4-part Poetry Series

Mondays from 6-8 pm

Wick & Word: A Poetry + Candle-Making Experience

Come light up your language! In this feel-good fusion of poetry and candle-making, participants will write free-verse self-affirming poems that speak

to their truth, purpose, and personal glow. Then, you’ll hand-pour your own custom candle, infused with intention, scent, and style. Leave with a flamethat holds your words, and a poem that smells like you on your best day! No experience needed, just bring your brilliance and creativity.

Tuition: $54 

Register for 2 or more in this series and receive a $10 gift certificate to ArtScraps.

October 13th, 2025

Fairmount Avenue United Methodist Church 1523 Fairmount Ave, St Paul, MN 55105

Register for 2 or more classes in this series and receive a $10 gift certificate to ArtScraps! 

Fall in Minnesota is a delicious and mysterious time of year. Pumpkins ripen on thevine, ready to become jack o’lanterns. Trick-or-treaters prepare their costumes.The nights seem to team with spirits, and we feel our ancestors at hand. In this enchanting two-day camp, celebrate the bounty and magic of a midwestern fall by working with artists Gustavo Boada and Laurie Witzkowski. You will create a bewitching garden diorama using natural materials andMinnesotan folk arts. Along the way, you will learn about the Indigenous and European roots of these traditions.

9-10:30 am: Work with Gustavo Boada to create fairies, elves, and other magical creatures, using cardboard, papier-mâché and other organic fibers.

10:45 am-12:15 pm: Fashion a colorful and dazzling autumn garden diorama for your creatures with Laurie Witzkowski, using corn husk figures, seed art, and plants.

Mount Zion Temple, 1300 Summit Avenue, St Paul

October 16 & 17, 2025

Ages 6-12

Work with artist Gustavo Boada to learn the technique of dry needle felting as you create your favorite symbol of Fall-an owl, bat, pumpkin, cat, moon fairy and more! Use felting tools and colorful roving to create your own wooly wonder.  

Fairmount Ave. United Methodist Church

Saturday, October 18 10:30 am-12:30 pm 

Deadline to register: Oct 11

Adults and Teens

Tuition: $49 + $5 materials fee

Free: Fall Poetry Series: Healing and Restoration

Our popular poetry series continues! Come celebrate autumn at our cozy ArtScraps store with an evening of art, poetry, and light refreshments. Curated by Patrick Cabello Hansel, author of The Devouring Land, Quitting Time, and Breathing in Minneapolis. Patrick has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and was part of the Mentor Series for the Loft Literary Center. 

All readings at 7:00 PM

In person at ArtStart’s ArtScraps 

All readings are free, but registration is required.

Patrick Cabello Hansel’s poetry collections are The Devouring Land (Main Street Rag Publishing) Quitting Time (Atmosphere Press) and Breathing in Minneapolis (Finishing Line Press). He has published in over 85 journals, including Crannog, Ilanot Review, Hawai’i Pacific Review, and RiverSedge. Nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize, he has won awards from the Loft Literary Center and MN State Arts Board. His novellas Searching and Returning were serialized in 33 issues of The Alley News. He is the founding editor of The Phoenix of Phillips, a literary journal by and for the most diverse community in Minneapolis. artecabellohansel.com

Join artist Linda Jensen to learn beginning watercolor skills and paint beautiful trees of the season! Explore essential watercolor skills of wet and dry brushwork, masking and using a resist along with the application of simple drawing tricks to make your paintings look amazing. Practice your understanding of color mixing and play with ways to use water to intensify or mute your colors.

Fairmount Avenue United Methodist Church 1523 Fairmount Ave, St Paul, MN 55105

Saturday, November 8th, 10:30 am -12:30 pm

Deadline to register: Nov 1

Tuition: $54

Paint and Sip: Painting on Glass

Glass painting has existed since ancient Chinese and Roman times. Enjoy a fun evening with friends as you learn the technique of glass painting with artist Heidi Witte. Bring your own beverage, roll up your sleeves,  and get creative in this relaxed evening workshop at the ArtScraps store. 

Saturday evening, November 8th - 6:00-8:00 PM

Tuition: $49

Adults must be 21+

Free: Fall Poetry Series: Gratitude

Our popular poetry series continues! Come celebrate autumn at our cozy ArtScraps store with an evening of art, poetry, and light refreshments. Curated by Patrick Cabello Hansel, author of The Devouring Land, Quitting Time, and Breathing in Minneapolis. Patrick has twice been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and was part of the Mentor Series for the Loft Literary Center. 

All readings at 7:00 PM

In person at ArtStart’s ArtScraps 

All readings are free, but registration is required.

Patrick Cabello Hansel’s poetry collections are The Devouring Land (Main Street Rag Publishing) Quitting Time (Atmosphere Press) and Breathing in Minneapolis (Finishing Line Press). He has published in over 85 journals, including Crannog, Ilanot Review, Hawai’i Pacific Review, and RiverSedge. Nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize, he has won awards from the Loft Literary Center and MN State Arts Board. His novellas Searching and Returning were serialized in 33 issues of The Alley News. He is the founding editor of The Phoenix of Phillips, a literary journal by and for the most diverse community in Minneapolis. artecabellohansel.com

Hand-made greeting cards are often the most cherished. Explore your creative muse as you work with visual artist and poet Marie Olofsdotter to create a variety of greeting cards. Inspired by the season and nature, cards incorporate folding techniques, the pop-up process and collaging techniques. Then add another element that makes your card uniquely yours- your voice captured in lines of poetry generated with Marie. All materials provided. 

ArtStart’s ArtScraps 1459 St Clair Avenue, St Paul, MN 55105

Saturday, December 6th, 10:30 am-12:30 pm

Tuition: $49