative practice. We practice the most important part of creativity – the process of making art – to make being creative a regular and achievable habit in our lives.
Week 1: Gel Plate Printmaking
Week 2: Reverse Watercolor
Week 3: Linocut Block Printing
Week 4: Mixed Media Collage
Week 5: Meditative Drawing
Make Creativity a Habit Series: Reverse Watercolor
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Using watercolor paints, we will create colorful and abstract pages. Once dry, we will use a variety of black pens and markers to create doodles and line drawings inspired by the abstract shapes we create. Think coloring book – but in reverse! This is a great way to fight perfectionism and simply focus on marks on a page, letting go of expectations.
Make Creativity a Habit Series: Linocut and Block Printing
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Learn the fundamentals of linocut printmaking! We will learn and practice carving skills to make beautiful linoleum-style blocks that can be used again and again. Carving will start with pink school erasers and then move to linoleum blocks of different sizes. We will print our designs using ink pads and colorful printing inks. And to further boost the connection to our new creative community, we will share our blocks to create artist trading cards for each other!
Make Creativity a Habit Series: Mixed Media Collage
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A fun expression of art through collecting images and text from books and magazines, collage is a familiar art form. We will level-up our collage experience to experiment with mixed media elements. We’ll have access to gel plate prints, block printing, tempera paint sticks, paint pens, and sewing supplies to enhance and embellish our work for a fun twist.
Make Creativity a Habit Series: Mediative Drawing
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Meditative Drawing, Doodling, Zendoodles; known by many names, this art practice is a soothing retreat for the mind that offers endless creativity! We will learn a number of techniques ranging from freeform, loose drawing to more patterned and controlled drawing so you can explore different techniques. Then we’ll take time to practice what we learn, using plenty of prompts and tools to guide decision making as we go.
Wrapped Meditation Stones
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Meditation stones can be beautiful objects that remind you to pause for a moment and be present. They can be part of a meditation practice. Or they can simply be a way of connecting with the natural world. Wrap stones in leather and twine, incorporating other natural objects like twigs, stones, or shells to create beautiful natural objects. Make multiple wrapped stones.
Surrealism Collage
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Step into the dreamlike world of surrealism in this collage workshop where imagination knows no bounds! Using images from magazines and books, create thought-provoking collage that blends the unexpected and uncanny. You'll learn basic collage techniques, composition tips, and how to harness juxtaposition to craft artworks that challenge logic and spark curiosity. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just looking to try something new, this workshop is open to all skill levels. All materials provided—just bring your curiosity and a willingness to dive into the bizarre and beautiful!
Embroidered Photos
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Embroidered photos are a great way to explore creativity through the process of using embroidery in a non-traditional way! No embroidery experience needed! We'll learn and use simple stitches for big impact. More advanced stitch ideas and demos will also be provided. Bring a few photos - photo paper is just fine - no special paper needed. Practice photos will be provided.
Garden Owls
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Create cute little owl sculptures for your garden! We'll paint our
owls; giving them personality! Owls are made from sturdy concrete pavers which make them perfect for standing strong outside!
Wish Jars: Kids Star Origami
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Learn to fold colorful origami wish stars! Write wishes on your stars and fill a star-shaped Wish Jar. Make an abundance of stars with plenty of help to get you started.
Mandala Mobiles
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Create colorful, woven mandala stars from cardstock, ribbon, threads, and yarn. Hang your creations from a Willow branch. Create many woven mandala stars for a full mobile!
Kids Stained Glass: Luminaries and Trinket Jars
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Create colorful stained glass-inspired jars! We will decoupage heart-shaped and square tissue paper pieces onto jars to make beautiful, shiny stained glass effect. Add a battery-operated candle for luminaries or leave jars empty to hold precious trinkets and collections. Stained glass jars have gold lids to keep everything they hold safe and secure.
