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Over thirty artists are excited to show you their art and teach you the first steps. Workshops are a great way to try out something new without first spending money on tools and materials.
Here's an overview calendar of the whole Workshop Week 2025.
Detailed descriptions of the classes are below.
Pick your favorites and contact the teachers directly to reserve your spot!
If you’ve ever thought about sharing your story or heard “You should write a book!” this workshop is for you. Short or long, your story deserves to be told and my goal is to give you a fun jumpstart with proven techniques to help you begin.
Part 1: (identical sessions)
March 15, Saturday 10 – 12 a.m.
March 20th, Thursday, 6-8 p.m.
Part 2:
Ma
If you’ve ever thought about sharing your story or heard “You should write a book!” this workshop is for you. Short or long, your story deserves to be told and my goal is to give you a fun jumpstart with proven techniques to help you begin.
Part 1: (identical sessions)
March 15, Saturday 10 – 12 a.m.
March 20th, Thursday, 6-8 p.m.
Part 2:
March 22, Saturday, 2-4 p.m.
max. 10 $67 for 1 session, $125 for 2 sessions
Karen Ray is a writer, editor, and personal historian who loves saving lives by helping others tell their story. She owns Remembering the Time personal history service and is the author of Tell Your Life Story: 10 Tips and Techniques to Write Your Memoir.
Contact: Kray@rememberingthetime.net
Learn how to burn a wood plank, clean and print it. Then use your imagination to decide what's hidden and bring it out by carving accents. You will go home with a finished print of your own making.
Tuesday, March 18, 9am-12
max. 4 $75
Gabriele Teich has always loved making a wide variety of art. In 2019 she vi
Learn how to burn a wood plank, clean and print it. Then use your imagination to decide what's hidden and bring it out by carving accents. You will go home with a finished print of your own making.
Tuesday, March 18, 9am-12
max. 4 $75
Gabriele Teich has always loved making a wide variety of art. In 2019 she visited the Southwest Print Fiesta in Silver City and has been hooked on linoleum cut printing ever since.
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Each artist will create a no grout, found object mosaic. Vickie will provide all materials from
her massive collection of found objects. (no materials fee}. You will learn an easy and fun technique to create this type mosaic and can use for found objects in your other artwork. You may bring some of your own treasures to include in
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Each artist will create a no grout, found object mosaic. Vickie will provide all materials from
her massive collection of found objects. (no materials fee}. You will learn an easy and fun technique to create this type mosaic and can use for found objects in your other artwork. You may bring some of your own treasures to include in
your art piece.
Friday, March 21, 9.30-2pm
max. 6 $ 95
Vickie Morrow's work includes handmade tile mosaic installations to 5x5 inch assemblage works with her tile and objects from her massive treasure collection. Vickie's work has been featured on HGTV, in Phoenix Home and Garden magazine, in Schiffer art book Art Mosaic Today and she has taught workshops over ten years.
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Design a beautiful Japanese style cherry blossom branch. Learn how to blow ink to make branches, stamp blooms, and create a “Kanji” (Japanese writing). All supplies will be provided.
Saturday, March 22, 10am-12
max. 6 $35.00
Lucy Reser is a retired Art Educator who worked for the Department of Defense Dependent
Design a beautiful Japanese style cherry blossom branch. Learn how to blow ink to make branches, stamp blooms, and create a “Kanji” (Japanese writing). All supplies will be provided.
Saturday, March 22, 10am-12
max. 6 $35.00
Lucy Reser is a retired Art Educator who worked for the Department of Defense Dependent Elementary Schools in England and Japan (Marine and Air Force bases) for a total of 10 years and as a classroom teacher in Germany for 7 years.
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"Make 'em Laugh"
Who doesn't love a cartoon? Nobody. Who wants to learn to cartoon? Everybody!
Tuesday, March18, 6-8pm
max. 8 $50
BobDiven is an award-winning, internationally published artist and illustrator whose four and a half decade career has given him a breadth and depth of experience that he loves to share.
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Students will choose from many sizes and shapes of gourds and will create a piece of art to take home.
Wednesday, March 19, 10am-3pm
max. 5 $85
For Karen Currier gourds are the canvas of choice. Being a gourd artist for over 20 years she has discovered numerous methods to create by dying, carving, wood bur
Students will choose from many sizes and shapes of gourds and will create a piece of art to take home.
