Have your own private Circle Painting Party at Studio 64!

You put together your group of 8 to 12 people to come to Studio 64 and be led by member/artist Nathalie Valette to collaboratively create a magnificent work of art. No painting experience needed; just a willingness to have fun! Suitable for ages 8 and up. All materials included. Booking flexible, to be scheduled with teacher.
 
 4-hour format: Your group creates the large circle painting, then breaks for bag lunch or cake (you provide) and finishes with detailed embellishment of circle art to create an 8” tall votive and a set of 4 handmade cards. Cost $650
 
Contact us at the studio to make arrangements for a date and time that works for you:
 
studio64marin@gmail.com

COMMUNITY ART DAY
Sunday, May 18th  2:00- 4:00 pm

Fantasy Fashion Figures
Doodle on and embellish fashion magazine photographs to create wonderful new artsy work. This is so easy and fun, and anyone can do it!  Bring a fashion magazine or use one of ours. We have the rest of the supplies.

The event is free, and kids are welcome, but donations are happily accepted. 

FILMS, FOOD, FUN & MUSIC!
Saturday May 3rd 4:00pm
No Charge but
Tickets Required to enter

Tickets are required. Sign up (for free) through the Cheddar Up link below:

FIX IT FRIDAYS
Friday, May 2nd  2:30-4:30 pm

Bring your mending projects!
Mend and fix those items of clothing that have been lingering in your closet. Mending is much more fun with company.
We have thread, needles and scissors. 
Suggested donation is $5-$10
We hope to make this a continuing event. If you can't make this PARTICULAR Friday, let us know if you are interested in future dates.

MOSAIC WORKSHOPS
April 24-25
April 26-27

Mosaic Workshops Times
Day 1: 10:30-5:30
Day 2: 10:30-1:30 

For new students: This is a small and playful class and no previous art or mosaic experience is needed. You will learn the basics of cutting, breaking and shaping techniques, hand tools, setting styles and grouting. The project base options are a 12 x 12 concrete paver, typically for outdoors, or a 12 x 12 panel for wall art. If you have a project that you have been contemplating, Lisa is also happy to help you make it happen. Lastly, Lisa will send out a detailed handout a week before that you can review to come prepared.
 
For returning students: Pavers and panels are always available, and your own ongoing projects are welcome. The tile and materials selection remains wonderful!

Lisa is very excited to catch up with you and to meet many of you new students. Please reach out to her directly with any questions via email or cell: 415-987-6908.

Class pricing : $225 for new students and $175 for returning students.  

Contact Lisa @ lisabookstein@gmail.com to sign up

Minimum class size 4 maximum 8

PAST EVENTS

COMMUNITY ART DROP IN

2:00-4:00pm Sunday March 16th

Neurographic Art - A Mindful Drawing Technique that Requires No Drawing Skills

Were you one of those kids in school that always doodled in the margins in order to focus? If so, you were intuitively doing what scientists now know is a calming brain exercise.  

Neurographic art is a type of doodling/drawing technique, which comprises drawing freeform lines or 'neuro lines.' These are meant to enable the connection between the conscious and unconscious, gaining access to the inner self by using a specific method or pattern. 

 In this workshop we will introduce you to the basics of neurographics and what it can do for you!

We are all going through some crazy times. We all have ways of soothing ourselves some good, some bad. For many of us neurographics has been a tonic. Come see if it works for you!

Class pricing : $5.00 per person, children 16 and under free

SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8TH 1-4PM
VALENTINE’S PARTY…..more information coming soon.

COMMUNITY ART DROP IN

1:00-3:00pm Sunday January12th

We will be playing an art game called "Exquisite Corpses"
 All materials will be provided.
No Charge but donations gladly accepted

FLOOD THE STREETS WITH ART

Saturday  November 30th 12:00-3:00pm

Come to Studio 64, make art with us and spread some Joy! 
 
This party is inspired by artist Scott Wong who used social media to launch the first 

FLOOD the STREETS with ART 
On Black FRIDAY several years ago as an antidote to consumerism. His motivation was to encourage artists to leave free art gifts around their towns as random acts of kindness.
We will be painting rocks and making messages to post on trees. 
Hope to see you there! Bring a friend...the more the merrier!
 
No charge but donations gladly accepted. 

