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Creative Process
Marks, Materials and Practice
with Meg Kaczyk
In this new workshop, you'll explore the tactile, expressive, and meditative qualities of shape and line. Teaching artist Meg Kaczyk will guide you through simple visual prompts that inspire symbol-making. Over two hours, you'll develop your own personal visual vocabulary through repetition, creating unique symbols using a variety of dry and wet media — including sumi ink, charcoal, acrylic, and graphite — as well as subtractive techniques like erasure and resist.
Mark-making as a practice encourages relaxation while building a practical understanding of how different media respond to different surfaces, helping you develop line and symbol as elements of your art. You'll leave with a bound booklet of your exploration pages.
TOTAL COST: $90
Course Fee: $60
Materials Fee: $30
LEVEL: Beginner to Intermediate
AGE GROUP: Ages 15+
SUPPLY INFORMATION
All supplies are provided.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Meg Kaczyk guides artists of all levels in classes and workshops based on her own studio process. Her work is fed by daily life, the natural world, poetry, and a long-standing meditation practice. Originally trained as an illustrator and graphic designer, Meg has enjoyed a long creative career including art direction, graphic design, arts administration, and teaching. She exhibits her paintings across the region.
Artist website: Meg Kaczyk, @megkaczyk
Art Journaling for Self-Care
with Meg Kaczyk
The practice of art journaling can be profoundly and quietly helpful. Designed for those who are interested in journaling as a tool for reflection and response to life, this workshop will spark the possibilities of words and images that are uniquely yours. Through writing prompts and art-making exercises, Meg will guide the creation and completion of your own small journal – an expressive, flexible process that can inspire your future journaling.
TOTAL COST: $130
Course Fee: $120
Materials Fee: $10
LEVEL: Beginner to Intermediate
AGE GROUP: Ages 15+
SUPPLY INFORMATION
A high-quality art journal will be provided to all students.
Students should bring:
Notebook or notepad and pen for writing;
Art supplies of your choice – any wet or dry media, collage materials, etc.;
Images you like from your phone, or printed materials;
A snack for break time.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Meg Kaczyk guides artists of all levels in classes and workshops based on her own studio process. Her work is fed by daily life, the natural world, poetry, and a long-standing meditation practice. Originally trained as an illustrator and graphic designer, Meg has enjoyed a long creative career including art direction, graphic design, arts administration, and teaching. She exhibits her paintings across the region.
Artist websites: Meg Kaczyk, @megkaczyk
New Year Open Studio
with Glo Lamson
Celebrate the New Year with an open studio for creative play and exploration! Artist and community builder Glo Lamson invites you to explore & play with a variety of collage materials provided for you - or bring your own creative materials and projects. Come with an idea of something you'd like to make or simply follow your curiosity and see what emerges. Let yourself be inspired by the moment, the materials, and what others are making. You never know what might show up when you give yourself time and space to explore!
Drop in, pop in and out, stay for the whole time, or simply stop by to say hello. This is a welcoming opportunity to begin the New Year with creative play, reflection, and connection in a fun, supportive community setting.
This event is free to attend, and Glo is generously donating her time and knowledge. If you’re able, there is a suggested donation of $10 to $20 to Northwind’s Scholarship Fund, which provides free or reduced-cost camps and classes to youth & adults. Donations can be made when you register or in cash at the door.
TOTAL COST: $0
LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced
AGE GROUP: Ages 15+
SUPPLY INFORMATION
Northwind has a wide array of collage materials that will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own project of any medium to work on.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Glo Lamson is a local interdisciplinary artist with more than 50 years of experience working in a variety of mediums. She holds an MFA in Arts and Consciousness and enjoys supporting people in exploring hands-on creative play, personal reflection, and the possibilities of art for growth and healing. Glo often thinks of her life itself as her medium, with art and image-making as ways to connect, explore, and reconcile the interplay between her inner world and the world around her. Her work draws inspiration from prehistoric mark-making, alchemical processes, contemporary art, and spiritual and healing practices. She believes everyone is inherently creative, and that conscious creative work can help us cultivate greater presence, peace, and well-being—both personally and collectively.
Artist website: Gloria Lamson, is under construction but you can see some of her activities on her blog or Instagram @glolamson