Wednesday, March 19, 10am-3pm
max. 5 $85
For Karen Currier gourds are the canvas of choice. Being a gourd artist for over 20 years she has discovered numerous methods to create by dying, carving, wood burning with this fascinating medium.
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"Get Real with Bob "
Grab your brush or pencil and let's take a journey through ways to achieve the realism you seek in your drawing or painting.
Monday, March 17, 6-8pm
max. 8 $70
Bob Diven is an award-winning, internationally published artist and illustrator whose four and a half decade career has g
"Get Real with Bob "
Grab your brush or pencil and let's take a journey through ways to achieve the realism you seek in your drawing or painting.
Monday, March 17, 6-8pm
max. 8 $70
Bob Diven is an award-winning, internationally published artist and illustrator whose four and a half decade career has given him a breadth and depth of experience that he loves to share.
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Get acquainted with acrylic inks (not alcohol inks) in this “flowing” workshop. We will explore this medium by creating technique samples and finish by letting these flowing inks guide us into creating little bubbles of meditative Zen worlds.
Monday, March 17, 1-3.30pm
max.10 $60
Beverley Pirtle has worked in
Get acquainted with acrylic inks (not alcohol inks) in this “flowing” workshop. We will explore this medium by creating technique samples and finish by letting these flowing inks guide us into creating little bubbles of meditative Zen worlds.
Monday, March 17, 1-3.30pm
max.10 $60
Beverley Pirtle has worked in weaving, spinning, dying, drawing, watercolors, and has recently discovered the
wonderful world of acrylic inks.
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Are you writing a book, but your storyline got lost in the weeds? Learn the basics of conflict, tropes, plot twists, and character arcs to help you get unstuck!
Sunday, March 16, 1-3pm
max. 6 $49
R. A. Steffan is a USA Today bestselling author of paranormal and fantasy romance. She is also the founder and CEO of
Oth
Are you writing a book, but your storyline got lost in the weeds? Learn the basics of conflict, tropes, plot twists, and character arcs to help you get unstuck!
Sunday, March 16, 1-3pm
max. 6 $49
R. A. Steffan is a USA Today bestselling author of paranormal and fantasy romance. She is also the founder and CEO of
OtherLove Publishing, LLC.
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Explore the making of pottery on a wheel and hand building in the artist's pottery studio.
2 courses:
A: 2 sessions
Sat 15 12-2pm + Wed 19 4-6pm. max 4 $40
B: 1 session for kids
Sat 22 1-4pm
max 4 $25
Making pottery has been
Cally Williams' profession for over 40 years. Her functional work is stonewa
Explore the making of pottery on a wheel and hand building in the artist's pottery studio.
2 courses:
A: 2 sessions
Sat 15 12-2pm + Wed 19 4-6pm. max 4 $40
B: 1 session for kids
Sat 22 1-4pm
max 4 $25
Making pottery has been
Cally Williams' profession for over 40 years. Her functional work is stoneware for use around the house. She's still trying new designs and glazes. Can't quit!
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This three hour generative workshop, over 2 sessions, will teach you how to see Las Cruces as a poet might, and how to compose poetry upon that vision.
Session 1 Monday March 17, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Session 2 Friday March 21, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
max 10 75$
Tim Staley's poetry books include Lost On My Own
This three hour generative workshop, over 2 sessions, will teach you how to see Las Cruces as a poet might, and how to compose poetry upon that vision.
Session 1 Monday March 17, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Session 2 Friday March 21, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
max 10 75$
Tim Staley's poetry books include Lost On My Own Street (Pski's Porch, 2016), The Most Honest Syllable is Shhh (NightBallet, 2017) and The Pieces You Have Left (Beatlick Press, 2021).
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Learn parts to an upbeat gospel song to achieve a compete rendition of the piece in ninety minutes.
Tues 18 1-2:30pm at Bethel Second Baptist Church, 405 Hadley Ave, LC
Tuesday, March 18, 1-3pm
30 to 40 students $1.00
Mona Morgan is music director for the Bethel Second Baptist Church Choir, Voices of Bethel. A lover of all
Learn parts to an upbeat gospel song to achieve a compete rendition of the piece in ninety minutes.
Tues 18 1-2:30pm at Bethel Second Baptist Church, 405 Hadley Ave, LC
Tuesday, March 18, 1-3pm
30 to 40 students $1.00
Mona Morgan is music director for the Bethel Second Baptist Church Choir, Voices of Bethel. A lover of all music, Mona finds the rhythm and joyous feeling gospel music brings reaches her inner core. Come sing.
