Upcoming Events
Mark Making: Snail Mail Edition
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Join me for a snail mail inspired mark making class for adults and teens (15+) in-person or on Zoom.
This class is an invitation to play with your marks by decorating envelopes, postcards and mailable artwork. We will begin with mindful mark making and follow our curiosity using a variety of tools and mediums. You will leave with one-of-a-kind creations that can be mailed to a pen pal, loved one or your future self. This is an inclusive entry point for all and an opportunity to play with art supplies while creating a thoughtful gesture for someone.
Dreamscapes: A Creative Experience
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An in-person, adult experience with artists Bernadette Renois and Scout Luketich
Building Creative Confidence through Playful Painting
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Intro to Junk Journaling
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Join me for a junk journaling class for adults and teens (15+) in-person or on Zoom.
A junk journal is a one-stop-shop for creative practice! In junk journaling, anything goes. A junk journal is a place to capture your ideas and value what inspires you. One of the perks to practicing creative decisions in a small book is getting to learn about composition and how to bring balance to a spread. You will get to play with color, perspective and mark making. Using a junk journal is a playful and accessible way to get to know your creative self.
Building Creative Confidence through Color Play
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Mindful Mark Making
Sign up coming soon: live classes | Art Makes Us
Join me for a snail mail inspired mark making class for adults and teens (15+) in-person or on Zoom.
This class is an invitation to soften your expectations, and practice meeting your Creative Self with patience and curiosity. Bernadette will use techniques from mindfulness meditation to explore our senses and inner conversation as we create. We will experiment with pace and breath while making simple lines, shapes and scribbles using a variety of tools. Throughout the class, Bernadette will offer individual prompts. This class focuses on process and complements all creative practices.
Intro to Junk Journaling
Sign up coming soon: live classes | Art Makes Us
Join me for a junk journaling class for adults and teens (15+) in-person or on Zoom.
A junk journal is a one-stop-shop for creative practice! In junk journaling, anything goes. A junk journal is a place to capture your ideas and value what inspires you. One of the perks to practicing creative decisions in a small book is getting to learn about composition and how to bring balance to a spread. You will get to play with color, perspective and mark making. Using a junk journal is a playful and accessible way to get to know your creative self.
Open Studio for Adults
Make Your Art at Upside Down Abundance Studio
Bring your supplies or borrow what you need and come create for FREE on Monday nights in July from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Message @bernadetterenois or email bernadetterenois@gmail.com to RSVP
Upside Down Abundance Studio is located in the University Plaza shopping center in Seaside, directly above the 7-11
Not able to make it this month? No problem! More open studio coming in August (first visit free, then $10/hr) or check the calendar for classes
Open Studio for Adults
Make Your Art at Upside Down Abundance Studio
Bring your supplies or borrow what you need and come create for FREE on Monday nights in July from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Message @bernadetterenois or email bernadetterenois@gmail.com to RSVP
Upside Down Abundance Studio is located in the University Plaza shopping center in Seaside, directly above the 7-11
Not able to make it this month? No problem! More open studio coming in August (first visit free, then $10/hr) or check the calendar for classes
Mark Making Online Course
Join artist Bernadette Renois for a mindful mark making class via Zoom on Sunday, May 25, 2025 from 10am-12pm
Mark Making Online Course
Join artist Bernadette Renois for a mindful mark making class on Zoom. Class will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 1-3 pm PST / 4-6 pm EST.
What is Mark Making?
Words we use often might be draw, doodle, sketch, scribble. This class is an invitation to soften your expectations, and practice meeting your Creative Self with patience and curiosity. Bernadette will use techniques from mindfulness meditation to explore our senses and inner conversation as we make marks. We will learn that each mark can be a valuable layer to our creative practice. These techniques will encourage us to keep art making accessible, give our Creative Self permission to make mistakes and get messy, and is an easy warm up for tackling bigger projects. This class focuses on process and complements all creative practices.
Open Studio Tour
Monterey County Open Studios Art Tour at Open Grounds Studios, Seaside Oct. 19 & 20
Mural
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