Saturday Crafters January 16th

Saturday Crafters is a group of crafty people who come together one Saturday a month to work on their projects. This is a time, a place and a space to work on your art and craft projects, share ideas, learn new things and visit with friends, old and new.

Please join us and become a Saturday Crafter! We meet every third Saturday, September to May, 10am – 3pm. The fee is $5 - bring your lunch, projects & supplies and great crafting stories.

All arts and crafts welcome!
Quilting, painting, knitting, scrapbooking, sewing, etc....!

Drop us an email at artspaceessex@gmail.com to let us know you'll be coming out.

Location: 32 Russell Street - Essex (Essex Retirees building)

Age group: adults and teens

December Review and Upcoming January Events

December's Pop Up Art Hive was a big hit that lit up the room!  We all made holiday lanterns to take home to light up the dark winter nights.

December’s Saturday Crafters was a happening event!  We had 17 people come out to be creative for the day!  Everyone enjoyed a pot luck lunch and many of us got some Christmas gifts done for the holidays.  Our next Saturday Crafters day will be January 16^th, hope to see you there!

Pop Up Art Hive at the Essex Library

Tuesday January 12th, 6pm - 8pm

This is a FREE creative night, open to everyone, young and old - kids, teens, adults and seniors all welcome! This is a drop in event, so stop by anytime and be creative with us!  All supplies provided.

This month we will be creating a God's Eye or Ojo De Dios yarn craft.

A little history about the craft:

The Ojo has roots in the ancient Huichol Indians of Mexico. Early account of the brightly colored combination of yarn and sticks is said to symbolize the all seeing eye of God and represents the power of seeing and understanding unseen things. The Ojo De Dios (translated from Spanish to "Eye of God") is a beautiful reminder of God's watchful eye on us as we navigate life.

Have you signed up for the Bob Ross Painting Class on February 20^th?  Payments are due January 11^th.  Payments can be dropped off or mailed to the following locations, attention Jodie Matte:

*Ken Lapain & Sons Ltd. - 2119 County Road 15 - Essex  

*Essex  Community Services - 35 Victoria Ave. Unit 7 - Essex

*Or mailed to: Art Space Essex - 9884 9^th Concession Road - Essex, ON - N8M 2X5

Black Sheep Knits

Black Sheep Knits was founded by Valerie Judas.  Valerie creates custom knit gifts and teaches knitting and crochet classes.  Here are some upcoming events she has on her needles (all events are at the Kingsville Library):

Night Knitters – Tuesday January 4 & 19, 6pm-8pm  All ages, all levels welcome.  Work on your projects and get help or advice on knitting and crochet.

Crochet Crazy – Saturday January 16, 10:30am-11:30am  Come out and create a crocheted coffee-shaped table coaster and learn or relearn popular crochet stitches. $2 a student gets you all you need to create these cute, functional table coasters.

December Events and more!

Pop Up Art Hive at the Essex Library

Tuesday December 8th 6pm-8pm

FREE!

This is a drop in event, so stop in anytime and be creative with us!

Saturday Crafters

(formerly known as Open Studio Day)

Saturday December 19th 10am-3pm

Saturday Crafters is a group of crafty people who come together one Saturday a month to work on our projects.  This is a time, a place and a space to work on your art and craft projects, share ideas, learn new things and visit with friends, old and new.

Please join us and become a Saturday Crafter!  We meet every third Saturday, September to May, 10am – 3pm.  The fee is $5 - bring your lunch, projects & supplies and great crafting stories.

December’s Saturday Crafters, on December 19^th, will be a pot luck lunch, so bring your favourite dish – if we end up with a bunch of cheesecakes, all the better!

Lee Lee Hats will also be there demoing knitting hats on the loom – all yarn and looms provided.  Come out and try a new craft!

Saturday Crafters is once a month, September - May, every third Saturday

All arts and crafts welcome!

 Quilting, painting, knitting, scrapbooking, sewing, etc....!

Location: 32 Russell Street - Essex (Essex Retirees building)

Age group: adults and teens

Bob Ross Painting Class

Saturday February 20th 1:00-3:30pm

No experience - supplies provided - you can do this! 
Make some time for yourself and experience the Joy of Painting with Certified Bob Ross Instructor Colleen Castonguay CRI, CRFI, CRWI

All supplies including canvas, liquid white, oil paints, solvents, gesso, brushes, palettes, easels, etc. will be provided. We will work together, step by step through this painting and you will leave with a completed work of art ready to frame in 2.5 hours! No experience needed and YES, you can do this! Please arrive a few minutes early to set up your canvas and settle in. We will start painting right at 1pm!! You may want to print a copy of the painting to use as reference in class as well. 

Fee: $40

To Register: Email artspaceessex@gmail.com or call 519-776-5826 - this class is limited to 10 people, so please only use email or phone call to register.
Payments due January 11th - when you register, you will be given details about payment.

Pictures from our Pop Up Art Hive in November

Pictures from our Canvas Painting Class with Art Splash

Saturday Crafters in November

Teresa is learning to quilt!

Open Studio Day Saturday November 21st

Open Studio Day is a time, a place and a space for you to work on your art and craft projects. Bring your supplies & lunch and enjoy a day away being creative with others - its like a mini retreat for YOU!

September - December Lee Lee Hats will be joining our Open Studio Days offering looming demos - looms and yarn provided - just come on out and learn a new craft!

Open Studio Days are once a month, September - May, every third Saturday

All arts and crafts welcome - quilting, painting, knitting, scrapbooking, sewing, etc....!

Location: 32 Russell Street - Essex (Essex Retirees building)

Time: 10am - 3pm

Age group: adults and teens

Fee: $5

Art Splash from Lasalle Holding Canvas Painting Class in Essex

Wednesday November 18th at 6:30pm

32 Russell Street (Essex Retirees building)

Cost $40 - all supplies included

Join us for a relaxing and creative night of painting with Art Splash from Lasalle. This is a guided class, but feel free to take the painting wherever you'd like! This might just get your Christmas shopping on its way, with a handmade gift by YOU!

To register, please email artspaceessex@gmail.com or call 519-776-5826 by November 13th.

Please pick your favourite painting below, email or call us with your choice and the class will paint the one with the most votes.

Tree

Street Scene

Winter Scene

Birds

Pop Up Art Hive at the Essex Library Monday November 9th 6pm-8pm

What does Remembrance Day mean to you? 

Visit the Art Space Essex Pop Up Art Hive to make a handmade poppy or simply draw and colour what this special day means to you.

All supplies provided.

Age Group: Adults, teens, kids

Looking for Volunteers!

Would you or someone you know like to get involved with your community?  Art Space Essex could use your help!
We are looking for people interested in Art Space Essex to help out at our Pop Up Art Hives at the Essex Library - our next one is Monday November 9th, 6pm-8pm - What does Remembrance Day mean to you? We are simply making a handmade poppy - cutting out felt, threading a needle and sewing on a button.  We will also have supplies for people to draw and colour a picture of what Remembrance Day means to them.
Join Us!  We'd love to have you out, helping our community be creative!