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Tipped a Canoe, Stubbed a Toe, Love Rain? Create a song!
Explore a variety of approaches to songwriting, then write a lyric and perform it for the rest of the class. If you play an instrument, bring it if you can.
Friday, March 21, 1-3pm
max. 8 $35
Steve Almquist is a part time gigging musician. He has worked
Tipped a Canoe, Stubbed a Toe, Love Rain? Create a song!
Explore a variety of approaches to songwriting, then write a lyric and perform it for the rest of the class. If you play an instrument, bring it if you can.
Friday, March 21, 1-3pm
max. 8 $35
Steve Almquist is a part time gigging musician. He has worked as a school music teacher and for the past several decades as a river rafting guide in northern Arizona.
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This class is for everyone! We will be doing some basic yoga flows and stretching along with creating an original mandala image using personal imagery.
Sunday, March 23, 2-4pm
max 12
Lesli Zerr has always made art, as a way of healing and understanding herself, and connecting to others. She's done Yoga for 20+ yrs and is a cer
This class is for everyone! We will be doing some basic yoga flows and stretching along with creating an original mandala image using personal imagery.
Sunday, March 23, 2-4pm
max 12
Lesli Zerr has always made art, as a way of healing and understanding herself, and connecting to others. She's done Yoga for 20+ yrs and is a certified Breath for Life Yoga teacher.
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In this 4 hour class you will turn your favorite photograph into a limited edition print. At the end you will take home 4-6 prints.
Monday, March 17, 10-3
or Sunday, March 23, 10-3
max. 4 $75
Diane Alire has a Masters Degree in photography and has taught photogravure workshops for almost 20 years. She owns Galle
In this 4 hour class you will turn your favorite photograph into a limited edition print. At the end you will take home 4-6 prints.
Monday, March 17, 10-3
or Sunday, March 23, 10-3
max. 4 $75
Diane Alire has a Masters Degree in photography and has taught photogravure workshops for almost 20 years. She owns Gallery 925 and teaches workshops in the studio behind the gallery for the last 3 years.
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In this class you will learn a few techniques of fluid art/paint pouring. You will choose the technique you like the most, or mix and match, and create 4 coasters and 1 hot plate. Your coasters will stay behind to dry for a week.
Saturday, March 15, 3-6pm
max. 10 $50
Brenda Nevue's art page is called "Oooh Look, Squirrel!"
In this class you will learn a few techniques of fluid art/paint pouring. You will choose the technique you like the most, or mix and match, and create 4 coasters and 1 hot plate. Your coasters will stay behind to dry for a week.
Saturday, March 15, 3-6pm
max. 10 $50
Brenda Nevue's art page is called "Oooh Look, Squirrel!" because she is always interested in trying new things. Join her for your chance to learn something new, or revisit something you have tried before.
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Weave the ancient arts of yoga and collage with the harmony of the Zia sun symbol.
max. 8 $20
(fees of this class will be donated to the Zia Pueblo Scholarship Fund)
Beth LeBlanc is a certified Hatha yoga instructor.
Margaret Bernstein is an artist and writer. Together they have nearly 40 years of teaching experience.
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Explore monotype prints using water clean-up inks. Learn three different techniques to make one off prints as opposed to creating multiples or editions. Option to continue later as private students.
Tuesday, March 18, 12-3pm
or Thursday, March 20, 12-3pm
max. 4 $75
Noel Sandino is a printmaker and painter with much recogniti
Explore monotype prints using water clean-up inks. Learn three different techniques to make one off prints as opposed to creating multiples or editions. Option to continue later as private students.
Tuesday, March 18, 12-3pm
or Thursday, March 20, 12-3pm
max. 4 $75
Noel Sandino is a printmaker and painter with much recognition for her work. She continuously explores various types of mixed media printmaking and enjoys passing on her knowledge to others.
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On St Patrick’s Day we celebrate. Students will decorate handmade tiles using ceramic paint, decals and scrafitto techniques to embellish a tile. Tiles will be fired and picked up later.
Monday, March 17, 4-6pm
max. 12 $5 per tile (up to 4 tiles)
Linda Sanchez has been a ceramicist for
On St Patrick’s Day we celebrate. Students will decorate handmade tiles using ceramic paint, decals and scrafitto techniques to embellish a tile. Tiles will be fired and picked up later.