FILMS, FOOD, FUN & MUSIC!
Sunday December 1st 4:00pm
No Charge but
Tickets Required to enter

WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP
Sunday June 2nd, 1:00 to 3:30 pm

WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP

Taught by Pamela Baron 

Sunday June 2nd 1:00 to 3:30 pm

Join Pamela Baron for a playful and colorful journey into exploring watercolors where you will use Left Field Flower Co’s bold, fragrant and whimsical homegrown flowers as inspiration. Pamela will guide you through the basics of watercolor painting from color mixing to wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry techniques, to showing you how easy it can be to adjust a painting in progress.    Next we will put your new skills to use with some quick and loose warm-up sketches of single flowers before ending the session with a longer floral study.    One-of-a-kind flower bouquets featuring June favorites like sweet peas, larkspur, and stock are available for pre-order so you can continue your paintings at home. Each bouquet is $35/each. (Exact flowers up to Mother Nature's whim.)

Cost $65, plus including materials.

Max size class 12  Min size class 6 

Registration closes when class is full. Your spot in the class is not reserved until you register through Cheddar Up and we receive your payment by credit card.

If you have any questions, you can text Fran Halperin 415-515-2039.

A little about the teacher:

Pamela Baron dedicates her time to translating the world around her through art making. When she is not making watercolors do her bidding, she enjoys exploring the outdoors, nurturing her love of blowing glass, and finding weird things in vintage shops. Pamela happily makes her home in breezy Richmond with her husband, a tiny dog named Pinto and 21 miniature fruit trees. She shows in a variety of local galleries and holds a BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. For a behind the scenes into her artistic practice you can find her on Instagram @pamelabaron .

A little bit about the florist:

Andrea of Left Field Flower Co is an East Bay based urban farmer-florist who specializes in seasonal subscriptions and pop-ups. You can follow along with her growing adventures on Instagram @leftfieldflowerco. 

MOSAIC WORKSHOPS
Sunday April 25th/26th and 27th/28th

MOSAIC WORKSHOPS

Taught by Lisa

April 25-26

April 27-28

Mosaic Workshops Times Day 1: 10:30-5:30 Day 2: 10:30-1:30

For new students: This is a small and playful class and no previous art or mosaic experience is needed. You will learn the basics of cutting, breaking and shaping techniques, hand tools, setting styles and grouting. The project base options are a 12 x 12 concrete paver, typically for outdoors, or a 12 x 12 panel for wall art. If you have a project that you have been contemplating, I am also happy to help you make it happen. Lastly, I will send out a detailed handout a week before that you can review to come prepared.   For returning students: Pavers and panels are always available, and your own ongoing projects are welcome. The tile and materials selection remains wonderful!

Lisa is very excited to catch up with you and to meet many of you new students. Please reach out to her directly with any questions via email or cell: 415-987-6908.  

Class pricing : $225 for new students and $175 for returning students.  

Minimum class size 4 maximum 8

About your teacher:

Lisa has been part of the Bay Area mosaic community for over 20 years, making, teaching and sharing her passion for all things mosaic. She works with ceramic, glass, dishware and found objects, and her workshops are full of fabulous materials, humor and story telling. There is something very magical about creating a new piece of art with beautifully broken pieces!

RUBBER STAMP MAKING WORKSHOP
Sunday April 14th 2 pm to 5 pm

Discover the art of rubber stamping in our engaging class! Nathalie and Amy will guide you through the basics of design, carving techniques, and ink application. You will leave with your rubber stamps and original note cards.

Cost $75, plus $15 for materials.

Max size class 12  Min size class 6 

Registration closes when class is full. Your spot in the class is not reserved until you register through Cheddar Up and we receive your payment by credit card.

If you have any questions, you can text Fran Halperin 415-515-2039.

About the teachers:

Amy Faulkner is a nature based educator with 30 years of teaching experience in the Mill Valley public schools and is a certified California Naturalist. Her love of art, photography and the natural world is something she hopes to share with adults and children alike. You can follow her on Instagram @naturewalkswithamy

Nat "Scrappy" Valette has spent a lifetime making things out of found and discarded objects. She loves playing with words, colors, images, objects and movement. Through altering books she often taps into hidden messages that want to be revealed. She delights in sharing creative space with others and encouraging people to let their inner artist come out to play.

