Our live classes take place at A Work of Heart Studio in San Jose, CA as well as the Watch.Learn.Play. House in Oregon City, OR. Be sure to note the location of the class before registering.
Location of each event is noted in the class description.
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Sunday, December 1 · 12pm CST (4h)
Mark your calendar and join us in crafting a journal that’s both a creative outlet and a daily record of your …
Read moreMark your calendar and join us in crafting a journal that’s both a creative outlet and a daily record of your journey.
Living a full creative life means keeping track of inspiration, progress, and change. The 2025 Daily Creative Journal is your adaptable, customizable solution, crafted from upcycled materials to meet your unique needs. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to transform a Reader’s Digest(or similar) book into a 12-pamphlet journal — a system you can build on to document your creative life.
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Friday, December 6 · 8pm CST (2h)
Making personal art in a journal is so enjoyable. My art journal is a place to explore mediums and materials, …
Read moreMaking personal art in a journal is so enjoyable. My art journal is a place to explore mediums and materials, techniques and flavors of artist I admire. This session is dedicated to actually "living in" your personal art journal, handmade or otherwise. Bring it along and together we can explore mixed media techniques and supplies to make stunning spreads.
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All supplies are included EXCEPT your journal. Optionally you can work on a piece of mixed media paper we will provide if you have not yet purchased a journal we can direct you to some of our favorites in the shop here on site.
This workshop takes place at A Work of Heart Studio
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Saturday, December 7 · 7pm CST (2h)
At this gathering you can enjoy some light sips and nibbles as you get to see examples of the classes offered in the first qu…
Read moreAt this gathering you can enjoy some light sips and nibbles as you get to see examples of the classes offered in the first quarter (January-March) in the San Jose studio. Discounts will be given if you sign up for class during this event! Bring your friends, shop a bit (the store has it's final public opening the following day) and celebrate A Work of Heart Studio and what is to come.
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Sunday, December 8 · 2pm CST (4h)
Upcycled book turned creative planner for 2025. This journal holds 12 individual folios with quite a lot of …
Read moreUpcycled book turned creative planner for 2025. This journal holds 12 individual folios with quite a lot of potential for adaptation. Join me in this 4 hour class on Sunday, December 8 from 12-4pm at 176 Race Street in San Jose, California. All supplies will be included and you walk away with a container to document your upcoming 12 months.
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Saturday, December 28 · 4pm CST (4h)
Mark your calendar and join us in crafting a journal that’s both a creative outlet and a daily record of your …
Read moreMark your calendar and join us in crafting a journal that’s both a creative outlet and a daily record of your journey.
Living a full creative life means keeping track of inspiration, progress, and change. The 2025 Daily Creative Journal is your adaptable, customizable solution, crafted from upcycled materials to meet your unique needs. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to transform a Reader’s Digest(or similar) book into a 12-pamphlet journal — a system you can build on to document your creative life.
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Sunday, December 29 · 12pm CST (4h)
This event takes place live on zoom from the comfort of your home. Register here.
Make an upcycled book into a journal with …
Read moreThis event takes place live on zoom from the comfort of your home. Register here.
Make an upcycled book into a journal with maximum flexibility. There is enough space for you to keep important reminders and collect evidence of a creative life well lived among the 12 individual monthly folios that live within. This is a light version of the original Daily Creative Practice Journal I've been teaching and living in for more than a decade now.
Register to attend our live 4 hour session where we create the journal together live on zoom.
The supply list is hereOR
You can order a fully custom kit here and have nearly everything you need show up in your mailbox. You provide your own liquid glue and piercing tool for making holes in the book board spine.
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Sunday, December 29 · 4pm CST (3h)
This event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media…
Read moreThis event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media studio alongside other creatives during this monthly open studio time. I will be on hand to share some demos and orient you to the supplies and tools available. This is a "permission to play" you've been longing for. Make art papers, a handmade journal, explore mixed media art making. This is a community building event for adults who want to devote some time to their creative practice and connect with other creatives while doing so. Space is limited to 8 participants so book early.
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Friday, January 10 '25 · 12pm CST (9h)
There is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portl…
Read moreThere is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portland, Oregon.
