Tag: nature

  • Botanical Gel Plate Printing- May 29th

    Botanical Gel Plate Printing- May 29th

    Quick reminder — May 29th is coming fast! If you’ve been thinking about the Botanical Gel Plate Printing workshop, now is the time to grab your spot. We’re one week out and I want to make sure you’re in the room for this one. Friday, May 29th | 6–7:30pm | STEAM on Wheels Every print…

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  • Late April Newsletter: New Workshop Drops!

    Late April Newsletter: New Workshop Drops!

    Greetings, fellow creatives! Meg here with a fresh batch of summer news, and real talk, the calendar is filling up in the best way. Spring is doing its thing out there — the native plants are waking up, the light is getting long, and I am very much in my element. Let’s get 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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  • MMM: Experimental Printmaking August 20

    MMM: Experimental Printmaking August 20

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

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  • Summer Newsletter: August Events, Workshops, and We in Arkansas bb

    Summer Newsletter: August Events, Workshops, and We in Arkansas bb

    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.…

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  • What is Eco Art?

    What is Eco Art?

    We were recently invited to the Wild Ones Quad Cities Symposium at The Hauberg Estates to share all about Eco Art! Eco Art is such a wide genre of art making. What follows is a more in depth exploration on Eco Art that may not have been able to fit in the confines of a…

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  • The Power of Imagination makes Us Infinite

    The Power of Imagination makes Us Infinite

    Inspired by #februllage2024 prompt: Escape, I made this video collage…animation…thing…in Blender. Using a photo from my trip to Iceland, maps and illustrations from the public domain , and Blender’s Grease Pencil, I made this little thang as a practice and experiment. Working in collage is a great way to stay loose, throw perfection out the…

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  • Sending Love From Iceland: Mixed Media Video Collage

    Sending Love From Iceland: Mixed Media Video Collage

    Sending Love from Iceland- Video Collage Created in Blender. Using a photo I took while travelling in Iceland, maps from the public domain, and Blender’s Grease Pencil, I created this video collage…animation…mixed media piece? As inspired by the februllage prompt: Postcard. Enjoy!

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