Join us for Art and Hearth, a creative monthly gathering at the Library House in Presque Isle, Maine. From 1:00 to 4:00 PM, connect with fellow creatives, bring your own art supplies or current project (I will bring some for all to use too), and share a snack as we enjoy an afternoon of art, conversation, and community. ALL are welcome!

Join me this December at my home studio to celebrate the Winter Solstice with a special bookmaking experience. Craft your own hand-bound journal using the elegant Coptic stitch technique, perfect for creating a beautiful book that lies flat for writing or sketching. Embrace the cozy spirit of winter as we gather to stitch, bind, and reflect on the turning of the seasons.

Join us for Art and Hearth, a creative monthly gathering at the Library House in Presque Isle, Maine. From 1:00 to 4:00 PM, connect with fellow creatives, bring your own art supplies or current project (I will bring some for all to use too), and share a snack as we enjoy an afternoon of art, conversation, and community. ALL are welcome!

Join us to celebrate the winter solstice by creating a simple and elegant wax paper lantern using foraged natural items, such as pine, cedar, spruce and fir needles. Hang your lantern at home as we usher in the season of darkness.

Come browse the market, buy a handmade holiday gift and meet the artists.

In collaboration with The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians and Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness, I’m excited to offer a batik and printmaking workshop to Wabanaki high school students. Weaving traditional symbolism with technique and personal story, students will create batiks and prints.

Turn inward and reflect on personal wellness by creating a simple and elegant paper lantern using foraged natural items, such as pine, cedar, spruce and fir needles. Embrace darkness, warmth and winter inspiration.Modified or as is, take this nature inspired project back to the classroom to do with your students.

Learn to create a paper star and celebrate the winter solstice. Explore color, light, form and creativity.

Join us to celebrate the winter solstice by creating a simple and elegant wax paper lantern using foraged natural items, such as pine, cedar, spruce and fir needles. Hang your lantern at home as we usher in the season of darkness.

Join us for a cozy, creative journey into the world of junk journaling! In this workshop, we’ll explore how to transform everyday materials—old papers, fabric scraps, and found objects—into a personal journal filled with the beauty and warmth of autumn. We’ll draw inspiration from the vibrant colors of changing leaves, the textures of nature, and the nostalgic feel of the season. Whether you’re a seasoned journaler or a beginner, this workshop will offer simple techniques and prompts to help you capture the essence of fall in a unique, handmade journal. 

Elm City Small Press Fest

Venue: Green Block + Studios

This community event focuses on independent publishing in the Maine region and highlights contemporary print and publishing culture. Zines, artist books, prints, independent presses and more! Shop and visit your favorite local artists

Join us and learn how different herbs and spices can be used alongside kitchen cupboard items to create an oven dry clay dough.

Printmaking Exploration Wood, Linoleum, Stamps, and More

Explore different printmaking techniques from carving to stamping.

Explore different forms of printmaking such as relief, stamping, mono-printing, and carving in this workshop for all ages. We will inspire community connection through storytelling, gratitude and Thanksgiving themes.

Explore different forms of printmaking such as relief, stamping, mono-printing, and carving in this workshop for all ages. We will inspire community connection through storytelling, gratitude and Thanksgiving themes.

Artist Books: Process and Story with Charlene Lutz
Part of Community Maker Days

Create a handcrafted artist book using mixed media. Let go of firm outcomes, embrace curiosity, experiment, and tell your story of this time and place in your life. We will stitch and weave, connect and construct, assemble and build, write and draw, all the while creating our own unique artist book. Consider bringing small personal embellishments and ephemera to incorporate into your book!

https://www.watervillecreates.org/shows/artist-books-process-and-story/

Create a handcrafted artist book using mixed media. Let go of firm outcomes, embrace curiosity, experiment, and tell your story of this time and place in your life. We will stitch and weave, connect and construct, assemble and build, write and draw, all the while creating our own unique artist book.

*Consider bringing small personal embellishments to incorporate into your book!

Location: Colby Museum of Art

Join us and create a fall inspired watercolor painting, using the natural landscape of Northern Maine.

Explore what it takes to let the paint flow in your watercolors and embrace the unexpected. The element of surprise that happens when you get out of the way and allow the paint to move in water is key to watercolor painting!

*Beginner and advanced painters welcome

Create nature inspired candles using foraged flowers, natural wax and essential oils. Burn your candle throughout the fall season!

•Material Preparation

•Mixing Ingredients

•Candle Formation

•Wick Placement

•Setting and Trimming

Printmaking Exploration Wood, Linoleum, Stamps, & More

Explore different printmaking techniques from carving to stamping using fall foliage and botanicals.

On October 9th and 16th I’ll be visiting students in the Green Block + Studios course, Developing Your Artistic Process. We will be creating a working artist sketch book to be used as a tool for building consistent and sustainable art making practices. Click on the links to To learn more about Green Block + Studios and Colby College of Art

Join us for a cozy, creative journey into the world of junk journaling! In this workshop, we’ll explore how to transform everyday materials—old papers, fabric scraps, and found objects—into a personal journal filled with the beauty and warmth of autumn. We’ll draw inspiration from the vibrant colors of changing leaves, the textures of nature, and the nostalgic feel of the season. Whether you’re a seasoned journaler or a beginner, this workshop will offer simple techniques and prompts to help you capture the essence of fall in a unique, handmade journal. 

Join us and create a fall inspired watercolor painting, using the natural landscape of Northern Maine.

Explore what it takes to let the paint flow in your watercolors and embrace the unexpected. The element of surprise that happens when you get out of the way and allow the paint to move in water is key to watercolor painting!

*Beginner and advanced painters welcome

Printmaking Exploration Wood, Linoleum, Stamps, & More

Explore different printmaking techniques from carving to stamping.

Book Making for classroom teachers. Explore gratitude, personal wellness, cultivate creativity and learn book making techniques to use for yourself or your students.

On October 9th and 16th I’ll be visiting students in the Green Block + Studios course, Developing Your Artistic Process. We will be creating a working artist sketch book to be used as a tool for building consistent and sustainable art making practices. Click on the links to To learn more about Green Block + Studios and Colby College of Art

Into the Woods: Painted Paper Collage Landscape. After School Art

Explore textures, paint, perspective and more using the outdoors for inspiration.

Join me for nature inspired art at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. We will meet and create at Lunksoos on Sunday September 29 @ 11:00 AM

Join us to create nature inspired candles using foraged flowers, natural wax and essential oils. Let in the light and burn your candle throughout the fall season!