Your registration includes 6 meals and 3 days of art with all the supplies needed.
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Registration link is here: https://www.watchlearnplay.com/purchase/190870-Retreat-Among-the-Trees-Watch-Learn-Play -
Saturday, January 11 '25 · 12pm CST (9h)
There is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portl…
Read moreThere is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portland, Oregon.
Your registration includes 6 meals and 3 days of art with all the supplies needed.
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Registration link is here: https://www.watchlearnplay.com/purchase/190870-Retreat-Among-the-Trees-Watch-Learn-Play -
Sunday, January 12 '25 · 12pm CST (6h)
There is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portl…
Read moreThere is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portland, Oregon.
Your registration includes 6 meals and 3 days of art with all the supplies needed.
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Registration link is here: https://www.watchlearnplay.com/purchase/190870-Retreat-Among-the-Trees-Watch-Learn-Play -
Sunday, January 26 '25 · 4pm CST (3h)
This event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media…
Read moreThis event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media studio alongside other creatives during this monthly open studio time. I will be on hand to share some demos and orient you to the supplies and tools available. This is a "permission to play" you've been longing for. Make art papers, a handmade journal, explore mixed media art making. This is a community building event for adults who want to devote some time to their creative practice and connect with other creatives while doing so. Space is limited to 8 participants so book early.
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Sunday, February 23 '25 · 4pm CST (3h)
This event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media…
Read moreThis event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media studio alongside other creatives during this monthly open studio time. I will be on hand to share some demos and orient you to the supplies and tools available. This is a "permission to play" you've been longing for. Make art papers, a handmade journal, explore mixed media art making. This is a community building event for adults who want to devote some time to their creative practice and connect with other creatives while doing so. Space is limited to 8 participants so book early.
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Friday, March 7 '25 · 12pm CST (9h)
There is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portl…
Read moreThere is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portland, Oregon.
Your registration includes 6 meals and 3 days of art with all the supplies needed.
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Registration link is here: https://www.watchlearnplay.com/purchase/190870-Retreat-Among-the-Trees-Watch-Learn-Play -
Saturday, March 8 '25 · 12pm CST (9h)
There is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portl…
Read moreThere is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portland, Oregon.
Your registration includes 6 meals and 3 days of art with all the supplies needed.
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Registration link is here: https://www.watchlearnplay.com/purchase/190870-Retreat-Among-the-Trees-Watch-Learn-Play -
Sunday, March 9 '25 · 12pm CDT (6h)
There is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portl…
Read moreThere is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portland, Oregon.
Your registration includes 6 meals and 3 days of art with all the supplies needed.
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Registration link is here: https://www.watchlearnplay.com/purchase/190870-Retreat-Among-the-Trees-Watch-Learn-Play -
Sunday, March 30 '25 · 4pm CDT (3h)
This event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media…
Read moreThis event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media studio alongside other creatives during this monthly open studio time. I will be on hand to share some demos and orient you to the supplies and tools available. This is a "permission to play" you've been longing for. Make art papers, a handmade journal, explore mixed media art making. This is a community building event for adults who want to devote some time to their creative practice and connect with other creatives while doing so. Space is limited to 8 participants so book early.
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Sunday, April 27 '25 · 4pm CDT (3h)
This event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media…
Read moreThis event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media studio alongside other creatives during this monthly open studio time. I will be on hand to share some demos and orient you to the supplies and tools available. This is a "permission to play" you've been longing for. Make art papers, a handmade journal, explore mixed media art making. This is a community building event for adults who want to devote some time to their creative practice and connect with other creatives while doing so. Space is limited to 8 participants so book early.
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Friday, May 9 '25 · 12pm CDT (9h)
There is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portl…
Read moreThere is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portland, Oregon.
Your registration includes 6 meals and 3 days of art with all the supplies needed.
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Registration link is here: https://www.watchlearnplay.com/purchase/190870-Retreat-Among-the-Trees-Watch-Learn-Play -
Saturday, May 10 '25 · 12pm CDT (9h)
There is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portl…
Read moreThere is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portland, Oregon.
Your registration includes 6 meals and 3 days of art with all the supplies needed.