BRANCH WEAVING
Sunday April 21st 10 am to 12 pm

We are delighted to bring back Kaci Smith for another Branch Weaving class! Kaci will teach a lesson on how to turn an ordinary branch into a loom for tapestry weaving. During this two hour class, Kaci will go through the basic steps of setting up the warp, starting your weaving and how to transition from one color to another, as well as finishing techniques. Warning: you may become addicted to branch weaving! One of the most fun parts of this process is getting out into nature to find that special branch! (A materials list will be sent upon registration).

Cost $50, plus $5 for materials.

Max size class 12  Min size class 6 

Registration closes when class is full. Your spot in the class is not reserved until you register through Cheddar Up and we receive your payment by credit card or echeck.

If you have any questions, you can text Janet Valette at 415-272-2634.

About the teachers:

A bit more about Kaci: she was born and raised on the East Coast and lived in Philadelphia while completing a degree in Textile Design at Moore College of Art and Design. She has called Northern California home since 1996. Kaci works primarily in two dimensional mixed media - collage with some painting and painting with some collage. During the pandemic of 2020, she resurrected her love of weaving and developed her own intricate style of branch weaving. Kaci’s life-long passion for pattern, color, fabric and the ways those are used throughout the world is the endless well of inspiration in her work with these mini tapestries. You can see more of her beautiful work here, on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kacismith/

STUDIO 64 SALON
Saturday  March 16th 5:00- 6:30 pm

Join us for an evening of storytelling, poems and fun!

CALENDAR CARDS

Taught by Studio 64 members, Bonnie Pybus and Janet Valette

Sunday January 28th 2-4:30pm

In this class you will learn to alter used calendars into lovely card and envelope sets. This is a wonderful way to upcycle your old calendars.  All materials will be provided but if you have a particular calendar you would like to use please bring it.  

ART JOURNAL WORKSHOP

Taught by Studio 64 members, Amy Faulkner and Fran Halperin

Sunday January 14th 2-4:00pm

Art journaling is a fun and a relaxing way to unwind and express your creativity. There are no rules to follow, we will just guide you through some inspiring and enjoyable exercises.  Bring your favorite journal to work in and all other materials will be provided.  

STUDIO 64 HOLIDAY SALE

HANDMADE GOODS
SATURDAY,  DECEMBER 9TH 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

64 LOUISE STREET, SAN RAFAEL

We are busy at the studio creating gifts for our holiday sale. It's a great way to buy hand made gifts, support local artists and shop for unusual gifts. A generous portion of proceeds will go to support the following local groups: Youth in Arts, Canal Community Alliance, and Gaines-Jones Scholars. Save the date!

MARIN SEWING LAB

We are delighted to have Pia Andersson teaching ongoing sewing classes at Studio 64 Marin. You can find out about her classes here

FLOOD THE STREETS WITH ART

Friday  November 24th 1:00 -4:00 pm

FLOOD the STREETS with ART OPEN HOUSE Nov 24th 1-4pm
 
Come to Studio64, make art with us and spread some Joy! 
 
This party is inspired by artist Scott Wong who used social media to launch the first FLOOD the STREETS with ART 
On Black FRIDAY 10 years ago as an antidote to consumerism. His motivation was to encourage artists to leave free art gifts around their towns as random acts of kindness.
 
We will have several art stations set up where you can paint rocks, transform ginkgo leaves into butterflies and make peace ornaments.
This is a family friendly event.
 
Hope to see you there!
 

ANITA GAIL JONES
THE PEACH SEED READING

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30p.m.

Studio 64 is delighted to host Anita Gail Jones for a reading and discussion of her new book
"The Peach Seed". 

Anita Gail Jones is a visual artist, professional storyteller and writer, born and raised in Albany, Georgia, living in the San Francisco Bay Area

From her earliest days, she’s been telling stories. Beginning at age five, when she went to school with her sister, Betty, and was allowed to “audit” Mrs. Mary Louise DuBignon Clark’s fifth grade classroom at Hazard Laboratory School in Albany, Georgia, she sat in the back and told stories by drawing pictures.

As soon as Anita started school and could string together enough words to make paragraphs she became a writer: asking and trying to answer questions about her world.

