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All Your Home's a Poem
Dec
20
1:00 PM13:00

All Your Home's a Poem

Join Children's Poetry Theater and Sky Soup Art Center for a festive half-day of writing, art-making, and performance! We'll begin with writing at the theater and then walk to the studio at Sky Soup Art Center, where we will create two-dimensional houses! After that, we'll head back to the theater to perform our poems for loved ones with our creations in hand! Expect a festive atmosphere and a lot of fun!

Pack a nut-free snack and a water bottle.

All Your Home's a Poem
$90.00
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All Your Home's a Poem
Jan
17
1:00 PM13:00

All Your Home's a Poem

Join Children's Poetry Theater and Sky Soup Art Center for a festive half-day of writing, art-making, and performance! We'll start by writing at the theater and then head to the studio at Sky Soup Art Center, where we will create two-dimensional houses! After that, we'll head back to the theater to perform our poems for loved ones with our creations in hand! Expect a festive atmosphere and a lot of fun!

Pack a nut-free snack and a water bottle.

Ages 8 and up

All Your Home's a Poem
$90.00
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Mother's Day Gift Making Workshop
Apr
25
11:30 AM11:30

Mother's Day Gift Making Workshop

Drop your artist off this morning to draw and paint a beautiful bowl of fruit for Mom or Grandmom. The kiddos will create a piece worthy of framing. As an extra present for Mom, bring your lunch and have it here in the studio.

Ages 4-12

Heather Exley teaches this class

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Ceramics Bowls-Holiday Gift Making
Dec
6
1:00 PM13:00

Ceramics Bowls-Holiday Gift Making

Hand-made gifts are the best! Spend the afternoon making ceramic bowls to give to loved ones as a holiday gift. Each artist will create numerous ceramic bowls just in time for the holidays. Bowls must be fired in the kiln, so plan to return to the studio to pick them up.

Ages 6 and up. This workshop is taught by Heather Exley.

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Clay Hand Workshop- Gift Making Workshop
Oct
8
3:00 PM15:00

Clay Hand Workshop- Gift Making Workshop

Each artist will create a clay hand candle holder. Artists may give the candle holder as a gift or cherish it at home for years to come. Clay pieces must be fired; please plan to return to the studio to pick them up. If time permits, kiddos can make two clay hands.

Clay Hand Workshop
$45.00
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Crochet Workshop
Oct
4
3:00 PM15:00

Crochet Workshop

We are extending the Crochet Workshop to build on the crochet skills learned in previous sessions. Join Alice and Heather on Saturday from 3:00 to 5:00 for a two-hour workshop. We will review basic crochet stitches and then apply our new skills to create crocheted mushrooms.

Alice and Heather teach this class.

Ages 6 and up.

Crochet Workshop
$70.00
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Crochet Workshop
Sep
13
to Sep 20

Crochet Workshop

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We are soooo excited about our Crochet Workshop! Join Alice and Heather on Saturday, September 13th and Saturday, September 20th for a two-day workshop. On the first day, we will learn basic crochet stitches; on the second day, we will apply our new skills to create crocheted mushrooms.

Alice and Heather teach this class.

Ages 6 and up.

Crochet Workshop
$70.00
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Crochet Workshop
Aug
28
10:00 AM10:00

Crochet Workshop

We are extending the Crochet Workshop to build on the crochet skills learned in the first session! Join Alice and Heather on Sunday from 10:00 to 12:00 for a two-hour workshop. We will review basic crochet stitches, and then apply our new skills to create crocheted mushrooms.

Alice and Heather teach this class.

Ages 6 and up.

Crochet Workshop, 9/28
$70.00
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Family on a Sofa Clay Sculpture, Weekend Workshop
Nov
19
1:00 PM13:00

Family on a Sofa Clay Sculpture, Weekend Workshop

Students will create a one-of-a-kind sculpture of their family on a sofa. We will spend the entire class time creating. Students will need to plan to return to the studio to glaze or paint their keepsake once it has been fired.

This class is taught by Heather Exley

For ages 5-12.