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Registration link is here: https://www.watchlearnplay.com/purchase/190870-Retreat-Among-the-Trees-Watch-Learn-Play -
Sunday, May 11 '25 · 12pm CDT (6h)
There is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portl…
Read moreThere is nothing like gathering in person with your people. We welcome you to the Watch.Learn.Play. house just south of Portland, Oregon.
Your registration includes 6 meals and 3 days of art with all the supplies needed.
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Registration link is here: https://www.watchlearnplay.com/purchase/190870-Retreat-Among-the-Trees-Watch-Learn-Play -
Sunday, May 25 '25 · 4pm CDT (3h)
This event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media…
Read moreThis event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media studio alongside other creatives during this monthly open studio time. I will be on hand to share some demos and orient you to the supplies and tools available. This is a "permission to play" you've been longing for. Make art papers, a handmade journal, explore mixed media art making. This is a community building event for adults who want to devote some time to their creative practice and connect with other creatives while doing so. Space is limited to 8 participants so book early.
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Sunday, June 29 '25 · 4pm CDT (3h)
This event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media…
Read moreThis event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media studio alongside other creatives during this monthly open studio time. I will be on hand to share some demos and orient you to the supplies and tools available. This is a "permission to play" you've been longing for. Make art papers, a handmade journal, explore mixed media art making. This is a community building event for adults who want to devote some time to their creative practice and connect with other creatives while doing so. Space is limited to 8 participants so book early.
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Sunday, July 27 '25 · 4pm CDT (3h)
This event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media…
Read moreThis event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media studio alongside other creatives during this monthly open studio time. I will be on hand to share some demos and orient you to the supplies and tools available. This is a "permission to play" you've been longing for. Make art papers, a handmade journal, explore mixed media art making. This is a community building event for adults who want to devote some time to their creative practice and connect with other creatives while doing so. Space is limited to 8 participants so book early.
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Sunday, August 31 '25 · 4pm CDT (3h)
This event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media…
Read moreThis event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media studio alongside other creatives during this monthly open studio time. I will be on hand to share some demos and orient you to the supplies and tools available. This is a "permission to play" you've been longing for. Make art papers, a handmade journal, explore mixed media art making. This is a community building event for adults who want to devote some time to their creative practice and connect with other creatives while doing so. Space is limited to 8 participants so book early.
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Sunday, September 28 '25 · 4pm CDT (3h)
This event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media…
Read moreThis event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media studio alongside other creatives during this monthly open studio time. I will be on hand to share some demos and orient you to the supplies and tools available. This is a "permission to play" you've been longing for. Make art papers, a handmade journal, explore mixed media art making. This is a community building event for adults who want to devote some time to their creative practice and connect with other creatives while doing so. Space is limited to 8 participants so book early.
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Sunday, October 26 '25 · 4pm CDT (3h)
This event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media…
Read moreThis event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media studio alongside other creatives during this monthly open studio time. I will be on hand to share some demos and orient you to the supplies and tools available. This is a "permission to play" you've been longing for. Make art papers, a handmade journal, explore mixed media art making. This is a community building event for adults who want to devote some time to their creative practice and connect with other creatives while doing so. Space is limited to 8 participants so book early.
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Sunday, November 30 '25 · 4pm CST (3h)
This event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media…
Read moreThis event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media studio alongside other creatives during this monthly open studio time. I will be on hand to share some demos and orient you to the supplies and tools available. This is a "permission to play" you've been longing for. Make art papers, a handmade journal, explore mixed media art making. This is a community building event for adults who want to devote some time to their creative practice and connect with other creatives while doing so. Space is limited to 8 participants so book early.
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Sunday, December 28 '25 · 4pm CST (3h)
This event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media…
Read moreThis event takes place in my Watch.Learn.Play. Studio in Oregon City, Oregon.
Come and work in my mixed media studio alongside other creatives during this monthly open studio time. I will be on hand to share some demos and orient you to the supplies and tools available. This is a "permission to play" you've been longing for. Make art papers, a handmade journal, explore mixed media art making. This is a community building event for adults who want to devote some time to their creative practice and connect with other creatives while doing so. Space is limited to 8 participants so book early.
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