Join me to enjoy some social studio time together, working on your own projects—with access to my stash of supplies. These open studio gatherings do not include any formal instruction, though I am always happy to answer questions, share my tips, tricks + techniques, and provide guidance along the way.

Participants bring whatever they are working on—can be anything! Painting, journaling, sketching, knitting, crochet, embroidery—or contact me in advance if you need to purchase an art journal or canvas for your time here.

Drop-in | 7–9pm

$10 per person | Art supplies (paints, brushes, collage fodder, mediums, etc.) are available and included in your registration, though you are asked to bring your substrate (art journal, canvas, etc.) or buy one through me at an additional charge. You’re welcome to bring any project you are working on—knitting, crochet, scrapbooking, card making… your choice!

You MUST register to indicate your attendance + save your spot.

Studio Tuesday Club Card | Enjoy five visits, and your sixth one is free! Cards are kept in studio and visits recorded each week.

Water, tea + coffee will be available.
Participants are welcome to bring their own snacks + beverages. Please drink responsibly or arrange alternate transportation.

Limit of eight (8) participants—Bring a friend or come on your own!
All experience levels welcome.

These evenings are also fun opportunities to browse + shop my original artwork, art supplies, and other JoeGirl products!

REGISTRATION POLICY: Advance payment is required to hold your spot. All bookings are final. No refunds or date changes. If you can’t attend, you may gift or sell your spot to a friend. If I cancel, you’ll receive a full refund or credit.

LOCATION: This event will take place in the second-floor studio of my Kanata/Stittsville home. Details will be sent via email a few days prior to the first class.

HEALTH GUIDELINES: As these events are held in my home, participants are asked stay home if feeling unwell. You can transfer your spot to a friend, or contact me to inquire about coming another time.

One of my favourite ways to relax and create lovely gifts for others is watercolour brush lettering + calligraphy… and you can learn this sweet skill, too!

Come master the techniques required to develop the art of watercolour brush lettering + calligraphy—everything you need to send sweet notes to loved ones, embellish wedding stationery, sass up your next event, and decorate your home!

We start with warm-up drills, learn the foundation strokes to create the minuscule (lower case) modern calligraphy alphabet, and master the brush to create those elegant thin + thick lines… Then we practice, practice, practice!

Includes your very own watercolour brush lettering + calligraphy starter kit: worksheets, a fine liner watercolour brush + watercolour journal or pad.

Saturday, September 19, 2026 | 9am–12pm
$100 per person + HST added at checkout

Supplies are included, including a take-home kit!
Water, tea + coffee will be available.
Participants are welcome to bring their own snacks + beverages.

Limit of eight (8) participants

REGISTRATION POLICY: Advance payment is required to hold your spot. All bookings are final. No refunds or date changes. If you can’t attend, you may gift or sell your spot to a friend. If I cancel, you’ll receive a full refund or credit.

LOCATION: This event will take place in the second-floor studio of my Kanata/Stittsville home. Details will be sent via email a few days prior to the first class.

HEALTH GUIDELINES: As these events are held in my home, participants are asked stay home if feeling unwell. You can transfer your spot to a friend, or contact me to inquire about coming another time.

Sketching Around Town is a six-week series for anyone who has wanted to draw the world around them, and isn’t quite sure where to start.

We begin with a three-hour foundations class in my studio, where you’ll build the core skills—line confidence, perspective sketching, learning to see, and watercolour brush strokes—in a calm, controlled setting before we take anything outside. From there, we meet somewhere around Ottawa each week—a market, a heritage street, a garden, a café patio—and spend two hours sketching together. Just a pen, a sketchbook, and whatever’s in front of us.

This class is pen and watercolour only—no pencils, no erasers, no rulers. That’s not a limitation, it’s the whole point. Learning the skills and developing confidence to allow you to pull out a sketchbook anywhere, anytime, and just draw what you see… capturing moments, memories and scenes.

Here’s what we’ll explore together:

Line Confidence  |  We start with the pen—no pencil, no erasing, no rulers. Warm-up exercises loosen the hand and quiet the inner critic. By the end of the first class, you’ll have made more marks than you thought possible.

