Julie Brooks leads these creative workshops open to public, no art experience needed.

Some workshops are focused on people in recovery from substance use disorders or codependency issues.

Others focus on mindfulness and the role it plays in releasing our creativity and embracing imperfection.

Still others are for people who struggle with letting go of household clutter and family heirlooms.

All workshops are designed to allow creation of a finished piece within the time of a single 2- or 3- hour workshop.

All materials are included in the price.

Private groups welcome.

A minimum of 4 participants is needed for each workshop.

2026 Workshops - time and location TBD

Cyanotype Minis and Grids:
Learn how to make beautiful blue sun prints using the historic cyanotype method. Then take your prints and transform them into an mini inspo block or grid collage - ready for gifting or display.

Hammered Metal Jewelry
We’ll make modern jewelry - earrings and/or pendants using simple tools and techniques which are easy to learn.

Artistic Upcycled Jewelry Mosaics
If you have some costume heirloom pieces or otherwise unused jewelry you’d like to give a new life - bring them and we’ll make a lovely mosaic using the pieces. Other beads and mosaic tesserae are provided if you don’t have a lot. Optional: Combine with heirloom photos or an other sentimental ephemera you’d like to bring.

Upcycled Gel Print Artist Books for Recovery
We’ll make basic gel prints and then turn them into artistic recovery books using upcycled children’s board books. We collage recovery-inspired text snippets to make this book a source of daily inspiration.

Textured Coastal Abstraction Painting
Paint an abstracted local coastal scene using an easy - to learn abstraction technique. We’ll use a textured upcycled panel as a surface and layer acrylic paint and charcoal to create depth and dimension. No painting experience required.