This led to the process of writing her debut novel, The Peach Seed, set in 2012 Southwest Georgia with flashbacks to the 1960s.

The manuscript was selected as a Finalist in the 2021 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, and will be published August 1, 2023 by Henry Holt & Company.

In 2002, Anita and her husband, Rob Roehrick, founded the Gaines-Jones Education Foundation, awarding need-based college scholarships to Black students in southwest Georgia and the San Francisco Bay Area in memory of her mother, sister, and father.

You can watch the Peach Seed trailer: https://youtu.be/en4YKlYHE9o

See Evite
(look for "Will you be attending" button at bottom of evite)

NEUROGRAPHICS

WITH AMY AND FRAN
SUNDAY,  NOVEMBER 5TH  3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Neurographic Art - A Mindful Drawing Technique that Requires No Drawing Skills

Were you one of those kids in school that always doodled in the margins in order to focus? If so, you were intuitively doing what scientists now know is a calming brain exercise. 

Neurographic art is a type of doodling/drawing technique, which comprises drawing freeform lines or 'neuro lines.' These are meant to enable the connection between the conscious and unconscious, gaining access to the inner self by using a specific method or pattern. 

In this workshop we will introduce you to the basics of neurographics and what it can do for you! After we cover the basics, we will branch into a variety of techniques that will get you going for hours to come. 

This workshop, taught by members Amy Faulkner and Fran Halperin, is for everyone, art experience not required.  We are all going through some crazy times. We all have ways of soothing ourselves some good, some bad. For many of us neurographics has been a tonic.  Come see if it works for you!

About Amy and Fran:

Amy Faulkner is a nature based educator with 30 years of teaching experience in the Mill Valley public schools and is a certified California Naturalist. Her love of art, photography and the natural world is something she hopes to share with adults and children alike. You can follow her on Instagram @naturewalkswithamy

Fran Halperin has been making art all her life and taught classes both at the studio and other venues over the last 20 years.  Drawing, collage, making and altering books as well as art journaling have been an ongoing passion. She loves tapping into her students' creative juices.

GRID PAINTING CARDS

WITH LAURA
SATURDAY,  OCTOBER 8TH  10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

This workshop, taught by member Laura Jorgensen, is for people who have never painted as well as those who have already picked up a brush. Grid painting is a terrific way to dive into painting and have happy results. Using acrylic paint of many colors we will be moving quickly from section to section on a large piece of watercolor paper divided into a grid. Create different versions of the same theme: a vase of flowers, fruit or a landscape. Who knows what else might emerge?  When the grids are finished, we will cut them into individual paintings and mount them on greeting cards for you to take home and mail to your friends who will love having a painting from you!

COLOR WORKSHOP

WITH ALICIA KESHISHIAN
SUNDAY,  SEPTEMBER 23RD  10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

COLOR LITERACY
 In this one day workshop we’re going to look at color with a fresh perspective by way of the Color Literacy Project. Since color is a perception we each have a unique relationship with color and The Color Literacy Project is readdressing how we think about color. Color is complex so having a deeper understanding will enable you to navigate color with more ease and confidence. The exercises are interactive, eye opening, and FUN! We will explore new ways to see color and it will enhance the way you move forward in life/art with color as your new best friend.

PATCH & STITCH

WITH NING MERCER
SUNDAY,  SEPTEMBER 17TH  1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

In this class, Ning Mercer will share her experience of her applique technique and it's application to our daily items such as clothes, bags, and shoes.  She will demonstrate the regular applique stitching and invisible stitching, along with free hand stitching to add embellishment to your work.

Participants should bring a project they would like to work and any specific fabric scraps you want to incorporate.

Ning will provided multiple colored thread and additional scraps.

About Ning
I have always been interested in art since I was a child. After decades as a professional artist, I am humbled to realize that the more I learn, the less I know. It is a vast, rich, yet somewhat solitary world, in which I am allowed to stretch and grow, both as an artist and as a living being. Music continues to be the inspiration for my work. The process of creating artwork not only teaches me to be honest, but makes me understand better the passion and compassion of the human race. Life’s beauty is everywhere - by sight, sound, or smell. I feel very lucky that every day I get a second chance to better myself in sharing them with you.

