The Artist’s Way is a popular international bestselling book and program by author/artist Julia Cameron, designed to help people recover their creativity through a series of exercises and daily practices. It aims to overcome limiting beliefs and creative blocks like fear and self-sabotage, connecting creativity to spirituality and helping individuals in any field unlock their inner artist. Covered in this workshop are the tools to guide you through creative recovery such as Morning Pages, a Daily Walk, Artist Dates and an optional Creative Cluster of your cohorts to keep us connected long after the class is over. Tea and snacks provided. 1-night class

Discover the magic of bookbinding as you create a beautiful 6" x 9" (closed) lay-flat journal using the elegant Drum Leaf binding technique. In this fun evening workshop, students will assemble folded pages into a finished book with no sewing required. Perfect for sketching, watercolor, journaling, or memory keeping, this class blends creativity with approachable bookmaking skills. Please bring 1/2 yard of cotton quilting fabric, fabric scissors, and a ruler. A portable bookbinding press will be available to use during class or may be purchased for $10. A $25 materials fee covers all other supplies needed to complete your journal.

In this Nature and Bird Photography online class, we will go over camera settings and compositions and how to get great images of Nature's best like moose, birds, seals and other subjects! We will also learn how to set up a blind to get great images, the best lenses for this type of photography and tripods to get the best stability for your images! And this is for a Digital Camera or a Smartphone!

Please bring a photo of a natural landscape special to you to class. We will use the photos to create 8x12” mosaics by simplifying the landscape and highlighting its most prominent features. We will learn how to score, break, and snip glass down to shape and glue to our glass substrate. On the last day of class we will finish with grout. Tools will be provided for in class use. A material fee of $35 must be paid to the instructor on the first night of class. All mosaic experience levels welcome!

Capture your own bouquet with watercolor and ink! This all-levels class will explore techniques for illustrative ink drawing with ‘dip pens’, and layering and mixing vibrant and organic hues with watercolor. Students will leave with their own unique composition of a bouquet, with matting and packaging provided for easy gifting. Students should bring a bouquet or reference imagery. Students can either buy themselves the required materials or they can buy material kits from the Mix, an art store in Brunswick.

Professional Artist Grade Kit

Student Grade Kit

Welcome in the holiday season with colorful window stars. Made from folded kite paper, these magical decorations are perfect to illuminate your home or give away as gifts. All students will receive their own kite paper booklet so they can continue making stars at home. A $20 materials fee, payable to the instructor, is due the day of class.

Come join me while I teach you to make beautiful bows perfect for decorating presents or a wreath! A selection of wired ribbon will be available for each person to leave with two completed bows. Feel free to bring your own wired ribbon if you would like to make more! We will also use rubber stamps and dies to hand make gift tags with many options to explore your creative side! Pre-made kits will be provided. Please bring your scissors, a glue stick, and your preferred coloring medium (markers, pencils, etc).

Keep the creativity flowing with Catherine in this laid-back, paint-night–style watercolor workshop! Each session brings a fresh mix of color experiments, playful techniques, and mixed media magic — think watercolor with a twist of ink, pencil, or other fun materials. You’ll start with a quick color-mixing sheet to get those creative juices going, then dive into a new technique designed to expand your skills and spark inspiration. It’s all about relaxing, learning something new, and enjoying the creative process together! All materials included — just show up ready to paint and play! *There is a $20 materials fee due to the instructor on the first night of class. The materials fee covers everything you’ll need.