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Collage and Customize Workshop SOLD OUT
Mar
19
11:00 AM11:00

Collage and Customize Workshop SOLD OUT

Collage and Customize a novelty shelf for your room. Join us for an hour to decorate and customize a unique piece of usable art to organize and feature special trinkets or collections. Each artist will take with piece home when they leave the workshop.

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Shadow Box Workshop
Mar
6
11:00 AM11:00

Shadow Box Workshop

Spend a creative hour fabricating a shadow box in the style of Joseph Cornell. We will read a short story about this artist and then brainstorm ideas to create a unique piece of art. Each artist will take their shadow box home at the end of the class.

Ages 4-12

Shadow Box Workshop
$30.00
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Costume and Clothing Design Workshop
Jan
22
to Feb 12

Costume and Clothing Design Workshop

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Clothing and Costume Design Workshop This workshop should be called Fashion Design because that’s what it turns into…making clothing and accessories for an artist’s figure. The artists will have many fabrics to select from to create as many outfits as they desire for their artist’s figure. There is a great deal of creative energy in this workshop.

This workshop meets three times, January 22nd, February 5th, and February 12th. Ages 4-12

In order to keep everyone safe and healthy, we will practice social distancing, frequent handwashing and the children will not share supplies. In order to keep everyone safe and healthy, we will practice social distancing, frequent handwashing and the children will not share supplies. We have also invested in two highly rated HEPA air filters for the studio. Two filters will ventilate the space based on the square footage of the room.


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Fairyhouse Workshop
Dec
4
12:00 PM12:00

Fairyhouse Workshop

Join us to make a unique fairyhouse. We will use a variety of natural materials to assemble a fairyhosure. Each artist will take their fairyhouse home at the end of the workshop. We have stops for eight people for our Fairyhouse Workshop.

In order to keep everyone safe and healthy, we will practice social distancing, frequent handwashing and the children will not share supplies. In order to keep everyone safe and healthy, we will practice social distancing, frequent handwashing and the children will not share supplies. We have also invested in two highly rated HEPA air filters for the studio. Two filters will ventilate the space based on the square footage of the room.


Fairyhouse Workshop
$40.00
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 Art Potions
Jun
18
to Aug 20

Art Potions

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We will make slime and other concoctions in Art Potions but also explore with other magic art experiences…we will use indigo and shibori, tie-dye, make soap, make Sun Prints, and cyanotypes, and marbelize paper. The class is 1.5 hours on Saturdays. Ages 4-12

In order to keep everyone safe and healthy, we will practice social distancing, frequent handwashing and the children will not share supplies. In order to keep everyone safe and healthy, we will practice social distancing, frequent handwashing and the children will not share supplies. We have also invested in two highly rated HEPA air filters for the studio. Two filters will ventilate the space based on the square footage of the room.

Art Potions
$300.00
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Dollhouse Making - Saturday Workshop
Oct
12
to Oct 19

Dollhouse Making - Saturday Workshop

Spend creative time decorating your dollhouse inside and out! Paint the outside, draw the wallpaper, put patterns and color of the floor...use your imagination and create a colorful and patterned dollhouse.  We will provide one sturdy, wood dollhouse for each artist to transform into a unique and one of a kind dollhouse to take home when completed. This an an open ended project the encourages creativity and imagination.

This workshop compliments our Teeny Tiny, Itty Bitty weekday class. This is a series of two classes that are three hours long each.

Ages 5-12

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Dollhouse Making - Sunday Workshop
Oct
6
to Oct 13

Dollhouse Making - Sunday Workshop

Spend creative time decorating your dollhouse inside and out! Paint the outside, draw the wallpaper, put patterns and color of the floor...use your imagination and create a colorful and patterned dollhouse.  We will provide one sturdy, wood dollhouse for each artist to transform into a unique one of a kind dollhouse take home when completed. This an an open-ended and process-oriented project the encourages creativity and imagination.

This workshop complements our Teeny Tiny, Itty Bitty weekday class. This is a series of two classes that are three hours long each.

Ages 5-12

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International Day Of Peace Workshop
Jun
21
1:00 PM13:00

International Day Of Peace Workshop

Join us and the world to commemorate this important day. Create beautiful, non-denominational prayer flags to display in your home or outside the studio to spread the idea of peace. We will work with fabric and color.

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