fun fine art
Corner House Studio offers fun, fine-art inspired classes, workshops, and events for young artists. Our studio is a space to learn, experiment, and grow creatively.
Building creative confidence
At Corner House Studio our #1 goal is to build creative confidence in our young artists—so that they can grow into independent thinkers with the gumption and skills to see their ideas through!
What the heck is creative confidence? It’s the ability to keep going even when you aren’t sure about what you’re doing. When something doesn’t work, creative confidence is what keeps us trying new ideas until we figure it out.
WHAT MAKES
CORNER HOUSE SPECIAL
Our program takes a different approach focused on inspiring creativity and building confidence over following instructions and making things perfect.
Inspiring
creativity
At Corner House Studio we guide artists to use their creativity to make unique work based on their own ideas. Our instructors define the materials and a creative challenge for each session, but the rest is up to the artist to define and discover.
Building
Confidence
Artists at Corner House Studio are given license to choose their own colors, subject matter, composition, and more. When young people make their own creative choices at every step of the way they feel successful completing their work. This process of independent making keeps young people engaged while building confidence in their own creative ability.
FOCUS ON
the Process
Feeling our emotions is part of the process of making art. This can include joy when things are working and frustration or anger when things don’t turn out the way we expected. Artists at Corner House Studio are encouraged to let go of perfection and work through their successes and challenges.
WHAT WE TEACH
Exploring different materials and techniques is a great way to uncover talent and build confidence—not to mention it’s just a ton of fun. At Corner House Studio we offer lessons and workshops in all kinds of traditional and contemporary media. See something you’d like to try? Just ask!
Drawing
Learn to create images using lines, shapes, and textures with materials like charcoal, graphite, and soft pastel.
painting
Use acrylic and watercolors create art that expresses emotions, ideas, or a depiction of the world.
sculpture
Explore creating three dimensional compositions with clay, plaster, wood, cardboard, and wire.
printmaking
Create reproductions of an image or drawing through techniques like etching, monoprint, or screen printing.
mixed media
Combine multiple techniques and mediums including collage or assemblage to create impressive mixed media works.
crafts
Create useful objects by hand using traditional techniques and materials like pottery and weaving.
Meet your teacher
Hey there! I'm Ms. Jen. I've been around the block and back, and I know firsthand that art has some serious superpowers. It can bring people together and mend souls.
Oh, and just so you know, I've got a fancy B.F.A. degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. Those years of formal art training gave me a foundation that still shapes my creative process. It's like a secret toolkit that lets me fearlessly explore all different kinds of mediums and techniques.
Pretty neat huh?