Monday, March 17, 4-6pm
max. 12 $5 per tile (up to 4 tiles)
Linda Sanchez has been a ceramicist for over 50 years. She also works in multimedia. She owns and runs Duende Arte and Studio.
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In this two part class you will make a pair of tapered fringe earrings.
In the first class you will learn the brick stitch technique, which creates the top part of the earring. In the second part you will create the fringe and learn how to finish off the earring and add findings. This earring is created with very small beads, but we will
In this two part class you will make a pair of tapered fringe earrings.
In the first class you will learn the brick stitch technique, which creates the top part of the earring. In the second part you will create the fringe and learn how to finish off the earring and add findings. This earring is created with very small beads, but we will work with pony beads to learn first.
Friday March 21st 3-6pm
and Saturday March 22nd 2-4pm
Max: 10 $40
Brenda Nevue's art page is called "Oooh Look, Squirrel!" because she is always interested in trying new things. Join her for your chance to learn something new, or revisit something you have tried before.
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Pan pastels are a medium that incorporate beautiful vibrant colors that are easily applied with foam applicators. After demos and practice you will go home with your own pan pastel painting.
Wednesday, March 19, 6-8pm
max. 4 $70
Kathie Rogers' artistic journey started at the Munson Senior Center with a drawing class, then p
Pan pastels are a medium that incorporate beautiful vibrant colors that are easily applied with foam applicators. After demos and practice you will go home with your own pan pastel painting.
Wednesday, March 19, 6-8pm
max. 4 $70
Kathie Rogers' artistic journey started at the Munson Senior Center with a drawing class, then progressing to color with pastels in 2015. Pan pastels are a new discovery for her that she continues to explore.
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This two part story telling course first explains the different forms and faces of story telling. In the second part you chose an item and use it to create your story and share with the others participants.
Wednesday, March 19, 1-3pm and Thursday, March 20, 1-3pm
max. $
Loni Todoroki was a storyteller from childhood on.
This two part story telling course first explains the different forms and faces of story telling. In the second part you chose an item and use it to create your story and share with the others participants.
Wednesday, March 19, 1-3pm and Thursday, March 20, 1-3pm
max. $
Loni Todoroki was a storyteller from childhood on. She used story as an educator and performer for many years.
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Painting on glass is a fun and easy way to customize wine and shot glasses or even to create faux stained glass. Using acrylic paints and a glass-like sealer, the painted designs can last a lifetime.
Monday, March 17, 2-4pm
max. 6 $20
Cristina Fridenstine is a retired artist living in Las Cruces whose favorite media are w
Painting on glass is a fun and easy way to customize wine and shot glasses or even to create faux stained glass. Using acrylic paints and a glass-like sealer, the painted designs can last a lifetime.
Monday, March 17, 2-4pm
max. 6 $20
Cristina Fridenstine is a retired artist living in Las Cruces whose favorite media are watercolor and acrylics. At present she teaches acrylic painting on non-canvas surfaces at the Las Cruces Art Museum.
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Batik on paper is applying wax to rice paper, coloring it with watercolors mixing color as you go, then adding more wax. You will remove the wax with a hot iron at the end. The wax will be stamped on to the rice paper with a traditional Tjap stamp.
Tuesday, March 18, 9am-12
max. 3 $30
Carrie Greer works with wax. She
Batik on paper is applying wax to rice paper, coloring it with watercolors mixing color as you go, then adding more wax. You will remove the wax with a hot iron at the end. The wax will be stamped on to the rice paper with a traditional Tjap stamp.
Tuesday, March 18, 9am-12
max. 3 $30
Carrie Greer works with wax. She has made candles, and batik, on cloth and paper. In Batik she dyes fabric and sometimes quilts it and she does ice dye. Wax is mesmerizing, it’s magical. Praise the honey bees.
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Bring churro wool and other fibers into your life by learning to felt, a fiber arts technique to make creations and fabrics.
Class is for children and adults!
Tuesday, March 18, 4-6pm
max.10 $20
Svea Peterson, a native of Stockholm, Sweden, teaches all ages in this often lost art that she learned many years ago.
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Experience a series of progressively relaxing poses to improve breathing, vitality, and peace of mind, concluding with a unique energy balance. Wear Comfortable clothes; bring a mat, towel or blanket.
