Upcoming Classes
With over twenty years of experience teaching art, it is still one of the things I enjoy most! I teach students from 3 years old to adults a wide range of media and subjects. See the list of classes, workshops, and events below. Please note the location as well as the schedule listed for each class/event.
Adult & Teen Classes
Discovering Bookbinding
Springfield Museums
adult & teen class
Schedule: Tue, 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm, 7/15
Description: Learn several different ways to create your own blank book to use for drawing, writing, painting, collage, or more! Learn about the tools, materials, and techniques of this craft while making your own books using accordion, meander, and signature binding methods.
Price: $64
Art for All: Exploring Drawing and Painting
Worcester Art Museum
access-focused class for teens
& young adults
Schedule: Wed, 3 pm–5 pm,9/17-11/19
Description: The Art for All class series is designed for neurodiverse teens and young adults with Autism, developmental or traumatic brain injury, and others who may want an additional family member, friend, or caretaker to attend alongside them. All WAM’s classes are open to all students; this one is specifically designed to provide a unique atmosphere and approach to make the learning experience comfortable and fun!
Each class we will explore artwork in the galleries for inspiration, then return to the studio for hands-on art making. We will focus on learning one or more new drawing or painting techniques each week while you create art featuring your favorite things!
Price: $TBA
Art 101: Introduction to Art
Worcester Art Museum
adult & teen class
Schedule: Thu, 2 pm–5 pm, 9/18–11/20
Description: What exactly is art? Come find out in this class designed for all. Learn different ways to view and talk about art, and explore various media such as graphite, charcoal, watercolor and acrylic paint, clay sculpture, block printing, and felting. Materials included.
Price: $285
Watercolor and Colored Pencil
Worcester Art Museum
adult & teen class
Schedule: Thu, 6–8 pm, 9/18–11/20
Description: Watercolor is an incredible painting medium that can be used boldly, subtly, and anywhere in between. Adding colored pencils brings an additional level of interest and detail to your work. Demonstrations and guidance from the instructor will cover various watercolor and colored pencil techniques that will have you enjoying the mediums more each week!
Price: $TBA
Workshop: Pigment to Paint
Worcester Art Museum
adult & teen class
Schedule: Sat, 12:30–4 pm, 9/27
Description: Get back to the roots of painting (sometimes literally, using beets and carrots)! Learn to source pigments from natural and local materials and create hand-made watercolor paints—no special lab required! Materials provided.
Price: $TBA
Youth Classes
July 7-11
Summer Programs
Worcester Art Museum | youth classes
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 9 am-3 pm
Description: The Worcester Art Museum runs day-long programs for six weeks of the summer. I am teaching parts of the programs this week - you sign up for the full week and will have different teachers as part of the schedule. Click the class titles to learn more and register.
5-7 years - Sketch It!, Artist Explorations, Villains and Monsters
(I am teaching Sketch It!)
8-10 years - Drumming, Sculpting, & Magical Garden
(I am teaching Magical Garden)
11-13 years - Symmetry, Landscapes, Etching
(I am teaching Landscapes)
Price: $310 (for 5 days, 9am-3 pm!)
Dancing Dragons Workshop
Springfield Museums | youth workshop
Schedule: Thu, 7/31, 1-2 pm
Description: In connection with the special exhibition Here be Dragons, create your own poseable mythical beast! Draw your fur, scale or skin textures, add pizzazz with sequins and beads, then assemble your dragon or creature!
Price: $10
July 21-25
Summer Programs
Worcester Art Museum | youth classes
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 9 am-3 pm
Description: The Worcester Art Museum runs day-long programs for six weeks of the summer. I am teaching parts of the programs this week - you sign up for the full week and will have different teachers as part of the schedule. Click the class titles to learn more and register.
5-7 years - Clay Pets, Art Outside, Wacky Wearable Art
(I am teaching Wacky Wearable Art)
8-10 years - Art Outside, Abstract Figure, Sculpture
11-13 years - Drumming, Feature Focus, Painting
(I am teaching Feature Focus)
Price: $310 (for 5 days, 9am-3 pm!)
Beginning Bookbinding
Springfield Museums | youth workshop
Schedule: Tue, 8/5, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Description: Learn several different ways to create your own blank book to use for drawing, writing, painting, collage, or more! As you get to design your own covers and make your own book, learn about the tools, materials, and techniques of this craft! Make three new books, then finish up the class doing some drawing from observation in the galleries!
Price: $45
August 11-15
Summer Programs
Worcester Art Museum | youth classes
Schedule: Mon-Fri, 9 am-3 pm
Description: The Worcester Art Museum runs day-long programs for six weeks of the summer. I am teaching parts of the programs this week - you sign up for the full week and will have different teachers as part of the schedule. Click the class titles to learn more and register.
5-8 years - Fossil Fun, Animal Art, Wonderful Watercolors 5-8 y
(I am teaching Fossil Fun and Animal Art)
9-12 years - Move It!, Cardboard Creations, Express Yourself
(I am teaching Express Yourself)
Price: $310 (for 5 days, 9am-3 pm!)
Dancing Dragons Workshop
Springfield Museums | youth workshop
Schedule: Thu, 8/7, 1-2 pm
Description: In connection with the special exhibition Here be Dragons, create your own poseable mythical beast! Draw your fur, scale or skin textures, add pizzazz with sequins and beads, then assemble your dragon or creature!
Price: $10
Youth Classes - Fall 2025
Art Every Day 5-7 years
Worcester Art Museum
youth class
Schedule: Tue, 4:30–6 pm, 9/16–11/18
Description: Art can do more than hang on a wall – it can be used to design or decorate everyday items! Print your own fabric that we turn into a tote bag, weave baskets from recycled plastic, design your own 2026 calendar, and more!
Price: $TBA
Art Together: Medieval Times Around the World
3-5 years with adult
Worcester Art Museum
parent and child class
Schedule: Sat, 10 am–12 pm, 9/20–11/15 (No class 10/11)
Description: What did a knight do? What were the Middle Ages like in different places around the world? Did all countries have royalty? Find out in this fun class as we travel back in time and around the world! Draw portraits, design castles, paint maps, print heraldry, and more!
Price: $TBA
Additional classes may be posted soon - scheduling with the Worcester Center for Crafts and the Springfield Museums
Events
Paint Night: July
Mimi's Coffeehouse of Hardwick
for everyone!
Schedule: Sat, 6–8 pm, 7/19
Description: Come have a fun evening creating art with family and friends! This month's theme is Farmyard Sunset! Materials included. Drinks and snacks available.
Price: $TBA
Visit Mimi's Coffeehouse of Hardwick or contact them at 413-477-1144
Upcoming Paint Nights
August: Inspired by Kandinsky - Mimi's Coffeehouse, Hardwick, MA
Saturday TBD, 6-8 pm
September: Back to School - Mimi's Coffeehouse, Hardwick, MA
Saturday TBD, 6-8 pm
October: Ghostly Graves - Mimi's Coffeehouse, Hardwick, MA
Saturday TBD, 6-8 pm
November: Cornucopia - Mimi's Coffeehouse, Hardwick, MA
Saturday TBD, 6-8 pm
December: The Fireplace - Mimi's Coffeehouse, Hardwick, MA
Saturday TBD, 6-8 pm