Teaching Artist: Meredith Laden
Tuesday, 9/9 & 9/16, 4 - 6:30 pm

Learn the basic stitches, how to read a pattern, and how to start a project while you complete your first stuffed toy (amigurumi).
A $10 material fee is paid to the instructor the 1st day of the 2-day workshop.

Here is a link for details regarding AOY Terms & Conditions. Online payment at time of registration is preferred. Please note, if you choose to use the "payment by check" option, that payment option expires two weeks prior to the start of the workshop. Checks must be received two weeks prior to the start date for completion of registration in order to be added to the class roster. Registrations will be cancelled if payments are not received prior to these deadlines.

Teaching Artist: Grace Clark
3 Day Workshop, Thursday evenings, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 6:30 - 9 pm
Recommended for ages 13 - adult

Here is a link for details regarding AOY Terms & Conditions. Online payment at time of registration is preferred. Please note, if you choose to use the "payment by check" option, that payment option expires two weeks prior to the start of the workshop. Checks must be received two weeks prior to the start date for completion of registration in order to be added to the class roster. Registrations will be cancelled if payments are not received prior to these deadlines.

Teaching Artist: Ilya Lerner
Saturday, 9/27 & 9/28, 9 am - 12 pm
Recommended for ages 13 - adult

This workshop consists of two sessions of painting from a live clothed model, same pose. The workshop is recommended both for beginners, interested in learning basics of figurative painting, as well as experienced figurative artists looking for practice and further development of their skills. It will be of particular interest for those practicing black-and-white figure drawing from a live model.

We will learn about anatomy, gesture, skin color and other fundamentals of figure painting. We will also examine foundations of painting such as composition, tone, color, etc. as related to figure and get acquainted with different styles of figure painting.

You can use any painting medium, oils recommended. Model fee is included.

Here is a link for details regarding AOY Terms & Conditions. Online payment at time of registration is preferred. Please note, if you choose to use the "payment by check" option, that payment option expires two weeks prior to the start of the workshop. Checks must be received two weeks prior to the start date for completion of registration in order to be added to the class roster. Registrations will be cancelled if payments are not received prior to these deadlines.

Teaching Artist: Susan Keown

This three-hour workshop invites participants into a gentle, restorative space where stitching becomes a meditative practice of presence, reflection, and connection. Rooted in ancient handwork traditions like Japanese sashiko and Indian kantha, slow stitching honors process over perfection, rhythm over result.
Together, we will engage in simple hand-stitching with natural and vintage materials, guided by prompts, memory, and breath. The workshop includes poetry, guided meditation, and moments of silence to support inward listening.

Participants will be invited to stitch stories, feelings, or prayers into cloth, with optional additions of found objects, words, or symbols.

No sewing experience is necessary, just a willingness to slow down, breathe deeply, and create from the heart. All materials are provided, including natural fabrics, embroidery thread, needles, scissors, and optional found objects.

This is not just a workshop, it is a sacred pause, a creative offering, and a way home to yourself through the rhythm of your own hands.

Here is a link for details regarding AOY Terms & Conditions. Online payment at time of registration is preferred. Please note, if you choose to use the "payment by check" option, that payment option expires two weeks prior to the start of the workshop. Checks must be received two weeks prior to the start date for completion of registration in order to be added to the class roster. Registrations will be cancelled if payments are not received prior to these deadlines.