Thursday, March 20, 3-4pm
max. 10 $ sliding scale
(your fee will benefit a local charity)
Pam Smith, professional actor, is c
Experience a series of progressively relaxing poses to improve breathing, vitality, and peace of mind, concluding with a unique energy balance. Wear Comfortable clothes; bring a mat, towel or blanket.
Thursday, March 20, 3-4pm
max. 10 $ sliding scale
(your fee will benefit a local charity)
Pam Smith, professional actor, is certified in yoga, tai chi, dance and swimming. She has been teaching for fifty years, and currently enjoys acting gigs as specified patient for Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine and the New Mexico State University Nursing Department.
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Talk with local artist Rosemary McLoughlin about creativity, inspiration and all things related to art.
Tuesday, March 18, 2-4pm
max.8 $20
(the fees of this class will be donated)
Rosemary McLoughlin is a painter who moved to NM for the light, just like Georgia O'Keeffe. You can find her art at rosemary-mcloughlin.com
Contact:
rosemclo@comcast, net
A two-day class. Choose one or both days.
Day 1 will be a short description of what a news story is and means with some hand-outs, discussion and an exercise to be reviewed on Day 2.
On Day 2 we will share and talk about the exercises, then learn some photojournalism basics and rules, complete a photo exercise and discuss the results.
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A two-day class. Choose one or both days.
Day 1 will be a short description of what a news story is and means with some hand-outs, discussion and an exercise to be reviewed on Day 2.
On Day 2 we will share and talk about the exercises, then learn some photojournalism basics and rules, complete a photo exercise and discuss the results.
Bring your smart phones or other photo taker (tablet, camera) and something to write on like a laptop or notebook and pencil/pen.
max. 12 $15 per day
Elva Osterreich
Contact:
echoofthedesert@gmail.com
Come and have a "pulping good time" making pulp, and creating extraordinary papers out of fiber and plant pieces.
Thursday, March 20 9 to 11 am
max. 10 $35
Georjeanna Feltha is an award winning local artist born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She works in multimedia (go past her place to understand this!) with a focus on fiber arts.
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The Alchemy of Dance transforemed into visual Art
Explore the sensory power of dance as an awakening of artistic expression. This year we will design a creative persona, both physically and visually. Wear comfortable clothes.
Saturday, March 15, 2-4pm
and Sunday, March 16, 2-4pm
max. $60
Brandi Johnston is a certified pe
The Alchemy of Dance transforemed into visual Art
Explore the sensory power of dance as an awakening of artistic expression. This year we will design a creative persona, both physically and visually. Wear comfortable clothes.
Saturday, March 15, 2-4pm
and Sunday, March 16, 2-4pm
max. $60
Brandi Johnston is a certified performing arts teacher and owner of Brainworks. Margaret Bernstein is an artist and writer.
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Energetic or sensual? You'll find both in these beginner to intermediate classes designed for students with or without dance experience. Come and learn lead/follow technique and dance figures in Puerto Rican Salsa & Bachata (originating from the Dominican Republic) single and couples welcome
Monday, March 17, 5-7pm - Tuesday, March
Energetic or sensual? You'll find both in these beginner to intermediate classes designed for students with or without dance experience. Come and learn lead/follow technique and dance figures in Puerto Rican Salsa & Bachata (originating from the Dominican Republic) single and couples welcome
Monday, March 17, 5-7pm - Tuesday, March 18, 9-11am
min. 10 $15
Jeffrey Olivas has been a professional dancer for many years, and a teacher of numerous dance styles.
Yannick Garreau, also experienced in teaching dance, is also a visual artist. "Participating in their dance classes is just crazy fun!" students report. They teach in the Las Cruces Senior Programs.
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This workshop will explore how to bring our most beneficial thinking, language and spirit to our personal and professional interactions with others.
Saturday, March 15, 9 to 10:30 am
max. 25 $25 donation
(requested)
Randy Harris brings over a decade of experience in first person civil engagement and crit
This workshop will explore how to bring our most beneficial thinking, language and spirit to our personal and professional interactions with others.
Saturday, March 15, 9 to 10:30 am
max. 25 $25 donation
(requested)
Randy Harris brings over a decade of experience in first person civil engagement and critical thinking. He currently hosts the radio program "Think Again" on non-profit community radio station KTAL- LP 101.5
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