06/15/2026
Looking for ways to add some excitement to your creative life? Spend a Saturday morning making art this summer! Learn a new technique, or just come for the creative community and supplies— it's a space for you! 🎨
✨Reserve your spot today! Space is limited✨
https://www.trillium-project.org/shop/workshops
👨🎨 Watercolor Basics 🖼️
$115
Saturday July 18th - 9am to noon
Learn how to mount, wash, and layer watercolor paintings with Klaire Smith in this Trillium Project workshop. This workshop will teach the basics of creating a work of art with tube watercolor. Basic color mixing and creative composition information will be shared. This space will give participants time to do creative practice exercises as well as an opportunity to start on their own creative composition optional: bring a sketch.
Workshop fee pays for the 3 hour workshop as well as materials you will get to leave with. Students leave with a set of watercolor tubes, a wash brush, a round brush, a plastic palette, two sizes of watercolor paper tablets, and mounting boards. Over $30 worth of supplies!
Printmaking 101👨🎨
$115.00
Saturday August 8th - 9am to noon
Klaire Smith teaches participants the basics of relief printing through small, hand printed lino block prints and found texture collographs. Klaire has over 15 years of experience working with printmaking and specializes in relief prints. This workshop will teach participants how to set up a home printing space without a printing press including building a simple registration system, how to make an inking slab, proper paper handling, and printmaking troubleshooting.
Workshop fee pays for the 3 hour workshop and includes materials to use and take home. This workshop’s materials include: a brayer, inking knife, Akua printing ink, a lino block, and a speedball cutting tool. Over $30 worth of supplies!
✍️Creative Drawing and Artistic Practice Workshop🧑🩰
$75.00
Saturday September 12th from 9am - noon
Are you looking for a boost in your creative practice? Wanting to add a couple new and unorthodox drawing processes to your creative toolbox? Join Klaire Smith for this small group workshop where participants will learn large format gesture drawing, drawing with natural materials, and exercises you can add to your creative process.
Workshop fee pays for the 3 hour workshop and includes materials to use and take home. This workshop’s materials include: India ink, drawing paper, pens, and drawing sticks.
All of these workshops are open to anyone ages 14 and up. The class environment is a small group setting with 12 or less participants in a quiet space with soft lighting. Light refreshments will be provided.
Unfortunately due to facility limitations stairs must be taken to the second floor, there is no elevator access. If this is a barrier for your participation and would be interested in a one-on-one session please reach out so alternative arrangements might be made.
Class takes place on the second floor of All Saints Episcopal Church at 610 4th Street Portsmouth, Ohio.
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