Author: Studio 2 Designs

  • April Drop In: New Workshops!

    April Drop In: New Workshops!

    Greetings fellow creatives! The weather is warming and boy am I excited. I don’t know about you, but my mind is buzzing with future spring project dreamin’s: garden planting, art making, and finding time with pals. SO it’s for that reason that we’re going to keep it short today: Studio 2 Makings has a few…

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  • Behind the Scenes: Creating an Illustrated Map for the Quad Cities Ecological Corridor

    Behind the Scenes: Creating an Illustrated Map for the Quad Cities Ecological Corridor

    Recently I completed an illustrated a map for the National Wildlife Federation featuring The Quad Cities Ecological Corridor in collaboration with Quad City Arts. I wanted to share a little bit of the story behind this project, successes and challenges.

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  • March Newsletter: Events & Workshops at Studio 2 Makings

    March Newsletter: Events & Workshops at Studio 2 Makings

    Greetings fellow creatives! It’s Meg with Studio 2 Makings March Newsletter. We have lots of fun events and collaborations planned incoming, so let’s get right into it.

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  • Winter Creative Updates: Workshops and Events

    Winter Creative Updates: Workshops and Events

    Greetings Fellow Creatives! Meg with Studio 2 Makings here dropping a chilly late January line in an attempt to stay warm this winter. We’re almost through. Stay focused, we got this! We’ve got some news on events new and old, a fun creative collage challenge, and some behind the scenes studio projects to discuss in…

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  • Register Now: Linocut and Botanical Printing Mixed Media Arts Workshops

    Register Now: Linocut and Botanical Printing Mixed Media Arts Workshops

    Greetings fellow creatives! Meg with studio 2 here dropping in with a quick line to let Studio 2 Making’s Newsletter subscribers know first: 2 new mixed media arts workshop tickets have opened for registration, AND ONE OF THEM IS FREE. Ope. Here are the details: FREE Workshop: Linocut Carving and Printing @ Bettendorf Public Library…

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  • December Newsletter: Mixed Media Arts Events, Free Digital Downloads

    December Newsletter: Mixed Media Arts Events, Free Digital Downloads

    Greetings, Fellow Creatives! Meg with Studio 2 Makings here to welcome you to a freshly cozy December. Our “out of office” sign is officially put away from travels abroad, but I have some fun events and digital treats just for newsletter subscribers to share with you this month! If you’re new here, don’t forget to…

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  • Mixed Media Collage: Holiday Workshop Tickets Now LIVE

    Mixed Media Collage: Holiday Workshop Tickets Now LIVE

    Greetings creatives! Our tickets have just released for our December 19th workshop at STEAM on Wheels! See you there <3 If you’re new here, newsletter subscribers get first dibs on events tickets, so be sure to subscribe to stay in the know. About the Class: Mixed Media Collage: Holiday Edition with Studio 2 Makings! Here…

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  • Gel Printing 101: Holiday Cards Workshop Tickets Now LIVE

    Gel Printing 101: Holiday Cards Workshop Tickets Now LIVE

    Greetings creatives! Our tickets have just released for our December 12th workshop at The Artery: Gel Printing 101: Holiday Cards! See you there <3 If you’re new here, newsletter subscribers get first dibs on events tickets, so be sure to subscribe to stay in the know. About the Class: When: December 12th: 6:30-8pm Join artist…

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  • November Newsletter: Creative Highlights and Upcoming Events

    November Newsletter: Creative Highlights and Upcoming Events

    Greetings creatives! It’s Meg with Studio 2 Makings with the gift of a (hopefully) short November newsletter. We’ll see how it turns out. Gauntlet October has Concluded Seriously. We had a jam-packed month of creative events, workshops, and pop-ups partnering with The Artery, Steam on Wheels, The Bettendorf Public Library, and more!. Thank you from…

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  • What is Linocut Printmaking? Free Digital Resource Pack

    What is Linocut Printmaking? Free Digital Resource Pack

    New or experienced creatives alike, we all benefit from experimentation and play in our work. Welcome to the digital resource hub for MMM: Spooky Linocut Stamp Carving! Here you can find the techniques we learned in-workshop, and for your future reference. Didn’t make the workshop? No big deal! I hope these Intro to Linocut Printmaking…

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