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February means Cupid is busy shooting his arrows all around – but love clearly is not simply for couples. Friendships are full of love too! And can be as valuable and important. This February at Artascope, we have been assisting Cupid in the love of friends department; we know Cupid has a tall order this month, so we want to help.

Handmade items are treasured and the gift of time with loved ones is invaluable. To show our love for our creative community (all aspiring creators!), we are offering you a workshop special! Receive $10 off when you sign up with friends family or lovers! Come to the Studios and have fun making beautiful treasures and enjoy time with the people that truly matter. So bring a friend, or two, or three – and let us share the love! (Maximum of $10 off per person).

If you end up with a crew of friends, five or more, you can book a private party at the Studios! Whether it’s a birthday party, an important celebration, or just celebrating friendship -this month the planner or the guest of honor will be on us! (One per group).

Choose from any Art Night Out class on our schedule and give us a call so we can sign you up!

See you at the Studios!

We just recently had our friends from Creative Office Pavilion in our Studios for their annual Team Building Event!

This is the fourth time Creative Office Pavilion has held this event in the fun and creative setting of Artascope Studios. In the past, they have had fun making jewelry, working with fiber arts and this year learned to make stained glass ornaments with our very own Gayle Raposa! While they are here, they made two pieces: one for themselves and one for their annual fundraiser.

Come to these events and have fun with your friends, family and co coworkers in a party environment and  nurture their creative side leaving with something they made themselves!

We are available to host your next corporate or private parity in our studios. The events range in size from five up to 20+ people.

Examples of groups that have celebrated with us like Creative Office Pavilion include Dentist offices and even your local Hannaford team. We also can help you celebrate birthdays for you and your child as well as just a social gathering or new hangout for your monthly bookclub.

Click here to find out more about having Artascope host your next party!

We LOVE making Valentine’s Day Cards with you! It’s one of our favorite events of the year!

The paper collage materials! The glue! The glitter! The rubber stamping! And, of course, the LOVE!

This year, Valentine’s Card kits will be available starting February 1st! If you want to stay and create at the Studio, we invite you to come in! We’re open daily 10am to 6pm! Or, you can buy your kits and make your cards at home! Kits will come in 2 options: 3 cards for $5 or 8 cards for $10.

We will have our annual Valentine’s Day Event on Saturday February 13th from 2 to 6pm! You can come and assemble the Valentine’s card kit with us that afternoon! We will have yummy treats and several other ‘Shops on Cottage’ will be open to help you celebrate this LOVEABLE holiday!

If you’d like to reserve your card-making kit for the Valentine’s Event, please call us at the studio 207-799-5154 or email Suzanne at suzannek@artascope.com.

See You at the Studios!

Sunday November 29th, we hosted a DIY Gift Making Sunday Event!

If you love to give handmade gifts for the Holidays but are having a hard finding inspiration and time, these DIY Gift Making Sunday Open Housesare perfect for you!

From 2 to 5pm, we opened our doors and have 4 ready to go kits: earrings, necklaces, paper mosaics and fun card and stamp making! Kits ranged from $10 to $25 depending on your creative venture for the day! We also had several Artists on hand to help out!

There are TWO more Sundays before Christmas, join us for a relaxed afternoon creating! The Holiday Crafting Open Houses will be on Sundays from 2 to 5 on December 13th and 20th. The 13th will coincide with our Holiday Sale GRAND opening event.

While reservations are not required, you may call to reserve a spot and a project and we’ll have it waiting for you when you arrive!

A perfect event for the entire family! These little creations are perfect gifts for friends, moms, dads, teachers and even YOU!

Indulge your inner artist… If only for six weeks.

These are a great way to step beyond you Art Night Out™ experience and really dive into a particular medium!

Fall Session I Artist Series classes just wrapped up AND the next round is set to begin November 1st. Feel free to visit the studio to see what these six week classes are all about. Perfect for beginners or intermediates who are looking for a challenge.

Dive in and really explore your inner Artist!

Mediums offered in Session II include Dye Methods, Fine Art Acrylic Painting, Metalsmithing, Intro to Beading, and Stained Glass. Each Artist Series class meets once a week for six weeks. The curriculum begins with weekly projects and gradually progresses to individual exploration. Artist Series classes cost $195 for a six week session. Materials starter kit can be purchased for $50+/-.

Sign up ONLINE or CALL! Mention that the BLOG inspired you and we will give you $20 off your Artist Series Fall Session II Fee!

Our well anticipated ArtEscape! Weekend Intensive finally arrived last night! We’ve been super charged cleaning and setting up the studios for a record size class!

There are over 22 students who have joined in to learn about collage techniques with Claudine Hellmuth. Students travelled as far from Portland, OR and we also had a few of our favorite regulars join us for some collage as well!

