A workshop sneak peek! “Findings: Found Poems on Found Paper”

Here’s a preview of what’s in store at our March 17th workshop, when we’ll be creating small hand-bound books from reclaimed and recycled papers. And that’s just the half of it… Did I mention that we’ll also be creating “found

Sketchbook snapshot: Objects from nature

I’ve been following the adventures of the Sketchbook Challenge blog (although, I admit, I have not been producing an abundance of images for every monthly theme). I’m feeling really inspired by some of the work that folks are creating for

Art belongs to you!

You’re an artist. Yes, YOU. Art is your birthright as a human being. Since the dawn of time, or at least since the point at which humans stood upright and became marginally self-aware, people have been creating art. Why? Because

The tale of Tina the Tuba (our Bent Tuba Studio mascot)

This is a “How the Leopard Got Its Spots” kind of story… although in our case, it’s “How an Injured and Abandoned Brass Instrument Gave Our Art Studio Its Name and Logo.” Once upon a time, Nicki’s mom came upon