Creative community through sustainable art

New or experienced artists alike, we all benefit from experimentation and creative play in our artwork! Welcome to the digital resource hub for MMM: Experimental Printmaking! Here you can find the 5 mixed media techniques we learned in-workshop for your future reference. If you find yourself here outside of class, help yourself to the following…

Join eco-artist Meg Hollister in learning to experimental printmaking techniques in an interactive, collaborative environment!

Greetings fellow creatives! July just flew right by didn’t it? Meg checking in from Studio 2 with an August Newsletter! Mobile Educational Experience Mode Activated We’ve spent the last month doing local museum educational outreach, launched our first mixed media class series, and had another busy and beautiful Rock Island Artist’s Market at Skeleton Key.…

New or experienced artists alike, we all benefit from experimentation and creative play in our artwork. Welcome to the digital resource hub for MMM: Not Your Average Collage Class! Here you can find the 5 mixed media techniques we learned in-workshop for your future reference.

Summer has kicked off hard in the studio! This is Meg, brain-woman behind Studio 2, and I wanted to come in with a check in that spreads a little bit of sunshine, celebrates some small successes, and perhaps a fun fact or two.

Due to the need in the Quad Cities Community and Midwestern Beyond, I am developing a local FREE interactive map resource that connects local slow food producers with the folks that are seeking out their products and opportunities. Help us build a vibrant, Midwest-local food community! Whether you’re a farmer, grower, passionate food maker, community…

New to our Etsy store! Check it out! Catch us at the Planty AF Sale May 6th at Radicle Effect in Rock Island for in-person discounts on new merchandise, as well as tons of new plants and apothecary items. See you there!

Registration for Studio 2 Design’s Fall Classes through the Bemis School of Art is now open! Are you looking for a unique creative workshop experience? Do you really dig the terrarium and shadowbox art that Studio 2 is known for? Or, do you have the desire to make a truly inventive and inspiring gift for a…

Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to become part of the Adventure Orange Artist Cooperative. Some of you might even remember my super-old video interview with Owner Anne Brown 4 years ago, when I was a bright eyed and bushy-tailed college art student. How time passes quickly in the state of constant motion! Since then, Adventure…