Learning to See  |  The most important skill in sketching has nothing to do with drawing—it’s learning to really see. We will slow down and study each scene before our pens even move.

Colour for Story  | Adding watercolour from simple washes, layers for depth, and details for accuracy.

Depth + Dimension  | One- and two-point perspective will be introduced in week two and practiced each week thereafter, keeping our sketches from looking like the crazy crooked kitchen. We’ll practice finding angles and vanishing points with our eyes, hands, and pens.

Composition  | What to include. What to leave out. This series is about developing your eye as much as your hand—learning to find your version of a scene rather than drawing everything in front of you.

By the end of the six weeks, your sketchbook will be full of loose, confident lines, colourful imagery, and detailed scene sketches… and more importantly, you will wrap-up with the confidence to carry your sketch kit with you wherever you go so you are ready at a moment’s notice to capture what you see.

Wednesday mornings, September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21 + 28, 2026 | 9am–12pm (foundations), 10am–12pm (on-site sessions)

$357 + HST per person

One 3-hour foundations class + five 2-hour on-site sketching sessions

Supplies kit included: quality sketchbook, sketching pen + travel watercolour set with brush

Limit of six (6) participants

LOCATION: Our foundations class will take place in the second-floor studio of my Kanata/Stittsville home. Each week’s on-site location will be shared via email or group chat a few days prior, all within the Ottawa area, with an indoor option in case of rain or cool weather.

REGISTRATION POLICY: Advance payment is required to hold your spot. All bookings are final. No refunds or date changes. If you can’t attend, you may gift or sell your spot to a friend. If I cancel, you’ll receive a full refund or credit.

HEALTH GUIDELINES: As these events take place partly in my home and partly in public spaces around Ottawa, participants are asked to stay home if feeling unwell. You can transfer your spot to a friend, or contact me to inquire about coming another time.

Create a hand-painted market bag that’s both useful and uniquely yours!

In this relaxed, beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll design and paint your own cotton tote bag using a mix of fabric paints, paint markers, stamps, and stencils. Play with simple shapes, bold colours, easy lettering, and graphic marks—words you love, everyday motifs, or abstract patterns all welcome. I’ll offer gentle prompts and guidance along the way, but there’s plenty of room to follow your own curiosity.

You’ll leave with a finished, washable tote bag—perfect for groceries, books, market days, or carrying a little art with you wherever you go.

Saturday, October 3, 2026 | 9–11am
$60 per person + HST added at checkout

Supplies are included.
Water, tea + coffee will be available.
Participants are welcome to bring their own snacks + beverages.

Limit of six (6) participants

REGISTRATION POLICY: Advance payment is required to hold your spot. All bookings are final. No refunds or date changes. If you can’t attend, you may gift or sell your spot to a friend. If I cancel, you’ll receive a full refund or credit.

LOCATION: This event will take place in the second-floor studio of my Kanata/Stittsville home. Details will be sent via email a few days prior to the first class.

HEALTH GUIDELINES: As these events are held in my home, participants are asked stay home if feeling unwell. You can transfer your spot to a friend, or contact me to inquire about coming another time.

How adorable are these mini figures?
Never mind plastic bricks… these are natural wood peg dolls, handpainted by you to resemble your family, friends, or even your favourite fictional characters!

Participants will receive a set of six wooden figures: three curved, three straight, in 2″, 1.5″, 1.25″ heights, and will paint them using acrylic paints, small brushes, and paint pens for details. Can also be made into animals for pets! Additional figures can be purchased or exchanged for custom family configurations.

Thursday, November 12, 2026 | 7–9pm
$60 per person + HST added at checkout

Supplies are included.
Water, tea + coffee will be available.
Participants are welcome to bring their own snacks + beverages. Please drink responsibly or arrange alternate transportation.

Limit of eight (8) participants

Advance payment required to hold your spot. Refunds are not available for this event, though your spot may be transferred to another participant at no additional charge.

NOTE: This event will take place in the second-floor studio of my Kanata/Stittsville home. Details will be sent via email a few days prior to the first class.

HEALTH GUIDELINES: As these events are held in my home, participants are asked stay home if feeling unwell. You can transfer your spot to a friend, or contact me to inquire about coming another time.