Teaching (In-Person Experiences)

Creative classes and workshops designed to help artists and makers build skills,
explore new materials, and create with confidence.

Current class offerings:

Watercolor Classes

Schedule through the Phoenix Watercolor Group

  • Beginners
  • Advanced Beginners
  • Color
  • Brush Techniques

Sewing Opportunities and Classes

Heatsync Labs, 108 W Main St, Mesa, AZ

  • Monthly Open Sewing
    • Second Tuesday of every month 7:00-10:00pm
  • Certify on the Industrial
    • Second Tuesday Open Sewing Nights
  • Using the Sergers
  • Sewing a reusable bag

Drawing Classes

Coming soon to the east Valley

  • Drawing Basics with Pencils
  • Urban Sketching
  • Drawing with ink
  • Botanicaly Drawing


About My Teaching

I believe creativity grows through practice, curiosity, and encouragement. Whether you’re picking up a paintbrush for the first time or expanding an existing skill, my classes are designed to be welcoming, hands-on, and accessible.

All classes are in person, across the Phoenix metro area.

In person classes to look forward to:

  • Bookmaking Series
    • Handmade Greeting Cards Workshop
    • Linotype Printing
    • Botanical Illustration

Classroom Resources & Curriculum Materials

I design instructional art lessons and curriculum materials for classroom teachers, homeschool educators,
and arts programs. These resources are built from my experience teaching visual art and are
designed to be practical, flexible, and ready to use.

Education Partnerships:

Museum of Arizona Artists

Developed through my work with arts education programs, these lessons are designed for classroom integration, workshops, and structured art instruction. All downloadable lessons are free to use for teachers, homeschoolers, and individuals.

  • My Water, My Story
    • Based on a recent MOAZA exhibition, this lesson gives students, grade 1-12, the opportunity to reflect on relationships with water and art.
    • This inagural lesson, includes:
      • Hints to using this lesson
      • Image of the artwork and about the artist
      • Three scholled lesson plans for grades 1-12
      • Additional conservation information

Printable Art Lessons:

The Art Doc

Step-by-step art lessons and printable resources
designed for teachers, and homeschool educators
looking for structured creative activities.
Available through Teachers Pay Teachers.

A few of the offerings, more to come.

  • Value Scale Drawing Practice
  • Typography Cut and Paste Activity
  • Shadow Monsters Photography Lesson
  • Parts of a Camera Cut and Paste Activity

Interested in bringing my curriculum to your school or program?

I collaborate with schools and arts organizations on
custom curriculum development and workshops.

Interested in bringing a workshop or curriculum program to your organization?

designingartstudio@gmail.com