BOOK ALTERING AND ART JOURNALING
WINDOWS, DOORS AND CUTOUTS

WITH FRAN AND NAT
SATURDAY,  AUGUST 26TH  10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

As a continuation of our Spring Book Altering workshop and previous Art Journaling classes, Studio 64 artists Nat and Fran will be offering a workshop focused on working cut outs.  We will introduce different techniques for cutting windows and doors into your books and making fun edges.
This class is designed for folks who are currently working on an altered book or art journal but we are also happy to accommodate beginners. Bring your book or journal to class and if you don't have one we have many to choose from. All other supplies will be provided.

INTRODUCTION TO NATURE JOURNALING

WITH NATURALIST AMY FAULKNER
SUNDAY,  APRIL 23nd  2-5:00 pm

Nature journaling is a fantastic way to add peace into your day and look closely at the wonders of the natural world. You do not need to be an artist or a naturalist to keep a nature journal. 

In this 3 hour workshop we will look at different types of nature journals, play with activities that integrate art, writing and observation skills and explore colors in nature with watercolors. 

This workshop is appropriate for all ages.  It’s never too early or too late to be reminded how connected we are with the complexity and beauty of the natural world all around us. You can use what you learn from this class to start an outdoor nature journaling practice of your own.

5x7 journal and materials provided

BOOK ALTERING AND ART JOURNALING
WORDS AND WINDOWS

SATURDAY, MAY 13th 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 pm 

As a continuation of our March Book Altering workshop and previous Art Journaling classes, Studio 64 artists Nat and Fran will be offering a workshop focused on working with words and windows. We will experiment with several ways of playing with words by adding to and subtracting from what already exists on the page. In addition, we will introduce different techniques for cutting windows and doors into your books.
This class is designed for folks who are currently working on an altered book or art journal but we are happy to also accommodate beginners. Bring your book or journal to class. All other supplies will be provided.

BRANCH WEAVING
Sunday March 19th 1-4:00 pm

BRANCH WEAVING

We are thrilled to be host Kaci Smith for Branch Weaving!
Kaci was born and raised on the East Coast and lived in Philadelphia while completing a degree in Textile Design at Moore College of Art and Design. She has called Northern California home since 1996.

Kaci works primarily in two dimensional mixed media - collage with some painting and painting with some collage. During the pandemic of 2020, her love of weaving was resurrected and she discovered branch weaving. Kaci’s life-long passion for pattern, color, fabric and the ways those are used throughout the world is the endless well of inspiration in her work.
 
Kaci will teach a lesson on how to turn an ordinary branch into a loom for tapestry weaving. One of the most fun parts of this process is getting out into nature to find that special branch! (See notes in materials list sent upon registration). During the mini workshop, Kaci will go through the basic steps of setting up the warp, starting your weaving and how to transition from one color to another. Warning: you may become addicted to branch weaving!

MOSAIC 
March 25-26, March 29-30, April 1-2

Mosaic Workshops Times
Day 1: 10:30-5:30
Day 2: 10:30-1:30 

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For new students: This is a small and playful class and no previous art or mosaic experience is needed. You will learn the basics of cutting, breaking and shaping techniques, hand tools, setting styles and grouting. The project base options are a 12 x 12 concrete paver, typically for outdoors, or a 12 x 12 panel for wall art. If you have a project that you have been contemplating, I am also happy to help you make it happen. Lastly, I will send out a detailed handout a week before that you can review to come prepared.
 
For returning students: Pavers and panels are always available, and  your own ongoing projects are welcome. The tile and materials selection remains wonderful!
 
Lisa is very excited to catch up with you and to meet many of you new students. Please reach out to her directly with any questions via email or cell: 415-987-6908.

SASHIKO PART II

Sunday April 2nd 2:30-5:30 pm

We will continue exploring this wonderful Japanese folk art with the guidance of Ning Mercer. If you have good embroidery experience or have practiced Sashiko before, you could join this group of eager students. 

Covid Policy: if you are not feeling well the day of the workshop, or have a recent Covid exposure, please let us know and do not come. We will keep your payment to apply to a later workshop of your choice. 
Cancellation Policy: If class minimum sizes are not met by 24 hour before class we will cancel the class and refund your purchase 100%. If you are not able to attend class for some unforeseen circumstance, you can send someone to take the class in your place. If that cannot be arranged we will hold your payment which you can apply to a future workshop with the next 12 months.