Cancellations must be made one week prior for full refund.
Studio members receive a discount on some classes and some free!
Punch cards are only applicable to punch card specific classes!
Call to register today, class space may be limited!
503-232-3457
Open Studio Art Therapy Leader: Beth Ann Short MA, ATR In this interactive lecture Short traces the history of the open studio approach to present. Participants in this workshop will walk away with an understanding of current open studio practice, education requirements of art therapists, some clinical theories, application and referral and art materials and their properties. This workshop is designed for anyone interested in learning more about the open studio approach in art therapy. March 7th from 2-4pm Cost: $40 per person
Art History: Artists Intent & Process Leader: Beth Ann Short MA, ATR-BC
Did you ever look at a classic piece of art and wonder what
was behind the art and it’s composition?
Art making is a complex process that involves technique/use of materials
as well as telling a story with the media. In art therapy, art therapists use assessment techniques in
supporting individuals through the therapeutic process. These assessment techniques take into
consideration many formal points in the art process as well as clinical theory
and the individual’s life experiences.
In this lecture series participants will journey through multiple
periods of art history with a board certified registered art therapist
examining the art and artist’s experience considering these points of
assessment. Participants
will learn about the featured artist’s life, process in creativity and see visual proof
of the therapeutic use of art-making in the creator’s life. Expect rich discussions in this
interactive series.
This inspiring workshop is designed for adults over the age
of 18. These interactive lectures
may be taking in the entire series or individually.
No art experience necessary!
Cost: $25 per person
Series I: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism
Featuring the art of Mary Cassatt, Claude Monet, Vincent Van
Gogh & Paul Gauguin
Saturday March 20th from 12-2:30pm OR Thursday
March 25th from 6-8:30pm Call to register! 503-232-3457 If you'd like to experience art making in an Impressionist or Post-Impressionist focused workshop check out our workshop in the mixed media section on this page on March 28th from 11am-1pm! Watch for Series II: Fauvism in April 2010!
In My Mind's Eye: PhotoTherapy and the Creation of
Photographic Narratives
Leader: Rachel O'Rourke MA, ATR Our own collection of photographs may hold hidden stories;
personal narratives silenced when we were asked to smile or pose in family
photographs. We may also be inexplicably drawn to photographs we have glimpsed
at as we go about our daily lives. This workshop explores how we can learn to
draw upon these experiences to practice PhotoTherapy techniques as a form of
personal exploration and how we may apply PhotoTherapy to our professional
work. Participants explore the practice of photo projection, the reworking of
photo biographical images and the use of collage in the creation of
self-portrait photographic imagery in this day long workshop.
Participants need to bring a family photograph that will be
color-copied for the art experiential. Saturday, March 27th from 1-4:30pm Cost: $60 All materials included.
Soap From Scratch Leader: Joy Leising Embrace the beginning of Spring and prepare
your body in this natural soap making workshop. This hands on class focuses on
learning the art & chemistry of soap crafting from an experienced soap
maker! Learn the cold process of soap making with Lye, Coconut Oil, and Palm
Oil & Olive Oil. Use seasonal herbs & potions such
as blossoming flowers and fruity flavors to energize your body
as we move from winter into Spring!
All participants will go home with 5-10 bars of
soap (varied by size of bar) and the skills to make their own products at home.
March 21st from 1-3 pm& April 10th drop in any time between 12-4pm *3 weeks after the soap has been made, drop back
into the studio to stamp and wrap your soaps to take home after they have
been cured. Cost: $60 per person All materials included! Call to register today, class space may be limited! 503-232-3457
Guided by the Masters Leader: Elissa Lieberman Master the fundamentals of figurative drawing through the study of masterwork copies. Line, proportion, shape, volume, and light will be explored in multiple masterwork drawings from Michelangelo, Raphael, and others. Develop your own artistic signature by identifying what makes a drawing masterful. These exercises are incredible useful for anyone interested in art history, the human body, and the magic of our own mark making style. This class is suitable for all levels. Tuesday evenings from 6-8:30pm March 2nd, 9th & 16th, Cost:$80 for the series All materials included! Call to register! 503-232-3457
Life Drawing Studio Leader: Stephanie Meredith Twice a month on Wednesday evenings!
Polish up your drawing skills!
Drawing materials (charcoal and pencil) and easels available, but if you'd like large paper bring your own newsprint pads. March 10th & 24th from 6-8pm Come in and draw a clothed model. Cost: $15 per session Punchcards applicable! Free for members!
Felting - Soap - Egg Votives - Nest Making Leaders: Joy Leising & Lesli Tardi In this 2 1/2 hour Spring Open
Studio you will be able to explore the art of felting, through
felting oval shaped soaps into colorful egg shapes with raw wool
roving. From felting you will move into soy candle making by pouring
earth friendly wax into egg votives. By the end of this energizing workshop you
will of had the opportunity to create a nest for your eggs to hatch in
during this Spring season. Nests will be created out of a variety of natural
and recycled projects!
March 13th from 2-4:30pm Cost $40 per person
Sign up with a friend or relative and both receive $5
off of class
Call to register today, class space may be limited! 503-232-3457
Creativity Workshop Leader: Beth Ann Short & Joy Leising Are you feeling stuck in your creative flow? Do you feel art making at home is a bit isolated? Twice
a month the studio is offering a place to get past these creative
blocks. Participants are welcome to bring in art already in process or
start a new piece. In these workshops, leaders will begin with a
small warm-up exercise and then if they choose will continue on with a
offered art directive. Thursday mornings from 11am-12:30pm March 4th, 11th & 18th Discounts for non-profit organizations! Cost: $15 per person includes access to workshop art materials. Punch cards applicable. Free for members.
Impressionism Open Studio Leader: Beth Ann
Short MA ATR-BC
The name of the Impressionism period was inspired from a Monet painting. Impressionist artists strive to capture an quick impression of what the eye of the viewer sees on first glance. This is NOT focused, but textural. Artists of this time focused on the light and weather at different times of day. This style is also characterized with quick and visiable brushstrokes that resulted in criticism from many. Explore this era with a short interactive talk at the beginning of class and then spend the remainder of the class creating your own Impressionist piece. No art making experience necessary! This workshop is for individuals high school aged & older. Sunday~
March 28th from 11am-1pm Cost: $40 all art
materials included
Call to register today, class space may be limited! 503-232-3457
Mask Making Leader: Beth Ann
Short MA ATR-BC A mask can be a powerful therapy tool. Working on the inside as well as the outside, can provide a
therapeutic relationship additional channels for expressing struggles re: self
image and identity. In this workshops,
clinicians will explore mask making with clients in a safe, structured and
ethical manner. This workshop will
provide a portion of time for check-in, options for supervision on therapeutic
relationships with clients and art making in response to personal supervision
struggles. Participants will also create their own personal mask to
experience the process/directive. Media available will include pre-made mask forms, collage,
feathers, beads, paint, fiber and much more.
This workshop is designed for master's level clinicians in
practice. Candidates seeking ATR supervision hours welcome and hours are
applicable toward your ATR supervision hours (4.5 supervision hours).
All art materials provided. This group is designed for Master's Level
clinicians working in the field. Limited to 8 participants. If you are
planning to use this workshop was ATR supervision you must have a screening
prior to date of event.
Sunday March 14th
from 11am-4pm Cost: $100 All materials included.
There will be a 30 minute break during this workshop.
Participants are welcome to bring a lunch. The studio is equipped
with a fridge, microwave and toaster-oven.
Call to register today, class space may be limited! 503-232-3457