Claudine Hellmuth arrived last evening and set up the studios to share her book, Collage Discovery with us. I must say that the beeming grins from everyone’s excitement to meet and work with Claudine has been energizing and inspiring!

The collage techniques were fascinating to watch as students explored layered paper-tearing, processes using vaseline as well as really learning about the joys of gel mediums. Claudine Hellmuth’s book, Collage Discovery inspired many students to join us for the workshop and to pursuit their love of art!

To learn more about Claudine Hellmuth, visit her webite

To learn more about our ArtEscape! Weekend Intensives, see our class schedule and site

See YOU at the Studio

Have you even been curious about what it takes to create your own stamp images?

Several folks have expressed their curisoity with us!  Many wished to create their own unique identity for letterboxing, a trademark for handmade greeting cards and even ways to embellish their fabric!

Judy, who holds a BFA in printmaking, shared her skills with the simple and very rewarding process!  With just a rubber block and a few carving tools, our students were able to make their designs come to life!

Block printing is such a fun and simple way to personalize!  The rubber blocks we used in class are easy to carve and yield fabulous results whether it’s your first or fiftieth carving!  The process is much easier than linoleum!  And with the proper inks or paints they are perfect for paper and fabric!

If you ever want to check out other amazing stamps folks have designed themself, look up the Art Night Out letterbox on www.letterboxing.org.  There are some amazing carvings out there!  Every one is richly unique!

Want to give Simple Block Printing a try but missed the Art Night Out™ Workshop?  Book your own private party (minimum of 5 people, $45 per person including ALL materials)!  Or, purchase your own complete kit online by checking out our ETSY site!

Our next Art Night Out in Simple Block Printing will be in the fall!

The last full month of summer is here! But that doesn’t mean you need to wind down your creative efforts! Kick them up a few notches and join us for a weekend full of fun, goodies, inspiration and making lots of really cool things!

Next weekend we have Precious Metal Clay with Christina Taylor and Stained Glass with Gayle Raposa!

ArtEscape!™ Weekend Intensives start on Friday night over coffee, wine and some sweet treats. Meet your teaching Artist and fellow classmates and you bond over a teaser project to get your juices flowing! Saturday continues at 10am as you dive into projects and explore your new skills. A catered lunch is provided. Wind down around 6pm. Sunday ties the weekend up. Return at 10am to complete your projects over brunch. We love for students to wind down with a casual critique at 2pm.

September we are thrilled to have National Collage Artists and Illustrator, Claudine Hellmuth joining us! She will be working with students on their collage techniques based on her book, Collage Discovery.

October bring Clint Fulkerson sharing his phenomenal metals skills in Metalsmithing and Diane Brakeley will also be exploring Mixed Media Jewelry, for which she is constantly evolving and stunning everyone in her own work!

Plan a creative getaway on the Coast of Maine! We even have ocean front and downtown accommodations available!

To learn more, visit out site

It’s that time of year again! We’re about to celebrate another anniversary (our 4th!) and we’re putting the spot light on YOU with our 2nd Annual Summer Sale at Artascope Studios!

The sale is awaiting a beautiful sunshine filled day on Saturday August 1st from 10am to 4pm!

We’ve invited students, members, teachers, friends, family and other Artists in the community to participate in this years event!

Last year was our first and we were quite proud of the success! The participants ranged in mediums! And this year we will have Artists presenting their handmade items including silver jewelry, altered apparel,beaded items, greeting cards, paintings, pmc, felted creations and more!

Items for sale range from under $10 to over $100. There are sure to be great gifts for all ages!

If you’d like to participate in events like this at Artascope in the future, let us know!

We hope to see you on Saturday!

This past Saturday, Suzanne packed up the Studio suitcase and headed over into Cape Elizabeth for the annual festivities of Cape Family Fun Day!

The weather was gorgeous, sunny, slight breeze and Suz was grateful to be in the shade! There was even a sailboat race off in the waters, that made for a great view!

To be a part of Cape Family Fun Day, Artascope Studios provided a FREE and fun make and take, mini workshop! Hammered Metal Jewlery is one of our most popular Art Night Out™ workshops for both adults and kids, so we brought in on the road!

Pre-shaped wire hearts, trees and spirals of silver plate and brass wire decorate the table, alongside steel hammering plates and a selection of hammers. With a quick demonstration, anyone and everyone could make a hammered metal pendant!

Suz was excited to have so many folks join her at the make and take! Daughters brought over their friends and moms. Even players from the little league team enjoyed the activity.

We were thrilled to join in the Cape festivities while out having some fun with our neighbors! It was great to see so many familiar faces! And it was our first opportunity to hand out out HOT new Summer ‘09 schedule! To check it out, visit our website!