[This workshop] allowed me a dedicated time to get back to something I enjoy doing.

This hour is a life raft.

I’m grateful for this sweet, supportive, space to connect with this community while doing my own thing. The gentle guidance and structure were just right.

I like how there’s all our individual personalities and interactions within the bigger body of all of us together within the ecosystem of the workshop…

Today was like holding on to a long-forgotten rope and feeling a tug on the other end. Letting me know I am not alone. That is what today meant.

I felt included and relevant to the conversation. I felt really very happy about seeing everyone again. I feel like I have made friends here and that I want to make friends with the people in class. It’s pretty special to me and I am honored to be in a class with all of them!

Writing from the bedroom of my childhood home today, the poem and prompt took me on a pilgrimage to the most unexpected, sacred places. So good.

As a disabled veteran I feel like I am making friends across the states. It is a very good feeling. The art brings us together, the social connection keeps us coming back.

Very encouraging and supportive. I am honestly afraid of creating visual art… Because of the participants, and under [the facilitator’s] lead, I feel brave enough to show up.

Open Studio is a wonderful way to work on art in community. One of the things I like best is the casual conversations we have.